Category: News

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The commander of the new Hartwell post of the Georgia State Patrol says the new post is already making a difference in the region. Hundreds gathered last month to celebrate the official opening of the new Hartwell Georgia State Patrol Post. That is after Post 52 opened in early January. It covers Franklin, Hart, […]

Toccoa marks another downtown building with a historic plaque. Thursday, city officials gathered on North Sage Street at the Urban Barn and West Realty to dedicate the latest downtown historic plaque. The building was built in 1946 and originally housed Allgood Auto Supply. It has been home to a variety of businesses over the years and even served as a […]

State officials said that the Toccoa office of the Georgia Department of Veterans Services will re-open when the new state budget year starts in July. The office closed last month in what was called a temporary measure. Georgia Department of Veterans Services Spokesman Jon Suggs said a tight budget has affected offices that are open on a part-time basis, like […]

The Georgia State Patrol has released more information on a serious accident last weekend on the Toccoa By-pass involving a van from Martin Baptist Church. The accident occurred during the noon hour on Sunday. According to the GSP report, a GMC Sierra driven by 29-year-old Jason Christopher Howell of Toccoa was traveling east on Memorial Drive and attempting to cross […]

Georgia Department of Transportation Spokesperson Teri Pope said that the agency would look at any official request received for a traffic signal at the intersection of the Toccoa By-pass and Memorial Drive. Following Sunday’s accident, Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said he was going to reach out to state officials regarding a signal there. Pope said that the DOT will […]

Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey said the school system will hopefully start advertising the Finance Director’s position in the near future. Angel Terry submitted a letter of resignation last week from that position, according to Dorsey, who says the Board of Education must still officially accept that letter at their next board meeting later this month. Dorsey said with […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A Franklin County man is finally behind bars after trying to skip out on a prison sentence for selling drugs. According to Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas, 63-year old Toy Lee Fowler pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court on March 23rd to two counts of felony possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. […]

The judge in the Wilbros civil case in Stephens County issues a new court order in light of last month’s hearing. Judge Robert Adamson issued a new Emergency Contempt Order on March 24 and it was released Tuesday. In it, Judge Adamson ordered that Wilbros shall immediately stop receiving, accepting, or transporting to its Toccoa site any solid or liquid […]

A drug investigation in Stephens County leads to two arrests. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley announced this week that 34-year-old Joshua Louis Starrett of Toccoa had been arrested and charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine, while 32-year-old Brian Keith Fowler of Lavonia was arrested and charged with Possession of a Schedule 3 Narcotic. The sheriff said the arrest came after authorities began […]

A Royston man faces charges after an accident last week in Stephens County. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that on March 24 at about 6:35 p.m., deputies with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one vehicle accident at the intersection of Camp Road and Isbell Road in Eastanollee. Shirley said that deputies found a black 2003 GMC […]