Category: News

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A high-speed chase in Franklin County leads to an arrest and the discovery of multiple thefts. Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas says it happened on Thursday, February 4th. Thomas says deputies were on routine patrol in Carnesville when they observed two vehicles, a blue car and a black Dodge pick-up, riding in a local […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia is now accepting patients for its new 3-D imaging system. Last Wednesday, February 3, a special mobile unit was set up outside the hospital to offer hospital employees and citizens in the community a chance to come and see the new system and talk with the experts. […]

Current acting Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George R. Christian will serve out the remainder of former D.A. Brian Rickman’s term. Tuesday, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announced the appointment of Christian as district attorney of the Mountain Judicial Circuit, which covers Stephens, Habersham, and Rabun counties. Christian fills the vacancy created when Rickman was appointed to the Georgia Court of […]

Toccoa is hosting a series of events starting this week designed to pay tribute to some local Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Starting Thursday and continuing through March 3, Toccoa will host four events that together have been dubbed “Flames Fest.” Main Street Toccoa put these four events together to honor the Famous Flames, who were all from the […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A potentially dangerous situation at Franklin County High School was averted Monday thanks to a concerned student and a quick response by the school and local law enforcement. According to Franklin County School Superintendent Ruth O’Dell, it started early Monday morning when a student found a threatening post by another student on a social […]

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help in finding who robbed a Rabun County bank on Monday. Monday at about 12:50 p.m. a bank robber entered the Rabun County Bank on U.S. Highway 441 North in Dillard and demanded money. An undisclosed amount of money was taken. According to the GBI, the suspect left the scene […]

Toccoa Police have released information on a fatal shooting over the weekend. 21-year-old Tomas Baiul Colbert of Toccoa died from gunshot wounds suffered in the shooting. According to Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell, it occurred early Sunday morning in the city. “At approximately 6:20 a.m., the Toccoa Police Department was called to respond to an apartment located on Falls Road […]

Toccoa City Commissioners approve tearing down an old house for a local church. On Monday, the city commission unanimously approved a house demolition for Hill Street Baptist Church. “Hill Street Baptist Church would like to request that the city tear down the old house at 32 Hill Place and also to remove a tree that is on that lot,” said […]

A local board will not meet today as is its normal schedule to do so. The Stephens County Board of Commissioners have cancelled their meeting that was scheduled for today at 8:30 a.m. The next scheduled meeting for the Stephens County Commission will be on Tuesday, February 23 at 5:30 p.m. in the second-floor courtroom of the historic Stephens County […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Crime is down overall in Lavonia. That’s according to Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle, who presented his Annual Report for 2015 to the Lavonia City Council and Mayor Ralph Owens earlier this month. Carlisle said the lower crime rate is the result of a number of factors. “It was a year of low crime […]