The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
A series of rabies clinics will be taking place Saturday throughout Stephens County. Both Currahee Veterinary Clinic and Toccoa Veterinary Hospital will be running rabies clinics on Saturday in the county. All rabies vaccines will be $7. Currahee Veterinary Clinic will be at the following locations: Tony’s Store on Highway 123 at 9 a.m. Whitman Street Center at 11 a.m. […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A child reported missing from Athens-Clarke County has been found safe in Franklin County and the mother is in jail. According to Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas, Robin Clark of Athens was wanted by authorities on charges of interference with child custody. Thomas said early Thursday morning, Clark was located and arrested on Kesler […]
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Third graders from the Stephens County School System make their annual visit to the farm. On Wednesday, they visited Mountain View Farms in Avalon for the annual farm tour. George and Linda Dean own Mountain View Farms and have hosted the tour every year for the past eight years or so. George Dean said they have all different kinds of […]
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A number of Stephens County roads will be seeing new signage and striping thanks to state money. The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded Stephens County an off-system safety project. Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers said the state is completely in charge of the project. “That is 100 percent paid by the DOT, no matching funds and that covers 77.86 […]
Read moreStephens County will mark National Day of Prayer with an event later today. The annual National Day of Prayer observance in Stephens County is set to start at 12 noon today on the lawn of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. Again this year, the Stephens County High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes is organizing the county’s Day […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Four people are in custody in Franklin County after being caught with a stolen vehicle from South Carolina. It happened Tuesday morning in Lavonia at the Super 8 Motel, according to Lavonia Assistant Police Chief Matt London. “We received a call from an insurance company in reference to a stolen vehicle out of Anderson,” […]
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Three men from Cuba make a visit to Toccoa Falls College. The men were in town last week representing the Cuban Christian and Missionary Alliance and taking a tour around America, also visiting places like Washington, D.C. and Miami. Elier Mir, Armando Duardo, and Yoel Magdaleno are all seeing America for the first time. They received an invitation from the […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The City of Lavonia has completed a couple of road repair and repaving projects and is continuing to work on some others. At its regular meeting Monday night, the Lavonia City Council heard from City Manager Charles Cawthon, who gave them an update on some ongoing projects. Cawthon said all of the street paving […]
Read moreA new scholarship is being established at North Georgia Technical College for those who are looking for a second chance. On Tuesday, the North Georgia Technical College Foundation Board of Trustees announced that an anonymous donation has been made for a newly established Second Chance Scholarship. According to North Georgia Technical College, the funds are designated for those who are […]
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The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Tuesday morning burglary at an area convenience store. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that Stephens County 911 Dispatch notified deputies that an alarm was triggered early Tuesday morning at the Royal Food Store on West Currahee Street. Shirley said deputies arrived quickly and discovered the front door was unlocked. He said […]
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