Author: Ethan Jordan

Jeraldine Hayes with People First of Stephens County says this past weekend’s Fire Safety Festival was a success. The annual event is sponsored by People First of Stephens County. Hayes says, this year, her group received a grant from Operation Round Up which provided free smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to the first 24 families to complete the fire safety […]

The Georgia State Patrol continues its investigation into a rollover crash that occurred Sunday afternoon. According to reports the accident happened in the area of Seymour and Gumlog Roads. The single-vehicle accident occurred when the driver over corrected in a curve, resulting in the vehicle rolling on its side. GSP says no one was injured in the crash.

The first distribution day for Toys for Tots is this week in Stephens County. According to Local Toys for Tots Coordinator Don Alexander, parents who have requested toys for their children can begin picking them up on Wednesday. Distribution begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. The Toys for Tots warehouse is located on Whitman Street in Toccoa, […]

The American Legion Post 104, in Toccoa, is gearing up for its annual Moogy Que. This year’s annual barbeque event is slated for Saturday, October 19, at the American Legion Post, located at 610 East Doyle Street. William Tucker, with Post 104, invites the community to come out and support the American Legion’s annual event. He says that each plate […]

The 43rd annual Toccoa Harvest Festival is coming up later this month. Regarded as one of the South’s most enduring festivals, the annual event returns to Toccoa on Saturday, October  26 and Sunday, October 27. Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby says this year’s event will feature more than 140 craft and food vendors. From 10 a.m. to 5 […]

Passersby may have noticed the construction trailer that was moved into the parking lot of the Toccoa Train Depot late last week. According to Toccoa’s Community Development Director Connie Tabor, Amtrak will construct a new concrete 800-foot platform in compliance with ADA requirements and install 20 period appropriate lights along the Toccoa Depot Platform. Mobilization for the proposed construction project […]

The Georgia Mountains region improves in August. According to Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler, the Georgia Mountains region’s unemployment rate fell during the month. Butler notes that the region also saw the number of unemployment claims fall. Nationally, the unemployment rate was unchanged in August at 3.7 percent; however, the nation increased the number of employed residents and added more […]

Early voting begins today in Stephens County. That’s according to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober. She says all advance voting will be done at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office inside the County Government Annex Building. Beginning today, October 14, early voting will continue Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily through November 1. Gober says in Stephens County, residents […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR For many women, life is a stressful series of work, childcare, housework, job, errands with little time for themselves. But coming up later this month, women from all walks of life will have an opportunity to come together for a special evening just for them. It’s called simply, Ladies Night, and it’s coming up October 26 […]