The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
A government grant will help a local company get off the ground. Recently, Governor Nathan Deal announced that Stephens County received a $340,000 Community Development Block Grant. Stephens County Development Authority Executive Director Tim Martin said the grant is actually for Southeast Metals and Recycling, which is looking to locate and open in the old WABCO building on U.S. Highway […]
Read moreA premiere date on TV has been officially set for “Heritage Falls,” the movie filmed primarily in Stephens County. INSP has announced that “Heritage Falls” will premiere exclusively on the INSP Network on Sunday, October 16 at 8 p.m. The network’s Senior Vice President of Programming, Doug Butts, said that they are very excited to debut the film. Referencing the […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Need to know how your child is doing in school? Well, Hart County parents now have an app for that. The new app will allow them to keep better track of their student’s progress in the classroom as well as any activities or issues at their school. At its meeting Monday night, the Hart […]
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Stephens County gets a first look at some of its Fiscal Year 2016 financial numbers. At Tuesday’s meeting, Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers went over Local Option Sales Tax and Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax collection figures with the county commissioners. Ayers said that both the LOST and the SPLOST collections seem to be holding steady. “Our Local Option […]
Read moreStephens County Commissioners are still mulling over whether to pay for an unauthorized repair of a vehicle. On Tuesday, the county commission considered a request for payment from Yancey Brothers Company for a transmission rebuild on the county’s spreader truck in the amount of about $11,460. County Administrator Phyllis Ayers said the truck had problems and was sent off to […]
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The city of Toccoa is looking at putting together an advisory board to help with the operations at the city cemetery. Toccoa City Commissioners discussed the matter at a work session on Monday. Over the last couple of years, staff from the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission has worked to map the city cemetery and computerize those records for the city. […]
Read moreWork is underway on the expansion of sewer lines along the Toccoa By-pass. That was the word Monday from Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse, who updated city commissioners on a host of projects. Morse said that crews are making progress on much of the preliminary work. “They have done some clearing of a route for the water and sewer lines,” […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Commission has declared the next county-wide trash Amnesty Day. On Tuesday, county commissioners unanimously approved setting November 5 as the next amnesty day in Stephens County. During an amnesty day, Stephens County residents are able to bring large residential trash items to the county road department on Scenic Drive, next to the county jail, and throw them […]
Read moreBy Buddy Hardigree, WLHR Radio, Lavonia U.S. Senate candidate Jim Barksdale made a stop on the campaign trail in Lavonia on Saturday. Barksdale stopped in Lavonia Saturday afternoon at Southern Oaks Inn for a meet and greet with the voters of Lavonia. The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia said he was keeping busy on the campaign all over […]
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The city of Toccoa is looking at changes to its animal control ordinance. Monday, Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter Director Jeff Roberts brought forward proposed changes for the city commission to consider. Toccoa City Commissioner Jeanette Jamieson serves on the shelter board. She said one of the changes has to do with bringing the city’s code regarding rabies vaccination requirements in […]
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