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Looking for a job? The Georgia Department of Labor is helping Nifco-KTW America Corporation, a local automotive manufacturing company, recruit 200 employees to work in Toccoa. By 2018, the company plans to expand to more than 400 employees. The recruitment is being held on Tuesday, April 25, from 1-5 p.m. at The Pointe Church’s Family Life Center located at 111 […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Golf Team held their Annual Indian Classic Saturday at the Links at Lake Toccoa with (20) three player teams having a great time. Winners included: 1st Place: Will Wright, Sid Beitzel & Chase Hulsey 2nd Place: Larry McFarlin, Billy Stovall & Chris Stowe 3rd Place: Brent Stovall, Marshall Nichols & Craig Beatty Closest to Pin # 2: […]
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The Stephens County Board of Education had a work session last Thursday to discuss the E-SPLOST priority list for 2018. Superintendent Bryan Dorsey made a formal announcement to the board that they need to get the priority list ready and decide what items will be on it. He mentioned a few things that had been considered in the past, including […]
Read moreThe 2017 Lake Hartwell Cleanup-Greenup Campaign is underway. Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Project and the Lake Hartwell Association are hosting the cleanup April 15-22. The cleanup is meant to act as a spring cleaning of the shoreline and islands. Dale Bowen, a natural resources specialist at Hartwell Lake said that the goal is to […]
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The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Post-Legislative Coffee tomorrow morning beginning at 8 a.m. in the Mitchell-Allen Room at the Stephens County and Currahee Military Museum. Those scheduled to speak about that learned during the recent legislative session include State Senator John Wilkinson, Representative Dan Gasaway, and Joel Katz-deputy Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator Doug […]
Read moreGeorgia Power is issuing a renewed warning of scam artists attempting to defraud both business and residential customers over the phone. Company officials say scam artists are calling customers posing as Georgia Power employees. They then threaten customers with disconnection unless they pay immediately by providing the scammer with their credit card information or purchase a pre-paid debit card and […]
Read moreANDREW HORNICK Superintendent Randall will be the keynote speaker at the Franklin Chamber Quarterly luncheon. Randall said he will address several topics. “Each year the Chamber of Commerce sponsors a quarterly luncheon that focuses on education in Franklin County so the school system. I’ll be talking about the school system achievement with our students,” said Randall. “We’ll also be talking […]
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Plans are underway at Main St. Toccoa for the first annual “Toast of Toccoa.” The event is coming up Saturday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Doyle St. downtown. Toccoa Community Development Specialist Christian Hamilton said this new event replaces the Taste of Toccoa event of past years. Hamilton said that unlike Taste of Toccoa, Toast of […]
Read moreCHARLES ROBERTSON, WLHR While the decision of where was answered two months ago for the Ty Cobb Statue, last night’s Royston City Council meeting answered the question of when. After some discussion in Tuesday night’s meeting of when to unveil the newly acquired Ty Cobb Statue that will be placed in front of the Royston Library, a date and time […]
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As a reminder, tomorrow, April 18 is the Federal Tax deadline. Those who haven’t applied for an extension, e-file or postmarked your individual tax returns, will need to do so by midnight tomorrow night. Usually on April 15, taxpayers have three extra days this year due to the 15th falling on a Saturday and today, the District of Columbia celebrates Emancipation […]
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