Category: News

April is designated nationally as Lineworker Appreciation Month – a time to recognize and celebrate the thousands of lineworkers who work around the clock to keep the lights on for electric customers. This month, Georgia Power is highlighting the  collaboration between the company and Georgia’s technical colleges to recruit, train and employ the next generation of this workforce at a […]

Habersham County Parks and Recreation is inviting everyone to come out for the department’s Spring 2024 Swim Safely Day on April 20.  Swim Safely Day will provide a curriculum backed by the American Red Cross by partnering with Piedmont University’s Swim Team Program and Katy Ralston, natatorium director for Tallulah Falls School who, along with some of her staff, will […]

At the Toccoa City Commission meeting on Monday, commissioners approved quotes for two different aspects of work on the Toccoa Greenspace.  First Commissioners approved a bid from TriScapes Inc., the project contractor, for installation of the brick pavers at the Tugalo Street Greenspace.  Three bids were received for the paver project; Triscapes entered a bid of $13,503.12; Foothills Stone entered […]

According to conventional wisdom, the first step to solving a problem is admitting there is one, and on Monday, at a Toccoa City Commission work session, city officials acknowledged that there is a problem at city hall.  On the agenda for the work session was consideration of changes to the city employee handbook, specifically, the proposed changes were in reference […]

Recently, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the North Georgia Major Offenders Task Force, the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, and the Toccoa Police Department conducted a search warrant on a residence at 18 Shire Drive after a four-month-long investigation which resulted in a large quantity of marijuana, crack cocaine, powdered cocaine, ecstasy, two firearms, and $9,064 cash […]

With less than two weeks to go until the 2024 Stephens County High School Prom, school officials are reminding students and parents of guidelines and suggestions as announced in early February when tickets were available for the event. No guests over 20 years of age, and no one younger than the 9th grade will be allowed to attend the prom, […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow for a regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting will take place at the Historic Courthouse, 37 West Tugalo Street in Toccoa. On the agenda for the meeting is Authorization for a grant application for the Georgia Department ofTransportation 2024 Supplemental Local Maintenance Improvement Grant, or LMIG, in the amount […]

US 9th District Congressman Andrew Clyde, in a letter penned to United States Postal Service Inspector General Tammy Hull, requested an audit and investigation into the “failed transition and consolidation from local processing and distribution centers across North Georgia to the postal services’ new consolidated Atlanta Ga. Processing and Distribution Center initiated earlier this year.”  Dated April 4, the letter […]

Three people have been arrested in the Gumlog area of Franklin County and charged with trafficking methamphetamine. According to Franklin County Steve Thomas, investigators believe the methamphetamine was intended for local distribution. “Deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office performed a traffic stop on a vehicle on Gumlog Grove Road for a minor traffic violation. During the traffic stop Deputies […]

As reported by our WNEG Sister Station WLHR, Franklin County has a new County Manager. At their meeting Monday night the Board of Commissioners voted to hire Interim County Manager Terry Harris. Harris has been the Interim County Manager since last August when former County Manager Derrick Turner resigned. At Monday’s meeting, Commissioner Josh Smith motioned to approve Harris’ contract. […]