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State wildlife officials say that more than 2,500 hunters fortunate enough to have gotten a gobbler during the 2016 turkey hunting season have become familiar with the requirement to log their bird on their harvest record and report that effort within 72 hours to Georgia Game Check. The Georgia Department of Natural Resrouces says that all turkey hunters, including those […]

Stephens County authorities arrest a man for identity fraud charges. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office began investigating a report of identity fraud that occurred to an elderly woman back in December. Shirley said that the woman told authorities that between February and December of 2015, a person suspected to be a relative used […]

Stephens County officials say that part of Scott Road will be closed starting on Tuesday due the State Route 17 project. County Administrator Phyllis Ayers received word of that from C.W. Matthews and the Georgia DOT last month. Ayers says the county was not notified of a time frame for how long the closure would be in effect. Crews are […]

Kindergarten registration for next school year in the Stephens County school system starts today. Registration is being held today, Tuesday, and Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Big A Elementary School. A child must be five years of age on or before September 1, 2016 to register for Kindergarten. All […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Franklin County Commissioner David Strickland is concerned about the kinds of businesses that might be coming to Franklin County. At last week’s Board of Commission work session, Strickland asked that Franklin County staff take a look at the current zoning ordinances. Strickland said he is concerned about Franklin County’s lack of controls should a […]

Stephens County is looking to fill the post of E-911 and Emergency Management Agency Director. Current E-911/EMA Director Denny Folsom has turned in his resignation, according to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers. She said that the resignation letter did not state a reason. Ayers said that Folsom’s last day will be next Friday, April 8. According to Ayers, the process […]

Local authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing South Carolina girl seen recently in the Toccoa area. On its Facebook page, the Toccoa Police Department said that 17-year-old Tina Parker was seen recently in the Toccoa-Stephens County area. She has been missing from Lyman, South Carolina since February 27. Parker is described as a white female […]

Mobile home taxes are due today in Stephens County. Stephens County Tax Commissioner Dene Hicks said that those who pay mobile home taxes must pay those sooner as the due date was moved up a month due to a change in state law. Hicks said that for several years, that date has been May 1, but legislation from the state […]

Annual county health rankings are out for 2016. Recently, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute released their yearly rankings of counties in states across the country by how healthy they are. In that study, Stephens County ranked 110th in health outcomes out of 159 counties in the state of Georgia. That is up […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Franklin County commissioners want more information before they make a decision on whether to institute a Social Host ordinance. At their work session Tuesday evening, the board heard from Carmen Westbrook. Westbrook is the Community Involvement Specialist for the non-profit group, Hearts for Families, which is spearheading the ordinance effort. Westbrook told the Board […]