Author: MJ Kneiser

Singers and performers from around Northeast Georgia are encouraged to sign up to compete in the third season of the Ritz Theatre’s Open Mic Night in Toccoa. The competition will begin on Monday, September 16 at 7pm and continue on the third Monday of each month through December, culminating in a Winners’ Showcase in January. Ritz Theatre manager Tami Mayhew […]

Squirrel hunting season is underway and dove season kicks off this Saturday, September 7. Both are typically a time when young people get their first experience with hunting game. According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division, unlike some big game hunts, the pursuit of squirrels and doves often involves more action for energetic youth, providing a […]

U.S. Representative Doug Collins, along with four other U.S, Representatives from Georgia and two more from the Carolinas are demanding a more thorough explanation on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to raise dock and facility permits. On June 6, 2019, the Corps announced the implementation of a revised real estate administrative fee schedule for dock and land-based facility […]

If you need a job you might consider working in the 2020 U.S. Census. A job fair was held last month in Toccoa for residents of Stephens, Franklin, and Hart counties, and another job fair is coming up Friday,  September 13 from 10a to 1p at the Ninth District office on Queen St. in Toccoa. The 2020 Census begins April […]

The Lake House Tavern in Lavonia lies in ruins after a fire destroyed the restaurant Saturday. David Rudolph lives directly across from the restaurant on Rock Springs Road. He told  WLHR News he was playing golf when Saturday morning his wife called him about 9:30a to say the popular eatery was on fire. “She said it looked like it started […]