Author: Ethan Jordan

The Internal Revenue Service announced earlier this week that tax season will open on Monday, January 27 and will provide refunds to taxpayers as scheduled. In a press release issued Monday, IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said his department is committed to ensuring taxpayers experience another smooth filing season. The IRS expects to process more than 150 million individual tax returns, […]

The cause of death has yet to be released for the Dahlonega woman who was found Saturday morning on Broken Bridges in Stephens County. The body of 65-year-old Pamela Bellamy of Grindle Bridge Road, in Dahlonega, was discovered Saturday morning by a couple walking their dog at the Stephens County Boat Ramp and Park. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce welcomed one of its newest members, Burger King, with a ribbon cutting ceremony, Tuesday morning. Several business leaders and Chamber members gathered around as Carolina Franchise Holding Director of Marketing Ben Fleming thanked everyone for their support. “Welcome everyone, this has definitely the biggest turnout for our grand opening and ribbon cutting so far, […]

The Stephens County Emergency Management continues to ask for the public’s help to locate the person who has been jamming the signals for the Stephens County 911 Center, keeping emergency and law enforcement calls from going through. On their Facebook page, Director Danielle Rhodes wrote Stephens County 911 has been attacked by a “phantom radio operator.” Rhodes said a phantom […]

The investigation continues into what caused a plane, piloted by a Toccoa businessman, to crash in Jasper County, Monday afternoon. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley the pilot has been identified as Milwood Ashley Dekle, of Toccoa. At this point in the investigation, few details have been released regarding the cause of the crash. Shirley says that Dekel left […]

The Stephens County Board of Education will meet on Wednesday to take action, finalizing its recent announcement naming Deputy Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham as the sole finalist for the Stephens County Schools Superintendent position effective July 1, 2020. State law mandates the Board of Education hold a 14-day public comment period prior to taking official action. Since, the announcement was […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Governor Brian P. Kemp has announced the official launch of Georgia’s 2020 Census campaign – Every. One. Counts. National Census Day is April 1, 2020. The U.S. Constitution requires a count of every resident in the nation every ten years, and for the first time in history, the Census will be conducted primarily online through a […]

The annual Pre-Legislative Coffee event will be held this week, in Stephens County. On Thursday, January 9, 2020, State House Representative for District 28 Chris Erwin and 50th District State Senator John Wilkinson will meet with local business leaders and community members to discuss the issues facing the Georgia General Assembly when the session opens January 13, 2020. The Toccoa-Stephens […]

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley reports a plane crash in Jasper County, has been confirmed to be piloted by a local businessman from Toccoa. According to Shirley, at 4:25 p.m. Monday afternoon, he was notified by Jasper County Sheriff Ronnie Pope that a plane had crash in rural Jasper County killing the pilot. Pope told Shirley that the pilot was […]

Authorities are asking for the public’s help to find and arrest the person responsible for setting two separate buildings on fire late last month. The fires occurred on Thursday, December 26, in Toccoa in a span of 4-hours. An investigator with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office has ruled both fires as arson. According to release issued on Monday, […]