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Stephens County Commissioners will meet later this morning for a regularly scheduled meeting. The County Commission will meet at 8:30 a.m. in the second-floor courtroom of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. Commissioners will start with a planning and zoning public hearing with a request for a variance request on property setbacks for a property at 3070 Big […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Now that Franklin County voters have voted to continue the education special purpose local option sales tax, or E-SPLOST, for another five years, attention is turning to beginning work on the main project, the Career Academy at Franklin County High School. Franklin County School Superintendent Dr. Ruth O’Dell said she believes voters saw the […]

9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins has announced the start of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. Open to high school students in grades 9 through 12, each student may submit one piece of art for consideration. Submissions are due no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 15, 2016, and the winner will be announced at a reception at Congressman Collins’ […]

Qualifying for local and state races for the May primary in Georgia gets underway today. Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran said that candidates wishing to qualify for local offices as either a Democratic or a Republican candidate will qualify with his office in the Stephens County Courthouse Annex on Tugalo Street in downtown Toccoa beginning this morning. “Qualifying begins March […]

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley says he will run for a third term. Shirley announced last week that he will qualify as a Republican to run for re-election to the sheriff’s post. He said it has been his greatest honor and blessing to serve as sheriff for the past seven years, adding that with the help of professional and talented […]

By Dick Mangrum, WGOG Radio, Walhalla The aftermath of a fire has left Unit One at Oconee Nuclear Station off line. Charlie King of Oconee County, South Carolina Emergency Services said Unit One was taken out of service out of precaution as result of yesterday afternoon’s fire in a large transformer in the switchyard outside of the plant. About 40 […]

Main Street Toccoa dedicates the latest in this year’s series of historic plaques. Thursday, the sixth historic plaque in the 2015-2016 series was dedicated at Sew Fabulous at 47 Doyle Street in downtown Toccoa. According to Main Street Toccoa, the building that Sew Fabulous is located originally housed a Pool Room. Main Street said that over the years, the building […]

An intergovernmental agreement will allow the Stephens County Development Authority to work on selling a local industrial building on behalf of Stephens County. Wednesday, the Stephens County Development Authority approved an intergovernmental agreement with Stephens County regarding the Goodwill Building on Clary Connector in Eastanollee. Stephens County Development Authority Executive Director Tim Martin explained that many years ago, former State […]

As the five-year anniversary of a Toccoa homicide passes, the victim’s family is again asking for the public’s help in finding those responsible for his death. 46-year-old Robert Lee Simmons, Jr. of Toccoa was found dead by a family member on the evening of March 1, 2011 at the Glendale Apartment Complex. Family members of Mr. Simmons say that five […]