Category: News

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Lavonia City businesses and homeowners with alarm systems will now have to pay a fine for repeated false alarm calls. City Fathers are concerned about the high rate of false alarm calls from local businesses and the seeming lack of concern on the part of some of those businesses to fix their alarm problem. […]

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has proclaimed September as National Preparedness Month in Georgia to promote the importance of preparing before disasters strike. More than three out of four Georgians are at least somewhat prepared for an emergency, but many have not taken all of the essential steps to get ready. That’s according to a new statewide survey by the Georgia […]

A local corporation makes a donation for scholarships at North Georgia Tech. Fieldale Farms Corporation recently donated $5,000 to the North Georgia Technical College Foundation. School officials say the funds will be used to provide scholarships for students with a financial need who are enrolled in one of the following programs: Environmental Technology, Applied Technology Management, Applied Business Technology, Electrical […]

A Stephens County student at Toccoa Falls College receives a special gift from the community. Toccoa Falls College officials say that Kiara D’Orazio, a Stephens County student at Toccoa Falls College was in need of a power chair in order to get around on campus because she was no longer going from class to class like in high school, but […]

Numerous local residents are expressing concern about a proposed Sheriff’s Office shooting range in Stephens County. Back on August 25, Stephens County Commissioners approved a motion to provide property located behind the road department’s fueling depot for a firing range to be built for the Sheriff’s Office. On Tuesday, residents in the Scenic Drive area spoke out about the proposal. […]

Stephens County Commissioners also ask for more discussion on a budget amendment request from the Sheriff’s Office for televisions in the Stephens County Jail. Commissioners voted unanimously to postpone that budget amendment, questioning the need for the TV’s. Sheriff Randy Shirley said it is not meant as a luxury, but as an incentive for inmates at the jail to improve […]

Toccoa Falls College names a long-time administrator to a new position at the college. The school has named Dr. Brian Shelton as Provost of the college. According to Toccoa Falls College, this new position is a senior academic administrator with responsibilities beyond the traditional academic sphere. TFC says that in his new role, Dr. Shelton will oversee the launch of […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Franklin County is recipient of a funding award from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Last week, Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) Public Assistance Division Director, Charles Dawson, delivered two checks totaling $138,042.16 to Franklin County Board of Commissioners. County Manager Beth Thomas said FEMA along with GEMA awarded […]

A state grant will help the city of Toccoa with some signage. The Georgia Department of Economic Development has awarded the city of Toccoa with a $2,330 grant to help pay for wayfinding signage. Weslie Clark with Main Street Toccoa said the signage will help people find downtown Toccoa. “We have heard some complaints over the years from visitors that […]

The Currahee Campus of North Georgia Technical College celebrates 10 years. A reception last week at the Stephens County campus marked the occasion. North Georgia Technical College Acting President Dr. Mark Ivester said the school is very excited to mark the occasion. He said the Currahee Campus means a lot to North Georgia Technical College. “Over 5,000 students in these […]