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The Toccoa City Commission will meet by teleconference today at 5:00 p.m. for its regular scheduled meeting. To attend the meeting by teleconference call 706-898-5160, after calling in you’ll be prompted to input a code, that number is 790453. Up for consideration is a discussion on measures to secure and reopen city facilities. According to City Manager Billy Morse, the […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 91 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. As of 12 p.m. this afternoon, May 8, the Department of Public Health updated its website to reflect the most current numbers. Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 384 positive cases of the virus and 15 […]

A Stephens County High School Senior and future University of Georgia student has partnered with a new organization to help feed Stephens County’s healthcare workers. Jacob Struble recently started working with Feed the Frontlines Georgia, a nonprofit organization that raises money to help Georgia’s restaurants and healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis. Struble says Feed the Frontlines Georgia has raised […]

Stephens County Hospital continues to offer drive-up COVID-19 testing for patients with a doctor’s order. According to Stephens County Hospital Vice President of Physician Practices Van Loskoski, the drive-up testing site is open today from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. He says the testing site will continue to operate Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, each week from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 […]

Today at the Georgia State Capitol, Governor Brian P. Kemp delivered the following update to Georgians on COVID-19. “Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us today. “Before we begin our weekly briefing, I want to take some time to address the ongoing investigation involving Ahmaud Arbery’s death in Glynn County. Earlier this week, I watched a video depicting Mr. […]

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley is asking for the public’s help in locating a runaway teen. According to Shirley, a report was filed on Monday, May 4 alerting deputies that the juvenile had run away from her residence on Bend N. Hickory Road. Missingkids.org posted a flyer of the missing teen, identified as 15-year-old Gracie Parks. Parks is 5’6” with […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 91 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. As of 11 a.m. Thursday, the Department of Public Health updated its website to reflect the most current numbers. Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 378 positive cases of the virus and 12 fatalities due to […]

A Toccoa man is behind bars after deputies with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office found him driving a lawn mower while under the influence. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, the incident occurred on May 4, around 1:00 a.m. when a deputy performed a traffic stop on the lawn mower at the intersection of Midget Drive and Georgia Hwy […]

Stephens County High School has announced its plans for the Class of 2020 Graduation. According to Stephens County High School Principal Michael Keown, due to ongoing concerns with COVID-19 and current social distancing policies, Stephens County High School will hold a virtual graduation on May 22 to celebrate the class of 2020. He says the graduation commencement ceremony is tentatively […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Franklin County commissioners have voted to amend the County’s Commercial and Industrial Ordinance to include banning the burning of creosote-coated cross ties and also to amend the ordinance to ban the commercial burning of poultry litter. In March, in light of issues with the Georgia Renewable Power Plant and the resulting environmental concerns, Commissioner Jason Macomson […]