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The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Stephens County. It is scheduled to be in effect through Friday morning for Stephens, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, and Elbert counties. Wednesday night, storms moving through Stephens County dumped 1.56 inches of rain on downtown Toccoa. Other areas, however, may have received more than that. The storms also caused […]
Read moreOne person faces charges after a burglary last month at an area pawn shop. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that on July 21, deputies from his office were called to a pawn shop in Eastanollee in reference to a reported burglary. “Deputies were called by the owner of the pawn shop very early in the morning hours when he […]
Read moreBy Buddy Hardigree, WLHR Radio, Lavonia North Georgia Technical College’s Currahee Campus holds an emergency drill for training purposes. The school held the drill on Tuesday. Several law enforcement and emergency response agencies were involved in the drill. The scenario was a single active shooter entering the school, with police and emergency personnel responding as if it were the real […]
Read moreAn event tonight in Stephens County will honor veterans and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. The event is taking place at 6 p.m. tonight at the VFW Post 4346 on West Savannah Street in Toccoa. Organizers say there will be Vietnam veteran guest speakers, representatives from the Georgia Department of Veterans Affairs and more. Vietnam Veterans will […]
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The man charged in the death of Tomas Colbert earlier this year pleads not guilty. Court officials indicated this week that Marqueela Lawain Hill waived formal arraignment and entered the not guilty plea in recent days in Stephens County Superior Court. The next possible court date for Hill would be August 25 regarding criminal motions. Hill’s case will be heard […]
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Two people face charges after a high speed chase last week in Stephens County. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, it started when members of the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office were conducting a highway safety checkpoint last Friday on Oak Valley Road at South Red Rock Road. Shirley said while there, deputies encountered a vehicle that attempted to avoid […]
Read moreA man faces a charge after deputies were called to a Toccoa residence last week. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that deputies responded to a call for service in Toccoa regarding an alleged violation of a Temporary Protective Order last Thursday. Shirley said based on evidence obtained during the report, deputies issued an arrest warrant for 38-year-old Mark Allen […]
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Georgia Power said a tree was to blame for the power outage that affected a wide swath of Toccoa on Tuesday. The outage took place during the early morning hours. According to a Georgia Power spokesman, a live tree fell onto a power line off of Collier Road, causing the outage. Tuesday morning’s outage affected an area including part of […]
Read moreThe Toccoa City Commission is getting ready to consider whether to add language to its zoning ordinance that would officially define accessory dwellings on residential properties. City commissioners looked at proposed language for a definition at a work session last week upon the recommendation of the Toccoa Planning Commission. Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse said the issue came up as […]
Read moreSurgeon Gordon M. Kelly, Jr., is rejoining the medical staff of Toccoa Clinic. Dr. Kelly will practice general surgery from the Physicians Center in Lavonia and has surgical privileges at Stephens County and St. Mary’s Sacred Heart hospitals. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University, and his masters and doctorate from the Medical College of Georgia. He completed his […]
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