The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Two local boards are set to meet today. First, the Toccoa City Commission is meeting for a work session and a regular meeting. The city commission’s work session will begin at 3:30 p.m. At the work session, Toccoa City Commissioners are set to discuss the depot lease agreement, as well as renovations at Toccoa City Hall. Meanwhile, the Toccoa City […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia U.S. Congressman Doug Collins is calling for a Congressional oversight committee to find out why Windstream Communications is providing such poor service to customers in Northeast Georgia. Collins said he has received “hundreds upon hundreds” of complaints from angry Windstream customers in the 9th District. “I have to say that of a regular complaint […]
Read moreGeorgia Governor Nathan Deal officially swears in George Christian as the new Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney. That took place last week. Deal appointed Christian earlier this month to serve out the remainder of Brian Rickman’s term after Rickman was appointed to a new seat on the Georgia Court of Appeals. Prior to his appointment and swearing in, Christian served […]
Read moreA Toccoa man faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing an ambulance Friday morning. It took place around the 8 a.m. hour Friday when reports indicate a man stole a private service transport ambulance from Stephens County Hospital while he was waiting to be transported. The man fled in the ambulance, but was caught and taken into custody near the Toccoa […]
Read moreForest Service officials said they will conduct a controlled burn today in northeast Georgia. The burn will be in the Lake Russell Wildlife Management Area. According to the Forest Service, crews will look to burn about 1,400 acres near the check-in station of the WMA. That is located east of Cornelia and Mt. Airy and southwest of Toccoa. The burn […]
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Early voting is continuing in Georgia for the March 1 Presidential Preference Primary and for those who cannot get to the polls during the week, an opportunity to vote early is coming up this weekend. Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran said early voting will be open on Saturday in Stephens County from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “That would be […]
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that authorities seized $1.5 million in drugs while serving search warrants as part of Wednesday’s dismantling of a multi-million dollar drug trafficking operation. According to the GBI, over 6 kilograms of methamphetamine, more than 4 kilograms of cocaine, and 10 pounds of marijuana were all seized as of 9 a.m. Thursday. On Wednesday, some […]
Read moreLeadership Toccoa-Stephens County celebrates another group of graduates. Thursday night, the graduation ceremony for this year’s Leadership Adult and Youth classes was held at the Kimsey Environmental Center in Eastanollee. Leadership Toccoa-Stephens County Board Chair Tim Quick said it is a program that takes place each year and runs through the Chamber of Commerce. “The whole purpose of it, in […]
Read moreA host of people and organizations are coming together for an event this weekend to take a look back at the civil rights movement. Saturday, the movie “Selma” is being shown free of charge at 3 p.m. at the Schaefer Center in downtown Toccoa. “Selma” is a movie based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches. Prior to […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia It was a night to shine for some special residents of Franklin, Hart and Stephens counties last Friday as the Swails Center in Franklin Springs rolled out the red carpet and the limos began arriving for the “Night to Shine” ball for special needs adults. Sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, hundreds of special […]
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