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Stephens County Commissioners select their chair and vice-chair for the year ahead. Tuesday, county commissioners met and unanimously elected Dennis Bell to serve as Chairman of the Stephens County Commission in 2015. Bell served as Vice-Chair in 2014 and says he looks forward to serving as chairman in the year ahead. He said he has four main goals that he […]

Stephens County Commissioners make a change to the door to door peddlers and solicitors ordinance. Commissioners approved the changes Tuesday. Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers said the changes were designed to help with the implementation of the ordinance. According to Ayers, the changes were suggested by the sheriff and probate judge. The vote on the changes was 4 to 0, […]

A White County resident is hurt in a one-vehicle accident Monday in Stephens County. According to the Toccoa post of the Georgia State Patrol, the accident occurred on Monday just before 4:30 p.m. on Highway 17 Alternate, or Falls Road/Talmadge Drive. The Georgia State Patrol says that a dump truck driven by 42-year-old Darryl Dwayne Turner of Cleveland traveled onto […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia As the 152nd Georgia General Assembly reconvenes this week, a northeast Georgia State Representative is celebrating a political milestone. This year marks Alan Powell’s 25th year in the State House of Representatives. Powell represents District 32, which covers Franklin County, Hart County, and part of Madison County. He was first elected to the Georgia […]

Stephens County High School has cancelled its basketball games scheduled for tonight against Elbert County.  Nothing has been announced regarding re-scheduling the games.

Toccoa City Commissioners take care of some housekeeping items to begin their calendar year. Monday, the city commission held its first meeting of 2015. During the meeting, the commission unanimously ratified the selection of Terry Carter as Mayor for 2015 and Evan Hellenga as Vice-Mayor. The commission selected those two commissioners for those positions in December. City commissioners also unanimously […]

The city of Toccoa is moving forward on the dredging of Davidson Lake. Monday, the city commission opened bids at its meeting for the work. Alex Wiseman with Carter and Sloope, the engineering firm working with the city on the project, said that they have everything they need to move forward with the project once a bid is selected. “All […]

Davidson Lake is not the only project for which the city is pursuing GEFA funds. Monday, city commissioners voted unanimously to pursue a GEFA loan to help fund the water and sewer expansion project on the Toccoa By-pass. Toccoa and Stephens County are currently working to expand the city’s sewer system from the intersection of the By-pass and Big A […]

Stephens County Hospital continues to take precautions in light of what has been a bad flu season up to this point. Hospital Administrator Ed Gambrell said that currently, the hospital continues to ask people to limit visitation to the hospital when and where feasible. “We know people want to come visit their family and friends at the hospital and patients […]

Stephens County Commissioners will start their calendar year with their first meeting of 2015 this morning. The county commission is scheduled to meet today at 8:30 a.m. in the second-floor courtroom of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. County commissioners will begin with a work session to discuss items on today’s business meeting agenda. The business meeting, where […]