The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
An Eastanollee man is behind bars charged with the theft of a go cart from a local Boys Scout camp. It happened last month at the Village Camp off New Hope Road in Stephens County, according to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley. One of the items taken in the theft was a double-sided go-cart valued at $3,000. Shirley said last […]
Read moreThe City of Toccoa officially opened Reflections Event Center at Lake Toccoa this past weekend. Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse said that this addition is another step to enhance the Lake Toccoa area. “ For the last couple of years the city commission has had a master plan for improvements at Lake Toccoa. This facility is for large events-200 or […]
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The Toccoa City Commission held a meeting last week to discuss the FY 2018 budget. At the Toccoa City Commission meeting on Monday night Mayor Jeanette Jamieson told those in attendance that one thing was very evident during the budget talks. “ I think we realized then what a tremendous workload our employees take on in-house so to speak so […]
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Georgia’s State Veterinarian has lifted the ban on the sale of poultry in the state. In a press release issued late last week, Dr. Robert Cobb Jr. said effective immediately, all poultry exhibitions, shows, sales (flea markets, auction markets), swaps, and meets in the State of Georgia are permitted to return to normal operation. Cobb said the ban was lifted […]
Read moreIn Franklin County, the search is over for a Canon man charged with a shooting in Martin. Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas said it happened Easter Sunday night at a home off SR17 in Martin. 41-year-old Stewart Ravenell allegedly shot the unidentified victim in the chest, then fled the scene. The victim was taken to a local trauma center in […]
Read moreChad Dorsett, WSNW Two separate fatal wrecks in Oconee County, South Carolina on Sunday. A 27-year-old Fair Play man died Sunday night in the emergency department at Oconee Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained in a two vehicle collision. The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated this incident reported to Oconee 911 Communications at 5:54pm. This collision occurred on SC 130 in […]
Read moreThe remains of a Georgia woman last seen in Lavonia have been found. 36-year-old Tosha Herron’s remains were found in the Chestatee Wildlife Management Area off U.S. 129 in Lumpkin County late last week. Authorities say Herron was found down an embankment near where her vehicle had gone off the road the night of October 11, 2016. Family members said […]
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The Stephens County Commission will hold its work session and regular meeting this afternoon at 5:30 p.m. in the Historic Stephens County Courthouse. Included on the agenda under new business is the board to consider a motion to approve amended changes to the land use ordinance, consider a motion to approve a budget amendment for the sheriff’s office, jail, DFACS, […]
Read moreThe E.O. Foundation is denied a request. At Wednesday’s Stephens County Board of Education meeting Evan Oglesby of the E.O. Foundation made a request for a lease extension. “We want to reiterate that the EO Foundation has been serving the community since 2011. We were in a 5-year agreement, but wasn’t able to reach an agreement past that. We are […]
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The Toccoa Planning Commission is working to update their comprehensive plan. According to Planning Director Connie Tabor, this is a planning tool for future growth and direction in the community. The last time the plan was updated was in 2012, and it must be updated every five years. The Commission is looking to get feedback from the community about what […]
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