Category: News

Early voting begins next week 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 on Monday, October 14, early voting will continue Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily through November 1. Gober says in Stephens […]

People First of Stephens County’s annual Fire Safety Festival is coming up this weekend. The festival will run from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 12 at Emory Johnson Park in Toccoa. According to Jeraldine Hayes, with People First of Stephens County, this year’s festival will be a little different. “People First of Stephens County, which is an advocacy […]

Franklin County Commissioners say they will wait to hear from agents with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and the Department of Natural Resources before moving forward with any attempt to stop a bio fuel plant from operation. On Saturday, run off coming from the GRP Franklin Renewable Energy plant at 3465 Highway 198 in Carnesville ran into the creek, killing […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR With yet another rabies scare in Franklin County this week, you might want to make sure your pet is protected against this deadly disease by bringing them to the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter’s Fall Rabies clinic this weekend. The Shelter will be holding their fall rabies clinic on Saturday from 10a to 2p at the shelter […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners approved a motion to change Stephens County’s existing website and hosting service to be built and hosted by Ken-Tech. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers the existing website receives a lot of negative feedback from users who complain the website isn’t intuitive, among other issues. The new website will feature a new domain […]

Toccoa Main Street is gearing up for its 29th annual Children’s Costume Parade. According to Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby, the annual event will be held Thursday, October 31. She says children will begin lining up at 9:30 a.m. and the parade begins at 10:00 a.m. As Crosby said, this year, there will be two lines for the […]

Toccoa Falls College’s Fetterman School of Nursing recently held its third annual Coating Ceremony for the group of 24 nursing students who are beginning the clinical component of their nursing education. According to TFC Director of Marketing and Communications Tracy Wiegman, the Coating Ceremony is a milestone in the life a junior nursing student. She says these students are transitioning […]

A missing golfer was found chasing wild hogs. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on Friday, October 4, the Police Department was contacted by the workers at the golf course of a missing golfer. Officers and staff members of golf course attempted to identify who the golfer was. The Toccoa Fire Department along with the Lee Arrendale K-9 Unit […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners awarded bids for the purchase of six vehicles for the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, during its meeting on Tuesday. Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers presented the bid item to the board. The first bid was awarded to Mike Jones Ford for the purchase of three special service trucks in the amount of $33,115.40 per […]

Stephens County 911 and EMA Director Danielle Rhodes has announced that this morning there will be a full-scale exercise beginning around 10 a.m. The training event is for all public safety and law enforcement agencies throughout the county with some state and federal agencies assisting. Rhodes says today’s exercise will be held at the Stephens County Middle School. “We have […]