The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
The Northeast Georgia CASA program opens its new office. Last week, the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the new office space. Northeast Georgia CASA, which stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates, provides volunteers who advocate for the best interests of children in foster care across their eight-county service area of Stephens, Rabun, Habersham, Elbert, […]
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Halfway through early voting for the E-SPLOST special election in Stephens County, turnout has been slow. That’s according to Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran. “We have had a total of 231 advance, in-person voters,” said Cochran on Tuesday afternoon. “It is extremely light. This is an extremely important issue we are voting on and I would like to see more […]
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An effort to help clean-up Currahee Mountain will take place this weekend. The Currahee Graffiti Removal and Clean-up Project will be holding a clean-up day on Saturday at Currahee Mountain from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sam Taylor is an organizer of the clean-up effort. He said it is something he and others have been working on for a couple […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Natural Resources said a new website gives tips and advice for the state’s reservoirs and rivers. According to the DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division, the website is www.gofishgeorgia.com/fishing/opportunities. The Wildlife Resources Division said it gives anglers of all skill levels in-depth information detailing 32 reservoirs and 18 rivers in one convenient location. Among the lakes on the […]
Read moreBy Charles Robertson, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The city of Lavonia is looking for input on ways to improve upon its city park system. A survey is now available on the city of Lavonia’s webpage at www.lavonia-ga.com. Lavonia City Manager Charles Cawthon said the survey is designed to help the City decide what additions would be a good fit for the […]
Read moreThe Better Business Bureau is offering suggestions for consumers concerned that their credit or debit cards may have been compromised by a retail or online data breach. First, the Better Business Bureau said people need to stay calm as consumers are not liable for fraudulent charges on stolen account numbers. Second, the agency said to check with the website of […]
Read moreStephens County Hospital continues to work on lining up short and long term financing. Hospital Administrator Lynne Anderson provided an update on that work Monday. She said the hospital is close to getting the short-term financing complete while the work continues on getting the long-term bond financing lined up. “We are working with South State Bank for the $5 million […]
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Stephens County is still waiting for further instructions before moving forward on the repair of a bridge along Currahee Lane. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, the county is still waiting on a formal bridge report from the Georgia Department of Transportation before the county can move forward with the issues on the Currahee Lane Bridge. Ayers said they […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Hart County is in need of a new aerial topographical map and they will be getting that map free thanks to help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. At a recent Hart County Commission meeting, Hart County Administrator Terrell Partain told the board the topographical aerial photo of Hart County has not been updated […]
Read moreSome area students get a behind-the-scenes look at horticulture work at Disney World. A group of North Georgia Technical College horticulture students recently returned from a hands-on, behind-the-scenes horticulture field trip to Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida. North Georgia Technical College Horticulture Instructor Craig Thurmond hosted the trip and explained that the tour of the grounds at Disneyworld demonstrated the many […]
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