The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
A Stephens County family has lost everything after their trailer caught on fire Tuesday night. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said crews from Carnes Creek, New Hope, and Eastanollee Fire Departments responded to a double-wide trailer on the 100 block of Racetrack Road just after 7 p.m. Tuesday. Shirley said that when deputies and fire crews arrived, the double wide […]
Read moreNortheast Georgia Health System is looking to expand its footprint in the region. On Tuesday, the Habersham County Hospital Authority announced it signed a non-binding letter of intent for exclusive discussions with Northeast Georgia Health System regarding an affiliation between Habersham Medical Center in Demorest and Northeast Georgia Health System. According to Northeast Georgia Health System officials, the letter of […]
Read moreThe city of Toccoa will not move forward at this time with a request to install a water line on Sequoia Trail in the Lake Harbor Shores subdivision. That was the consensus of city commissioners after they talked about it at a work session on Monday. Resident Buddy Trexler requested the Sequoia Trail water line in October for homes there […]
Read moreMt. Airy Police Chief Corey Allen has resigned. That is according to reports in The Northeast Georgian. Allen had already been placed on administrative leave last week, according to reports. While the Habersham County town searches for a full-time replacement, Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell is serving as Mt. Airy’s interim, part-time chief. Jarrell had already agreed to fill the […]
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Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said a look at last year’s crime numbers in the city of Toccoa shows good news. A look at those numbers shows that while the city had a two percent increase in the number of incidents reported last year, the total number of cases cleared by police increased by 10 percent and the total cleared […]
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Stephens County Commissioners vote to extend a maintenance services agreement for the county’s E-911 department equipment. In a called meeting Tuesday, county commissioners approved a 12-month extension of the current agreement with Motorola. At its regular business meeting last week, the commission had passed an extension of the same agreement to last for one quarter of the year. However, Stephens […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Donations of clothing, food and household items are being requested for a Franklin County family who lost everything Monday morning when their home burned to the ground. It happened at about 9 a.m. Monday just off of Highway 328 in the Gumlog community of Franklin County. Gumlog Volunteer Fire Department Chief Robert Massey said […]
Read moreWork in Franklin County to install new Weigh-in-Motion equipment is underway this week. Contractors with the Georgia Department of Transportation are installing the new equipment on Interstate 85 near Lavonia. They began to work last night and will continue through Friday. Georgia DOT Spokesperson Katie Strickland said that work will take place between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 […]
Read moreHundreds of students are receiving help to attend North Georgia Technical College thanks to the school’s foundation. Recently, the North Georgia Technical College Foundation announced that it awarded more than $60,000 in scholarships this past semester, providing financial assistance to 246 students for the Fall 2016 semester by bridging the gap between financial resources they had available and the funds […]
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The city of Toccoa is implementing a penalty for businesses that do not pay their business license fee on time. Commissioners approved the new penalty on Monday. A business in the city of Toccoa must pay to renew its business license by March 1 each year. However, Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse said enforcing that date with a penalty has […]
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