Category: News

Lavonia City Councilman Harold Harbin has been elected as the 2nd Vice President for District Two of the Georgia Municipal Association. The election came at GMA’s statewide convention in last month. Harbin will be on the board of District #2 which is comprised of 13 Counties; Rabun, Towns, Union, Habersham, White, Lumpkin, Stephens, Banks, Hall, Franklin, Hart, Dawson, Forsyth. “This […]

Another honor for the City of Lavonia comes from the National Association of Development Organizations. Two members of the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission have been recognized for their work in renovating and restoring the Lavonia Train Depot. Heather Feldman and Danny Lewis will be presented with the NADO Innovation Award for 2013 at the organization’s annual conference next month in […]

The next hearing date in the ongoing civil suit against a Toccoa bio-fuel company is scheduled for August. Wilbros LLC is being sued by a number of groups, including the City of Toccoa, Stephens County, Stephens County School System, and a non-profit citizens’ group . The suit is seeking damages because of noxious odors coming from the plant located in […]

In Rabun County, six people have been indicted in connection to the abuse of a disabled adult earlier this year. On July 10th, Jesse Terrell Shedd was indicted by a Grand Jury on the charges of Aggravated Assault, Battery, and Abuse of a Disable Person. Detective Gerald Johnson with the Rabun County Sheriff’s office said their investigation led them to […]

By David Stephens, WSGC Radio, Elberton Starting this month, Georgia residents who have a boat registered with the state can fish on the birthday and for two days after as part of their boat registration fee. Georgia DNR Marketing Manager Jennifer Hancock says the offer works the same as a three day hunting/fishing license. “Every registered boater in the state […]