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Passersby may have noticed the construction trailer that was moved into the parking lot of the Toccoa Train Depot late last week. According to Toccoa’s Community Development Director Connie Tabor, Amtrak will construct a new concrete 800-foot platform in compliance with ADA requirements and install 20 period appropriate lights along the Toccoa Depot Platform. Mobilization for the proposed construction project […]

The Georgia Mountains region improves in August. According to Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler, the Georgia Mountains region’s unemployment rate fell during the month. Butler notes that the region also saw the number of unemployment claims fall. Nationally, the unemployment rate was unchanged in August at 3.7 percent; however, the nation increased the number of employed residents and added more […]

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

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR For many women, life is a stressful series of work, childcare, housework, job, errands with little time for themselves. But coming up later this month, women from all walks of life will have an opportunity to come together for a special evening just for them. It’s called simply, Ladies Night, and it’s coming up October 26 […]

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 […]