Nifco, Georgia, NGTC Sign QuickStart Agreement

State officials are putting a plan in place to train people for work at the new Nifco KTW plant in Stephens County. On Wednesday, state and local officials joined company representatives to officially sign a QuickStart training agreement for the plant in the Hayestone-Brady Business Park along Highway 17. QuickStart is a Georgia economic development program that provides customized workforce […]

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Funeral Set for Teen Killed in Wreck

Funeral services are set for a Stephens County teen killed in a car accident last week. 18-year-old Dustin Michael Hill of Toccoa will be laid to rest on Saturday afternoon. Hill died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident last Thursday in the Martin area. The accident occurred at about 2:50 a.m. on Combs Avenue in Martin. According to the […]

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SCHS Wrestling Regular Season Ends

The Stephens County High School wrestling team wraps up the regular season. Tuesday, the Indian wrestlers picked up two dual meet wins to finish the regular season with a 15-5 record. Stephens County began by defeating Rabun Gap 56-21. Then, the Indians honored five seniors. They are Brooks McLaughlin, Cole Simmons, Jay Stowe, Corey Kindel, and Cooper Long. In the […]

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Toccoa Holding Main Street Awards Today

The Toccoa Main Street Program will hold its annual Main Street Awards Reception today. The reception will be held at the Schaefer Center on Doyle Street beginning at 5 p.m. with refreshments. The Volunteer Recognition Ceremony and Awards Program itself will then start at 5:30 p.m. During the program, the Downtown Development Authority will review 2016 downtown revitalization efforts. Also, […]

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Martin Looking Forward to 2017

Stephens County Development Authority Executive Director Tim Martin said that he is looking forward to the year ahead. Martin delivered his semi-annual report to Stephens County Commissioners on Tuesday. In that report, Martin called 2016 a “strongish” year. He said while it was not fantastic, it was not bad, as the county added almost 300 jobs. Martin went on to […]

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Stephens Co. Commission Extends Billboard Moratorium

Stephens County Commissioners vote to keep up a moratorium on signage and billboards within unincorporated parts of Stephens County for another 90 days. Commissioners passed the moratorium extension by a unanimous vote on Tuesday. The county commission first passed a moratorium in February that applied only to the Georgia Highway 17 corridor in the unincorporated parts of the county as […]

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Local Suit Heads To Ga. Supreme Court

The Georgia Supreme Court hears a case involving a Toccoa nursing home. Oral arguments in the case of United Health Services of Georgia, Inc. et al. v. Norton et al. were heard Tuesday morning at the Georgia Supreme Court. According to information provided by the court, PruittHealth, Inc. is appealing a Georgia Court of Appeals decision allowing a man’s wrongful […]

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NGTC Announces 2017 GOAL Winner

Gina Sneed of Blue Ridge, Ga., was named North Georgia Technical College’s 2017 Georgia Occupational Award for Leadership (GOAL) student at a recent Habersham Rotary meeting. Nominated by her instructor Deborah Shelton, Sneed is a nursing student at the Blairsville NGTC campus. GOAL candidates are nominated by an instructor and must maintain a least a 3.0 GPA and demonstrate strong […]

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