County Looks At Road Work Priorities

Stephens County is preparing for another road paving season. On Tuesday, the Stephens County Commission unanimously approved a road proposal alternative for 2016. The commission was presented with a number of choices that were put together by staff and the county’s Roads and Bridges committee. Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers said that what commissioners approved on Tuesday will be the […]

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Stephens Co. Purchases Dump Trucks

Stephens County road crews will get some new dump trucks to help them do their job. Tuesday, Stephens County Commissioners unanimously approved a motion to purchase two 2016 Freightliner tandem dump trucks and a 2016 Freightliner single axle dump truck. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, the dump trucks that the county is currently using are very old. “Their […]

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Jamieson Requests Goodwill Building for Open Arms Clinic

Former State Representative and current Toccoa City Commissioner Jeanette Jamieson is asking Stephens County to donate a vacant industrial building to the Open Arms Clinic. Jamieson spoke to Stephens County Commissioners on Tuesday about the Goodwill Building on Clary Connector in Eastanollee. That building recently became vacant and available when Goodwill Industries consolidated its operations in northeast Georgia in Cornelia. […]

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Two Arrested for Downtown Burglary

Two people face charges after an alleged burglary in Toccoa. Officers from the Toccoa Police Department were called to a home on the 100 block of East Doyle Street in downtown Toccoa just before noon on Tuesday. According to Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell, it was a vacant house and one of the property owners arrived and discovered two people […]

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Second Day of Qualifying Complete

Day Two of qualifying for local and state races brings more candidates into the races. At the county level, Chris Stephens qualified for re-election to his post as Coroner and Jim Ledford qualified for re-election to his seat on the Stephens County Board of Education. Both Stephens and Ledford qualified as Republicans. Moving to the state level, incumbent John Wilkinson […]

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Lavonia Chamber Getting New Space

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The Lavonia Chamber of Commerce will soon have a new space to call home. Chamber officials in Lavonia said they are moving their offices from Grogan Street to a store front next to the Gazebo on Main Street. Lavonia Chamber member Al Goldsmith was at the new office space, formerly a clothing store, Monday. […]

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Prescribed Burn Announced

A prescribed burn is scheduled for today in the area. The U.S. Forest Service said it is planning a prescribed burn in the Lake Russell WMA to start at about 10 a.m. today and last through 4 or 5 p.m. Officials said there could be residual smoke for an hour or two after that. According to the Forest Service, the […]

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Busy Day One For Qualifying

A number of local candidates have thrown their hat in the ring for races in Stephens County. As of 4 p.m., there are two races that are currently contested. One is the sheriff’s race, where Republican incumbent Randy Shirley is being challenged by Republican Jim Davis. The other is Post 2 of the Stephens County Commision, where Republican incumbent Debbie Whitlock […]

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IRS Tax Season Going Well, Says Agency

Tax season is well underway and the Internal Revenue Service says that electronically filed tax returns are on track in Georgia. IRS Spokesman Mark Green said that more Georgians have filed in the early part of this tax season than in the past and more people are using electronic filing. “Thus far, we have received well over 2 million returns,” […]

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