The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
John Wilkinson will keep his 50th District State Senate seat. The Stephens County Republican defeated Roy Benifield in Tuesday’s Republican primary by nearly 10,000 votes. Wilkinson said it was a great night. “I really appreciate the support that I received,” said Wilkinson. “We were fortunate. We carried every county in the 50th Senatorial District, so it was a big win […]
Read moreDoug Collins overcomes a five-man race to earn another two-year term in Washington. Collins easily avoided a run-off Tuesday night in the 9th District U.S. House Republican primary, earning 61.27 percent of the vote in the 9th District. There is no Democratic candidate for Collins’ seat. Collins said he is ready to continue to serve the people of northeast Georgia. […]
Read moreGeorge Christian will serve a full four-year term as Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney. Christian defeated Bruce Russell, Jr. in Tuesday’s Republican primary and will run without Democratic opposition in the Fall. District-wide, Christian received 8,555 votes, or 60.10 percent, to Russell’s 5,680 votes, or 39.9 percent. In Stephens County, Christian received 2,298 votes, or 64.82 percent, to Russell’s 1,247 […]
Read moreOverall, things went well at the polls on Tuesday. That is according to Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran. “The poll workers were outstanding,” said Cochran. “I can’t say enough about their dedication to the community. They do a great job. We had a great team and I can’t brag on them enough.” Overall, 4,193 votes were cast for this election […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The votes are now in and Franklin County voters were decisive in who they wanted in office. Voters were deciding on five local races in Franklin County, Sheriff, County Commission Chair, County Commission District 1, and Board of Education Posts 1 and 2. In the race for Franklin County Sheriff, incumbent Sheriff Steve Thomas […]
Read more
Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley wins a third term in office. Tuesday night, Shirley won the Republican primary for Sheriff, defeating challenger Jim Davis by a margin of almost four to one. Shirley received 3,036 votes, or 79.64 percent, to Davis’s 776 votes, or 20.36 percent, according to the unofficial results. The Post Two seat on the Stephens County Commission […]
Read more
Stephens County voters will head to the polls today to decide a host of races in the primary and non-partisan election. Registrar Bill Cochran said all voting today will take place at the Stephens County Senior Center on Rose Lane in Toccoa. “Polls will open at 7 a.m.,” said Cochran. “They will go through the day and close at 7 […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Voters in Franklin County are also headed to the polls. In Franklin County, voters will have five local races to decide, including Franklin County Commission Chair, County Sheriff, County Commission District 1 and two Franklin County Board of Education seats. First, incumbent Sheriff Stevie Thomas has qualified and is being challenged by Tim Hill. […]
Read more
The Toccoa City Commission will re-visit a proposed pay raise for the commission at another meeting next month. On Monday, city commissioners again discussed a pay increase ordinance. Under the ordinance change, the pay for a city commissioner would increase from $8,400 per year to $15,000 per year starting in 2018, while the pay for the mayor would increase from […]
Read moreToccoa City Commissioners sign off on the city’s budget for the next fiscal year. Monday, the city commission unanimously approved the Fiscal Year 2017 budget. According to Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse, the proposed budget totals $35,496,758, which is $671,228 less than the Fiscal Year 2016 budget. Morse said the budget proposes to keep the property tax millage rate the […]
Read more