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Friday, Governor Brian Kemp issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s attack on election integrity legislation in Georgia. “It is obvious that neither President Biden nor his handlers have actually read SB 202, which I signed into law yesterday. This bill expands voting access, streamlines vote-counting procedures, and ensures election integrity. There is nothing ‘Jim Crow’ about requiring a […]

For the second straight day, the Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting a death in Stephens County due to complications of Covid-19 bringing the total to 75 with 2,924 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Friday afternoon. In other neighboring counties, Franklin County is still reporting 40 […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Spring is here and now is the time to make sure your pet is vaccinated against rabies. This year, the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter in Lavonia is again holding its annual low-cost rabies clinic next month. Shelter Director Tammie Jourdenais is encouraging anyone who needs to have their pet vaccinated to bring them to the shelter […]

In Habersham County, a road that was destroyed last October by Hurricane Delta has now re-opened. On Wednesday, Habersham County officials announced New Liberty Road has been repaired. Late in the evening of October 9, 2020, Habersham County received significant rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Delta which caused devastating damage to many roads and bridges. Most of the roads […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting another death in Stephens County due to complications of Covid-19 bringing the total to 74 with 2,922 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. Franklin County is also reporting another death bringing the total to 40 and still 2,295 positive cases of the virus. The […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 73 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,919 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Wednesday afternoon. The latest report has Habersham County with 143 deaths and now 4,573 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Franklin County […]

Two Toccoa men have been arrested in connection to the recent entering autos calls the Sheriff’s Office and Toccoa Police Department have received. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on March 23, deputies with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of entering autos in neighborhoods off of Rock Creek Road. These reports included residences on Edwards Drive, […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health and Governor Brian Kemp have announced the state will expand its COVID Vaccine eligibility beginning today, to include all Georgians aged 16 and older. Increased COVID vaccine supply and significant progress in vaccinating Georgia seniors allows the state to move forward and to ensure all vaccine doses are being put into arms. Vaccination, along […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 73 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,916 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Tuesday afternoon. The latest report has Habersham County with 141 deaths and now 4,570 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Franklin County has […]

As a reminder, Ninth District Opportunity will begin scheduling appointments for Cooling Help next week, on April 1. The Cooling Help program is available for households in which every member is age 65 and older or is medically homebound due to health reasons. One-time payments will be made by check issued to the home cooling suppliers on behalf of eligible […]