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Banks County officials have issued a warning for residents on Highway 105 whose water service was interrupted Sunday: do not use any water for drinking, cooking, hand washing or bathing until further notice, accessnorthga.com is reporting. According to the accessnorthga.com report, a water main and natural gas line rupture in the area of Spring Road in Banks County allowed natural […]
Read moreThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering a special promotion for Veterans’ Day next month. Corps officials said that day use fees will be waived on recreation areas at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Thurmond and Hartwell lakes for veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families on Veterans Day, which is November 11. The Corps […]
Read moreToccoa City Commissioners will meet today for a regular meeting and a work session. The work session is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Toccoa City Hall. During the work session, city commissioners are scheduled to discuss three topics. They are the city’s LMIG project, health insurance renewal for employees, and the city’s phone system. Commissioners will then hold their regularly […]
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A local photographer opens studio space in downtown Toccoa. On Thursday, the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Enchanted Images Photography at its new studio on Tugalo Street in downtown Toccoa. Owner Bobbie Wright said the new studio space will allow her to offer more services to clients. She said she offers all types of photography […]
Read moreTime is running out for early voting in the municipal elections taking place in Toccoa and Martin. The last day to vote early is Friday. Early voting for both Toccoa’s and Martin’s municipal elections is taking place on the ground floor of the Stephens County Government Building in downtown Toccoa. Hours for early voting are from 8 a.m. to 5 […]
Read moreProjects from Franklin and Habersham counties are among those affected by an announcement from the Georgia Department of Transportation that it is delaying a number of projects due to federal funding uncertainty. Last week, the Georgia DOT announced that the agency is unable to release federally-funded projects for bids in December due to federal funding uncertainty. The 34 delayed projects, […]
Read moreStephens County Attorney Brian Ranck says that the county anticipated the dismissal outcome last week regarding an investigation by the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office. Last week, the State Election Board has dismissed the case against Stephens County regarding its combining the Registrar’s Office and the Probate Court’s office. The Secretary of State’s office had been investigating Stephens County’s decision […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia This winter high school and college students can help save lives and be eligible to win a scholarship of up to $2,500 by hosting an American Red Cross blood drive. Registration is now open through Nov. 15 to host drives between Dec. 15, 2015, and Jan. 15, 2016. “Winter is a difficult time to […]
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A historic plane visits Stephens County. Thursday, a 1930’s-era DC-3 airplane landed for a stop at the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport. The plane belongs to a non-profit foundation that receives support and hanger space for the plane from American Airlines, to whom this plane once belonged. Gene Christian was in charge of the plane. He said they brought it through Toccoa […]
Read moreThe number of employed in Stephens County is up and the unemployment rate is down in the month of September when compared to August. According to numbers released this week by the Georgia Department of Labor, Stephens County had a preliminary unemployment rate for September of 6.1 percent. That is two-tenths of a percentage point lower than the revised August […]
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