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Stephens County authorities are searching for a suspect involved in a snatch and grab Monday in Toccoa. It happened Monday afternoon at a used car dealership on Big A Road in Toccoa. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley tells WLHR News initial reports by dispatchers were that it was an armed robbery. “Upon arrival deputies learned that the suspect was last […]

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has developed a new program for m anagement of deer on private lands. It’s called the Deer Management Assistance Program or D-MAP. Charlie Kilmaster is the State Deer Biologist for the State of Georgia. He says the primary function of the new program is to provide deer management guidance for private land owners. “The […]

Calling all singers. Savannah River Productions is looking for people to be part of the Celebration Choir for their second annual Celtic Christmas Concert at the Swails Center Auditorium at Emmanuel College. The concert is coming up December 13 and 14. Choir members will perform five songs as part of the concert, which also includes several other Celtic groups and […]

With the early arrival of frigid temperatures in North Georgia, Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is warning consumers to be careful using fireplaces, space heaters and kerosene heaters as ways to keep warm. According to the National Fire Protection Association, heating equipment is the second-leading cause of U.S. residential fires and the third-leading cause of residential […]

A Representative from the U.S. Census is in our area encouraging people to stand up and be counted next spring. Jesse Clayton spoke recently to members of the Lavonia City Council about the importance of participating in the U.S. Census. The Census begins, officially, in April of next year, but a lot work is already going on across counties in […]