Category: News

Time is running out in order to register to vote in the Presidential Preference Primary in Georgia that is coming up in March. Monday is the deadline to register to vote for the March 1 Presidential Preference Primary. There are a number of ways to register to vote. People can register to vote by going online to the Georgia Secretary […]

Stephens County Commissioners are going to get with another group to work on a possible sign ordinance for the county. Earlier this month, county commissioners began looking at sign ordinances in other counties with the thought of putting together a sign ordinance for Stephens County. Discussions on the issue continued at Tuesday’s Stephens County Commission meeting. County officials said that […]

Toccoa City Commissioners accept annexation requests for two properties to enter the city limits. Tuesday, city commissioners unanimously approved annexation requests for 102 Cherry Street and 21 Midget Drive. Both requests were recommended for approval by the Toccoa Planning Commission. At 21 Midget Drive, developers say they plan to open a micro distillery. As a result, city commissioners zoned the […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The Royston Police Department continues its search for the suspects who stole two cars from Tri-County Chevrolet. A 1956 classic Chevy Bel-Air and a 2015 Dodge Challenger were stolen from Tri-County over the New Year’s weekend. Royston investigators, with the help of the Hart County Sheriff’s Office, located the cars late last week hidden […]

Stephens County approves changes to the county’s nuisance ordinance to help enforce policies already in place at the county’s convenience sites. On Tuesday, the county commission approved the changes to the nuisance ordinance unanimously following a second public hearing and reading. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, the changes to the nuisance ordinance have to do with putting more […]

The city of Toccoa’s facade grant program is one of the main points of discussion at a work session between Toccoa City Commissioners and the city’s Downtown Development Authority. That work session took place Tuesday. Recently, the Toccoa DDA approved a series of changes to the city’s facade grant program policies. The facade grant program provides funding to assist Main […]

Toccoa and Stephens County officials say things went well over the weekend when it came to dealing with the winter weather that moved through. Downtown Toccoa received 1.5 inches of snow after well over an inch of rain and some sleet. Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse said that there were no major problems in the city. “I am proud of […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A massive rat infestation at a Franklin County poultry farm appears to be under control. Last month, a major rat infestation was discovered at a poultry farm on Toms Creek Road in Franklin County that’s owned by OK Foods, which is based in Fort Smith, Arkansas. So many rats had invaded the farm, they […]

A report in GSA Business quotes an Oconee County economic official as saying that 2015 was a record year for Oconee County. The GSA Business report says the Oconee Economic Alliance ended 2015 having had six manufacturing announcements that brought 426 jobs and $53 million in capital investment to the county. Alliance Executive Director Richard Blackwell tells GSA Business that […]