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Only incumbents qualified for the three open seats on the Toccoa City Commission. Qualifying ended at 4:30 p.m. Friday for the three seats, which are all four-year terms. David Austin qualified to run for re-election to his Post 2 seat, Terry Carter qualified to run for re-election to his Post 1 seat and Gail Fry qualified to run for re-election […]

A judge’s ruling says that a teen charged with murder in Stephens County is not guilty by reason of insanity. Mountain Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Russell Smith issued the order on September 3 as a non-jury verdict. The teen was charged in the death of 46-year-old Kim Lanier on September 29, 2014. Authorities had alleged that the teen shot […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia All three reservoir lakes in the Upper Savannah River basin are now in Drought Level 1 status. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers made that declaration on Monday.Earlier this month, the Corps said it expected to see extremely low lake levels this fall because of the lack of rainfall this summer. “Our entering Drought […]

The city of Toccoa and Stephens County are announcing their schedules for the Labor Day holiday today. Both Stephens County government offices and Toccoa City Hall will close today in observance of Labor Day. In the city of Toccoa, routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up today will be picked up on Tuesday. Commercial garbage will be […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Qualifying is over in Franklin County for municipal races and there will be races. Qualifying for city council seats in Carnesville, Lavonia, Canon, Royston, and Franklin Springs got underway Monday and endedWednesday with the close of business. In Carnesville, two city council seats and the mayor seat are up for grabs. The two seats open are currently […]

State officials are reporting that seven people have died on Georgia highways so far this Labor Day holiday weekend. The holiday travel period started at 6 p.m. and runs through midnight tonight. Out of those seven fatalities, the Georgia State Patrol has investigated four of those fatalities, while the other three were worked by metro Atlanta law enforcement agencies. Law […]

Golfers are now teeing off at the Links at Lake Toccoa. City officials joined other dignitaries, business leaders, and community members on Thursday to cut the ribbon and re-open the city-owned golf course off of Black Mountain Road that has been closed for around a year. Toccoa Mayor Terry Carter said it was a very exciting day for the city. […]

Recycling re-starts Saturday at convenience sites in Stephens County. Bins will be back out at the county’s convenience sites for people to drop off their recyclables. Stephens County officials said the system will be single-stream recycling, which means people will not have to separate their recyclable items. Officials also said that there will be signs and information to specify what […]

Today is the final day of municipal qualifying for Toccoa and Martin. In Toccoa, candidates wishing to qualify for one of the three seats up for election this year should see Toccoa City Clerk Fredda Wheeler at Toccoa City Hall. The qualifying fee is $252. For Martin, qualifying is at the Stephens County Probate and Registrar’s Office, located in Room […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia It should be smooth sailing on Lake Hartwell this weekend, despite lower lake levels. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Billy Birdwell said campgrounds and picnic areas are open this weekend all around the lake. “There’s so much you can do this weekend,” Birdwell said. “There’s water skiing, boating, fishing, camping, hiking, biking, picnicking. […]