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Michelin will not locate in Oconee County, South Carolina, according to a report from GSA Business. Oconee County officials said in the GSA Business report that they have been informed by Michelin that the company intends to let its purchase option agreement on a proposed distribution center in Fair Play expire. Since August 2014, Michelin has had the Golden Corner […]

The Currahee Artists’ Guild will host its annual “Meet the Artist” Show and Sale over the next two days. This year’s show is tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Studio on East Doyle Street in downtown Toccoa. During the show, some thirty artisans and artists will be available to show […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Lavonia City Council members and Mayor Ralph Owens will be moving into the 21st century with some new high-tech equipment. At the Lavonia City Council meeting earlier this month, City Manager Charles Cawthon put forth the idea of ordering tablets for each city council member and the mayor. Cawthon said it would make life […]

Officials with the city of Toccoa said Thursday that the boil water advisory for those 35 or so customers at the area of Clearview Drive and Valley Road was lifted late Wednesday afternoon.

The new, four-lane Georgia Highway 17 corridor in Stephens County will have a temporary moratorium on new signs larger than a certain size will work to consider a county-wide sign ordinance continues. On Tuesday, Stephens County Commissioners approved a temporary moratorium for signage within the unincorporated portions of Highway 17 extending from the Franklin County line to the intersection of […]

The city of Toccoa will continue to have Toccoa Little League use and manage the Doyle Street Park. Monday, the city commissioners unanimously approved a new lease agreement with Little League for the Doyle Street Park. Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse said there are no changes to what has already been in place between the city and Little League. “We […]

Stephens County will pay for a third LUCAS Chest Compression Device to fully outfit Stephens County EMS with all the units it needs. Commissioners approved the purchase unanimously on Tuesday. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, this purchase would give the county’s EMS service the full allotment of these devices it needs through a team effort to purchase them. […]

A proposed Holiday Inn Express for Toccoa seems to be on hold because of apparent disagreement between the developer and local officials. Back in October, a developer announced plans to bring a 90-room Holiday Inn Express to the site of the former Host Inn at the corner of Big A Road and Fernside Drive in the Spring of 2017. Demolition […]

A drier day is expected today after a wild Wednesday on the weather front. It started during the morning hours with rapidly rising temperatures followed by a tornado warning in northwestern Stephens County just after 8 a.m. The warning lasted for less than 30 minutes and there were no reported tornado touchdowns in the area, according to information from the […]

The ticket deadline is Saturday for a tribute to John Kollock to take place in Habersham County next month. The event itself is March 5 at noon at the Commons Building on the campus of Piedmont College in Demorest. It is the Friends of the Clarkesville Library’s annual Book and Author Luncheon and this year it is presented by Emory […]