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Stephens County kicks off its annual March for Babies campaign to benefit the March of Dimes. The kick-off event for this year’s campaign took place on Friday at the First United Methodist Church in downtown Toccoa. March of Dimes Community Manager Meg Loggins said the kick-off event allows people an opportunity to find out what the March of Dimes and […]

Funeral services are set for today for a long-time educator in Stephens County. Recently retired Stephens County Middle School Principal Donna Collins will be laid to rest later today. Collins passed away last Saturday at the age of 54. Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey said that Collins will be missed within the community and the school system. “My first […]

People First of Stephens County holds its annual fishing tournament. The annual event took place on Saturday at a pond owned by Jim Rhoades on North Avenue in Eastanollee. This marked the 15th year for the event. People First Supporter Jeraldine Hayes said that they had an incredible day again this year. “Just about everybody caught a lot of fish,” […]

Stephens County Hospital officials said a drill planned for this morning could affect traffic on an area of Falls Road in Toccoa. The drill is scheduled for this morning between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. or so. According to hospital officials, the drill will be taking place around the area of the Pruitt Health Care of Toccoa facility along Falls […]

Stephens County marks Memorial Day. The annual Memorial Day observance took place on Saturday at the VFW Post in Toccoa. The guest speaker for this year’s observance was VFW Department of Georgia Commander Al Lipphardt. Lipphardt spoke first about the history of Memorial Day. He said it started as Decoration Day in the 1800s and was held on May 30 […]

The Northeast Georgia Regional Library System is moving forward with a planned partnership with the Toccoa-Stephens County Library to make it the central headquarters location for the region. Northeast Georgia Regional Library System Regional Director Delana Knight said that the state has approved a change in its funding formula for libraries that would provide more money for salaries, but less […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Next time you go boating on Lake Hartwell and find yourself short a life jacket or two, no worries. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division has installed a life jacket lending station at the Tugaloo Mega Ramp in Tugaloo State Park in Lavonia. On Friday DNR officers, along with rangers from […]

Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend the first two weeks of this month surveying thousands of farmers in Georgia and surrounding states to gain insight on the year in agriculture. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, or NASS, will survey farmers in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and Florida to get a clear indication of the production and […]

More details are in from the Georgia State Patrol on a head-on crash involving a church bus from Love and Hugs Christian Tabernacle in Conyers and a Lincoln Town Car that left 19 people injured. Troopers say around 8:30 p.m. Thursday night, a Lincoln Town Car was traveling south on West Currahee Street (U.S. Hwy. 123) near the former Smokin’ […]

The latest figures from the Georgia Department of Labor show a drop in Stephens County’s unemployment rate in April. According to those numbers, Stephens County had a preliminary unemployment rate of 6.5 percent in April. That is four-tenths of a percentage point lower than the revised rate for March, which was 6.9 percent, and two-tenths of a percentage point lower […]