The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Stephens 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 […]
Read more
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 […]
Read moreThere is an updated jury duty announcement from Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick. He said that jurors who received a summons for jury duty in Stephens County for Monday, March 6 need to report for jury duty this Wednesday at 8:45 a.m.
Read more
The city of Toccoa is asking residents, property owners, and business owners in the immediate downtown area to leave on-street parking spaces available for visitors to the downtown. Toccoa Main Street Director Connie Tabor said a letter went out from the city to those individuals last week detailing the request. The letter asks residents, business owners, and employees to park […]
Read more
Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick says jurors who received a summons for Monday in Stephens County do not need to report on Monday. However, those jurors should call 706-282-1111 after 5 p.m. on Monday for further reporting instructions for the rest of this week. 706-282-1111 is the number listed on the jury summons.
Read moreBy Charles Robertson, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Georgia DNR is looking to cull the coyote population across the state. DNR has just launched their new coyote challenge program, said Corporal Craig Fulghum of DNR law enforcement division. “We have just unveiled the Georgia Coyote Challenge, and it goes from March through August, and this is a new program that we’re trying, […]
Read more9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins is introducing a bill he said he will help with drug pricing transparency. Last week, Collins introduced H.R. 1316, the Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act. Collins said the bill is designed to protect taxpayers and the community pharmacists who serve them by requiring greater transparency from pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. According to Collins, […]
Read moreThe fifth historic plaque in the 2016-2017 series of plaques dedicated to downtown buildings was unveiled on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 5 p.m., at Master’s Touch Artworks, located at 36 West Doyle Street. This plaque celebrates the history of Green’s Bargain Annex. Serving as an accessory to Green’s already successful department store, the Bargain Annex was added on to […]
Read more