Markham and Bullard Named December “Spirit of Stephens” Award Winners

During the December 13, 2023, Stephens County Board of Education meeting, Claudia Markham and Jodi Bullard were named the December “Spirit of Stephens” award winners.  Markham serves as a teacher at Toccoa Elementary School, and Bullard is a paraprofessional at Liberty Elementary School. Each month during the school year, the Stephens County School System honors employees with this award. Nominations […]

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News briefs for Tuesday

The final movie in the Christmas Movie Series at the Historic Ritz Theatre will be Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, with showings at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. this Thursday, Dec. 21. Tickets and concessions are $1 each. Tickets are sold at the box office, one hour before show times. For more information, contact Tami Mayhugh at 706-244-0039 or […]

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SCH Named #2 Small Hospital in Georgia

Georgia Trend Magazine has ranked Stephens County Hospital as one of the top small hospitals in the state, only ranking behind one other hospital in the state. In the publication’s 2023 Top Hospitals report, released on Nov. 30,  twenty one hospitals statewide were placed in the Small Hospitals category, and Stephens County was ranked second, behind only Piedmont Mountainside Hospital […]

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Students Named to NGTC President’s List and Honor Roll for Fall Semester 2023

North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) recently announced students named to the President’s List and Honor Roll for fall semester 2023. The President’s List recognizes full-time students with a 4.0 GPA. The Honor Roll recognizes full-time students with a 3.5 GPA. Full-time students are those taking at least 12 credit hours with no developmental courses.     Students named to the […]

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Toccoa Educator Awarded Conservation Teacher of Year Grant

A Toccoa teacher’s proposal to design and install a native pollinator garden earned her school a $1,000 grant from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.  Jina Harris, a third-grade teacher at The Learning Tree Academy’s Outdoor Learning School, has received DNR’s 2023-24 Conservation Teacher of the Year grant.  The annual award is presented to a kindergarten through fifth-grade public or […]

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Georgians Warned of Christmas Decoration Fire Hazards

This time of year, many people are decorating for Christmas inside and out, but Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John  King is urging Georgians to exercise caution with Christmas decorations. Data from the National Fire Prevention Association shows that between 2017-2021, US fire departments responded to an average of 150 home fires that started with Christmas trees per year. […]

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Georgia DNR seeking persons of interest in Fish Hatchery damage

The Law Enforcement Division of the Georgia Department of Natural (DNR) Resources is asking for help from citizens in identifying the individuals in these photos for questioning about suspected criminal damage at the Burton Fish Hatchery in Clarkesville. The damage occurred on October 14 this year. Anyone with information regarding the identities of any of these  individuals, call DNR Law […]

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Mayor Austin gives 2023 year-end report

During The Toccoa City Commission meeting earlier this week, departing commissioner and mayor David Austin delivered the city’s annual report, highlighting Toccoa’s accomplishments over the past 12 months.  Austin did not run for re-election to his commission seat in the recent elections, and Monday was his last meeting on the commission after more than 24 years of service. 

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