Category: News

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia It could be a drier start to the summer season this year on Lake Hartwell. The Corps of Engineers is predicting somewhat lower water levels on the lake by Memorial Day weekend. As of Wednesday morning, Hartwell Lake was at 658.68 feet above mean sea level or about a foot and a half below […]

Students in a variety of programs at North Georgia Technical College claimed a total of 28 medals at the recent Georgia State SkillsUSA competition held in March. In June, the eight students who achieved first place at the state level will travel to the national contest in Louisville, Kentucky. Also for the first time in several years, a North Georgia […]

More information is available on an accident over the weekend on the Toccoa By-pass. The accident took place just after 10:30 a.m. on Sunday at the intersection of the By-pass, or Highway 17, and Highway 106. According to the Toccoa post of the Georgia State Patrol, a Dodge cargo van driven by 53-year-old Denese A. Rodgers of Stockbridge, Georgia, was […]

The Stephens County school system and state auditors are getting started on the process of completing the school system’s Fiscal Year 2014 audit. Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey said he met with state auditors this week about starting to prepare the school system’s financial statements. “We met with them so that we could get a list of the documents […]

The Stephens County Planning Commission appoints its chair and vice-chair for the next year. The planning commission held its monthly meeting Tuesday night at the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. During that meeting, the planning commission re-elected Mark Smith to serve as the board’s chair for the next 12 months. This is Smith’s second year as Planning Commission […]

Land use is into its second year of existence in Stephens County. The Stephens County Commission passed a land use ordinance in March 2014 by a 4-1 vote and implementation began immediately after. One year in, Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers said that the administration of that ordinance has gone well overall. She said that land use has allowed county […]

North Georgia Technical College is currently seeking nominations for its annual Alumni Awards. The school holds its annual Alumni Awards Luncheon and Annual Meeting on June 13 at the school’s Clarkesville campus. Nominations are currently being sought for those to be recognized in the categories of Young Alumni, Career Achievement, and Hall of Fame Award recipients. The Young Alumni Award […]

Area projects get some help thanks to some grant money. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has announced that the U.S. Forest Service Panther Creek Trail in Stephens and Habersham counties has received a $77,000 grant. Panther Creek was one of 27 projects across the state to receive a total of $2.5 million in grant money. Georgia DNR Trail Grant […]

Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said nobody was hurt after an accident Tuesday morning at the Toccoa Clinic apparently left a car up against the canopy entrance. The accident occurred at about 9:40 a.m. Tuesday at the Clinic on Big A Road. As a result of the accident, a vehicle ended up going over a rock wall at the Clinic […]

Volunteers are taking time starting this month for some spring cleaning across Stephens County. It is time once again for the annual Great American Cleanup. The Great American Cleanup is a nationwide event in its 17th year that brings volunteers together to remove litter and debris, clean up waterways, reduce waste, and educate people about keeping communities clean. Keep Toccoa-Stephens […]