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By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Water rates for Franklin County residents will go up in September. Franklin County Commissioners approved the rate increase during their meeting on Monday. Franklin County Engineer John Phillips presented the rate increase to the commission. “The Fiscal 2017 budget included increases in service revenue, one of which was the water system,” Phillips told the […]
Read moreA Habersham County resident will serve on Georgia’s State Veterinary Education Board. Friday, Governor Nathan Deal appointed Gilbert C. Barrett of Demorest to the board. Barrett is the president and CEO of Farmers Exchange, an agricultural cooperative serving Northeast Georgia. He also operates a beef and poultry farm. Barrett also sits on the boards of directors for the Department of […]
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The city of Toccoa will continue to utilize two inmate work crews from the Whitworth Women’s Facility in Hartwell to assist with city projects. Monday, the Toccoa City Commission unanimously approved a new one-year agreement with the facility for the use of two inmate work crews. Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse said this just allows for a continuation of what […]
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One week of early voting is in the books in the Republican run-off for the Post Two seat on the Stephens County Commission. Voters in Stephens County are choosing between incumbent Debbie Whitlock and challenger Kenny Yearwood after no candidate got the required 50 percent plus one of the votes in the May primary. Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran said […]
Read moreStephens County Commissioners will hold their first meeting for the month of July this morning. Today’s Stephens County Commission meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. in the second-floor courtroom of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. A brief agenda awaits Stephens County Commissioners. First, commissioners will hold two public hearings. The first one is on an alcohol license for […]
Read moreBy Buddy Hardigree, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Two suspects are behind bars in the Franklin County Detention Center after a multi-agency search netted a cache of stolen items from three counties. The crime spree began in early June 2016 and targeted commercial businesses of the automotive trade, according to Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas. Thomas said officers with the Franklin County […]
Read more9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins said he is pleased that the U.S. House has passed a conference report for a bill to deal with the issue of opioids. Last week, the House of Representatives voted to approve the Conference Report for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016. In May, the House and Senate passed their own versions […]
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A road project will close a Stephens County bridge coming up next week. The closure will involve the bridge over Toccoa Creek on State Route 184, or Prather Bridge Road. Georgia Department of Transportation Spokesperson Katie Strickland said the work is scheduled to start a week from today. “The detour is scheduled to start July 18 and the road will […]
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Toccoa City Commissioners are set to meet for their first meeting of the month of July later today. That meeting will start at 5 p.m. in the commission meeting room at Toccoa City Hall. City commissioners have a number of items on the agenda for today’s meeting. First, the commission is scheduled to consider a work detail agreement with the […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Extremely hot weather coupled with a lack of rainfall is having its effect on the levels of Lake Hartwell. As of Thursday, Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Russell Wicke said the lake level had dropped to 657.42 feet above mean sea level. That’s about three feet below full pool. Earlier, the Corps had predicted […]
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