Category: News

The 2nd Annual Bushbond 10k/5k/Fun Run is coming up in October. Sponsored by the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, the race will be held on October 10, on Yonah Dam Road, in Toccoa. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley the run is to benefit the Georgia Sheriff’s Youth Homes. He says, the Youth Homes provide life skills training, educational support, […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR A local ministry, Love Him Love Them is putting out the call for volunteers to help pack Thanksgiving dinner plates for those who need them. Last year, the ministry served over 2,000 people in Franklin, Hart and Stephens Counties with meals for the holiday. This year, founder Linda Gunter says they expect to feed over 3,000 […]

The latest report from the Georgia Department of Public Health  has Stephens County with 1,083 positive cases of the virus since the beginning of the global pandemic, and 38 deaths related to the virus. The latest report was released Wednesday afternoon. DPH is still reporting Habersham County with 67 deaths, and now 1,674 total positive cases of the virus. Locally, […]

Toccoa Vice Mayor Evan Hellenga is encouraging residents to wear masks and practice social distancing. During the recent Toccoa City Commission meeting, Hellenga reminded everyone the importance of wearing masks. “We all have to wear mask until we get a head of this thing,” he said. According to recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people are encouraged […]

Contract maintenance work in Habersham and Banks counties will improve the driving surface of the State Route 365 exit ramps and replace slabs on Interstate 85. In Habersham County, on Friday, October 2, maintenance contractors with the Georgia DOT will begin a pavement preservation project to improve the ramps on State Route 365 at State Route 17, at the Tom […]

The latest report from the Georgia Department of Public Health  has Stephens County with 1,064 positive cases of the virus since the beginning of the global pandemic, and 38 deaths related to the virus. The latest report was released Tuesday afternoon. DPH is still reporting Habersham County with 67 deaths, and now 1,654 total positive cases of the virus. Locally, […]

The Stephens County Registrar’s Office will push its date for the Logic and Accuracy Testing for the second time. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober, all Logic and Accuracy activities have been halted by the Secretary of State’s Office. She says, the reason for the second delay is because of a programming software error that prevents the Registrar’s Office […]

The 2020 Census enumeration ends tomorrow, and Stephens County leaders are urging anyone who hasn’t responded to do so soon. The 2020 Census will determine how $1.5 trillion in federal funding is distributed throughout the nation. Each person, in Georgia, not counted equals a loss of $2,500 per year in federal and state funding. Over the next decade, that equates […]

According to recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people are encouraged to wear masks in public settings and when around people who don’t live in their household, especially when other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain. Officials with the CDC explain that masks act as simple barriers to help prevent respiratory droplets from traveling into the […]

A correction to an earlier story late last week. On Thursday, Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court Harold Melton, announced, in his sixth order extending his Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency, that jury trials, which have been prohibited since March 14, will be permitted to resume in October 2020. Though jury trials are now permitted, Stephens County will most […]