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By 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 […]
Read moreA fundraiser coming up later this month will look to raise money for programs run by Family Connection of Stephens County. The event is the “Mom Prom” and it is coming up on Saturday, May 14 at 7 p.m. at the Cornerstone Restaurant/X-Factor Grill in downtown Toccoa. Stephens County Family Connection Coordinator Allyson Warren said it is going to be […]
Read moreThe Stephens County School System moves one step closer to getting bonds in place to help fund repairs to the roof at the old Stephens County High School building. Last week, the Stephens County Schools Building Authority met and approved terms with South State Bank for a seven-year bond at an interest rate of 2.4 percent. The bond amount would […]
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A Stephens County High School student is headed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for a seminar this summer. Junior A.J. Howard of Toccoa has been selected to be among 1,000 attendees at West Point’s prestigious Summer Leaders Experience in June. According to West Point, more than 5,000 juniors nationwide applied to SLE, which offers outstanding high school […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is the recipient of a $10,000 Technology Grant from the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police. Franklin County Sheriff StevIe Thomas said the grant monies will be used to provide mobile computers and Microsoft Surface Pro tablets to officers in the field. He said the new equipment will help […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A telephone scam involving a Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy impersonator is still going on and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is warning people once again to be aware it is a scam. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office posted a second warning Sunday on its Facebook page saying the scam is still going strong […]
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