Category: News

Reports of a shooting over the weekend at the Broken Bridges turns out to be accidental discharge. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, the victim was getting ready to go out fishing, when he accidentally discharged his semi-automatic handgun. Shirley says, the victim had the gun in his waist band and when he went to take it out, he […]

Tuesday is Election Day in Stephens County. Stephens County Election Supervisor Krista Terry is reminding voters that you cannot bring a lawful weapon into the polling precinct. She says that while Georgia law no longer requires a concealed carry permit for lawful weapons carriers, there are still a few places that lawful weapons cannot be carried, and one of those […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR A 17-year-old Canton, GA man is dead, killed in a boating accident Sunday afternoon in the Reed Creek/Carter’s Ferry area of Lake Hartwell in Hart County. The victim has been identified as Eric David Beasley of Canton Georgia. It happened about 1:50p Sunday afternoon, according to Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland. Not in Anderson, SC as […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet this evening for its regular scheduled meeting. The meeting will begin promptly at 5:00 p.m. inside the City Commission/Court Room at Toccoa City Hall. Up for consideration is a rezoning request from Cynthia D. Miller for the George Miller Estate Property located at 103 South Pine Street. The Commission will also hold a public […]

Just a brief announcement from Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick, all jurors who received summons to appear for jury duty for Monday, May 23, will need to report as scheduled at 9:00 a.m. Again, all jurors who received summons to appear for jury duty for Monday, May 23, will need to report as scheduled at 9:00 a.m.

Today is the final day to cast an advance ballot in the General Primary Election. The Advance Voting period ends today at 5:00 p.m. Early voting is being held at the Stephens County Historic Courthouse, located at 37 West Tugalo Street, in Toccoa and will run from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. May 13 was the final day to request […]

Stephens County High School’s Chick-Fil-A Leadership Academy recently hosted an event at the Currahee Military Museum. The event, Tales from Toccoa, featured 19 students who portrayed characters from history. Senior Kathryn Stroud was one of the students to participate in the Tales from Toccoa Event. Stroud says they were able to raise a lot of funds for the museum. “I […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Public Library is partnering with the Historic Ritz Theatre to kick-off the 2022 Summer Reading Program. This summer’s theme is Ocean of Possibilities. Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh says, on Tuesday, May 31, at 2 p.m. the Ritz will host a free show to kick-off the summer. She says this free show will feature magician Ken […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce celebrated with an award gathering Tuesday night at the Currahee Club. It is the 75th year of the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce and there were 14 award winners. The Chamber also presented plaques and recognized chamber partners. Rick Phillips of the Phillips Group presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Billy Shaw and listed […]

North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) recently announced students named to the President’s List and Honor Roll for spring semester 2022. The President’s List recognizes full-time students with a 4.0 GPA. The Honor Roll recognizes full-time students with a 3.5 GPA. Full-time students are those taking at least 12 credit hours with no developmental courses. Students named to the Honor Roll include: Banks […]