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All injuries were minor after an incident at the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport Thursday night. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that a plane’s landing gear appeared to collapse Thursday night as it was coming into the airport, resulting in a hard landing. It happened during the 6 p.m. hour Thursday. Shirley said that all of the injuries were cuts and […]

Stephens County is once again welcoming back the men of Camp Toccoa over the next few days. for the annual Currahee Military Weekend. Activities are scheduled for today, Saturday, and Sunday. Each year, Currahee Military Weekend pays tribute to the paratroopers that trained at Camp Toccoa before going off to fight in World War II, men that included those featured […]

Habersham Electric Membership Corporation is on the search for a new permanent CEO. Back on Monday, Habersham EMC Board of Directors Chairman Hugh Rucker announced the resignation of Todd Pealock as CEO effective on that day. Rucker’s statement Monday said Pealock resigned to seek other interests and opportunities, but was not specific. In that statement, Rucker said the Habersham EMC […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia In Hart County, there may be light at the end of the culvert tunnel. The new giant steel pipe has now been laid in the area where a massive sinkhole developed last Spring on State Route 51 near Hartwell. Georgia Department of Transportation Spokesperson Teri Pope said crews are now building back the road. […]

A company that has spent months trying to convince the Stephens County Board of Education to allow it to place solar panels on land near Stephens County High School is asking the school board to consider its proposal one more time. United Renewable Energy President William Silva has written an open letter to the Stephens County Board of Education. In […]

Most of the activities for Currahee Military Weekend get started on Friday. However, there will be one event tonight to get things started in downtown Toccoa. Tonight, Main Street Toccoa and the Currahee Military Museum are teaming up to show the first episode of the “Band of Brothers” mini-series at the Schaefer Center in downtown Toccoa. Stephens County Historical Society […]

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia and Northeast Georgia Health System say they have a new agreement in place. Both sides say the new, multi-year agreement, which was announced earlier this week and took effect on October 1, will allow patients with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia health insurance to continue to receive in-network access to the health system’s […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The driver of the 18-wheeler that overturned Tuesday on Interstate 85 in Franklin County faces charges in Georgia. It happened about 10 a.m. Tuesday near mile marker 174 in the southbound lane of I-85 near the Franklin/Hart County line. Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas says the driver of the 18-wheeler, identified as Edward Terwilliger, […]

Funeral services are set for Kim Lanier. Lanier will be laid to rest at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Toccoa Creek Baptist Church. Also, organizers have announced that there will be a candlelight vigil for Kim Lanier and to show love and support for the Lanier family tonight at 7 p.m. at the Cutting Edge Day Spa in Toccoa. Lanier […]

A Toccoa Falls College volleyball player receives national recognition. TFC’s Kaitlin Weidner has been selected as the National Christian College Athletic Association student-athlete of the week for NCCAA Division II volleyball. Kaitlin is a freshman middle blocker from Corry, Pennsylvania. She had 47 attack attempts and 24 kills with only one error in six sets during the week of September […]