The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
April is designated nationally as Lineworker Appreciation Month – a time to recognize and celebrate the thousands of lineworkers who work around the clock to keep the lights on for electric customers. This month, Georgia Power is highlighting the collaboration between the company and Georgia’s technical colleges to recruit, train and employ the next generation of this workforce at a […]
Read moreHabersham County Parks and Recreation is inviting everyone to come out for the department’s Spring 2024 Swim Safely Day on April 20. Swim Safely Day will provide a curriculum backed by the American Red Cross by partnering with Piedmont University’s Swim Team Program and Katy Ralston, natatorium director for Tallulah Falls School who, along with some of her staff, will […]
Read moreAt the Toccoa City Commission meeting on Monday, commissioners approved quotes for two different aspects of work on the Toccoa Greenspace. First Commissioners approved a bid from TriScapes Inc., the project contractor, for installation of the brick pavers at the Tugalo Street Greenspace. Three bids were received for the paver project; Triscapes entered a bid of $13,503.12; Foothills Stone entered […]
Read moreDue to the weather forecast, which calls for continued rain this afternoon and evening, tonight’s Indians baseball game against Franklin County has been postponed until tomorrow. The Indians will take on the Lions tomorrow, April 10, at the same time as scheduled today, with first pitch at 6 p.m,. and airtime on WNEG Radio at 5:45 p.m. Franklin County and […]
Read moreAccording to conventional wisdom, the first step to solving a problem is admitting there is one, and on Monday, at a Toccoa City Commission work session, city officials acknowledged that there is a problem at city hall. On the agenda for the work session was consideration of changes to the city employee handbook, specifically, the proposed changes were in reference […]
Read moreRecently, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the North Georgia Major Offenders Task Force, the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, and the Toccoa Police Department conducted a search warrant on a residence at 18 Shire Drive after a four-month-long investigation which resulted in a large quantity of marijuana, crack cocaine, powdered cocaine, ecstasy, two firearms, and $9,064 cash […]
Read moreWith less than two weeks to go until the 2024 Stephens County High School Prom, school officials are reminding students and parents of guidelines and suggestions as announced in early February when tickets were available for the event. No guests over 20 years of age, and no one younger than the 9th grade will be allowed to attend the prom, […]
Read moreThe SCHS Indians and Lady Indians tennis teams will play today in the region tennis tournament. The Indians hold the #3 seed in the boys bracket and play Hart County at 12:30 p.m. and the Lady Indians are the #2 seed and have a 1st round bye into the semi-final match at 5:00 p.m. Also, the SCHS varsity golf team […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow for a regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting will take place at the Historic Courthouse, 37 West Tugalo Street in Toccoa. On the agenda for the meeting is Authorization for a grant application for the Georgia Department ofTransportation 2024 Supplemental Local Maintenance Improvement Grant, or LMIG, in the amount […]
Read moreUS 9th District Congressman Andrew Clyde, in a letter penned to United States Postal Service Inspector General Tammy Hull, requested an audit and investigation into the “failed transition and consolidation from local processing and distribution centers across North Georgia to the postal services’ new consolidated Atlanta Ga. Processing and Distribution Center initiated earlier this year.” Dated April 4, the letter […]
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