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Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley identifies the victim in Thursday morning’s fatal accident in Stephens County. On Thursday afternoon, the sheriff identified the victim as 18-year-old Michael Dustin Hill of Toccoa. The accident occurred at about 2:50 a.m. on Combs Avenue in Martin. According to the Toccoa post of the Georgia State Patrol, a 2000 gold Ford Ranger was traveling […]
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The Stephens County Development Authority passes resolutions to help try to encourage a pair of projects to invest in Stephens County. Last week, the Development Authority approved inducement resolutions for industrial revenue bonds for two unnamed projects. Stephens County Development Authority Executive Director Tim Martin said inducement resolutions are a tool that communities use to encourage companies to continue to […]
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The Stephens County Development Authority welcomes two new members for the upcoming year. At its meeting last week, the Development Authority board welcomed both Toccoa Mayor Jeanette Jamieson and Stephens County Commission Chair Debbie Whitlock to the board for 2017. Both the Mayor of Toccoa and Stephens County Board of Commissioners Chair hold permanent seats on the Development Authority and […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Work is underway in Lavonia on the new Cracker Barrel family restaurant. The restaurant company officially announced this week that construction started earlier this month. Cracker Barrel is building its new restaurant on the Ross Place property where a topless bar, the Cafe Risque, once stood. In 2009, the City of Lavonia was able […]
Read moreStephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick said that jurors who received summons to report for jury duty on Monday, January 23 in Stephens County do not need to report at all for the week. All cases have settled.
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Construction of the next phase of downtown Toccoa’s Streetscape plans are expected to begin in the next few weeks. This latest Streetscape effort will involve the alleyway adjacent to WNEG Radio between Alexander Street and Sage Street, as well as the parking lot adjacent to that alleyway that backs up to the radio station and the Department of Labor. Toccoa […]
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Drivers who use Prather Bridge Road, or State Route 184, are no longer using a detour to get around the bridge over Toccoa Creek. That bridge re-opened to traffic on Saturday afternoon. Georgia Department of Transportation Spokesperson Katie Strickland said it is not the end of the project, but it is a huge step forward. “It is not a complete […]
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A regional tourism group is highlighting a downtown Toccoa summer event. The Southeast Tourism Society has named Toccoa’s very own Ida Cox Music Series as one of the society’s Top 20 Events in the Southeast for Summer 2017. Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby said this announcement serves as a great chance to showcase the concert series. “They meet […]
Read moreWinter continues to bring blood shortages for the American Red Cross. The agency said that following several rounds of severe winter weather in many parts of the country, it needs eligible blood and platelet donors to donate in order to help restock its shelves to overcome a shortage. According to the Red Cross, about 300 blood drives across 27 states […]
Read moreThe North Georgia Network is changing its name. From now, the North Georgia Network will be known simply as NGN. Started in 2009, NGN has been a member-owned cooperative operating over 1,600 miles of fiber optic infrastructure in Georgia that provides high-speed broadband connectivity. The company said that as the network evolves to include new communities in other portions of […]
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