The Stephens County School System recognizes its teachers of the year. The school system held its annual “Teacher of the Year” luncheon at the Gate Cottage on the campus of Toccoa Falls College on Monday. The banquet gives the school system a chance to honor each of the six school-level Teachers of the Year...
Toccoa City Commissioners open a number of bids during their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. First, commissioners received two bids for the replacement of natural gas facilities for the Highway 17 widening project from Scott Road to Memorial Drive. This is the northern end of the project. A bid from Harrison Gas Systems of...
Toccoa City Commissioners will hold a regularly scheduled meeting later today. The city commission will meet at 5 p.m. today at Toccoa City Hall. During the meeting, the city is expected to open bids for the replacement of natural gas facilities for the Highway 17 widening project from Scott Road to Memorial Drive. This...
Stephens County Middle School is reporting continued improvement on the 8th Grade Writing assessment. According to numbers released by the Stephens County School System, 90.7 percent of 8th graders met or exceeded standards on the annual writing assessment. That is up from 88 percent in 2012. In 2011, that figure was 89 percent and...
The Stephens County School System receives an honorable mention award from the state of Georgia for its efforts in energy efficiency. The state named the Stephens County School System as the Honorable Mention Small District for the state’s Green Ribbon School District program. Stephens County is one of two districts to receive honorable mention....
The next time you go on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Web site, you may see some improvements. The Corps recently announced a nationwide upgrade to all of its regional Web sites in order to make them more user friendly. Russ Wicke is the Corporate Communications Officer for the Savannah District. He said...
The Lake Hartwell Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open a number of campgrounds next Monday, April 1. According to an announcement from the Corps of Engineers, Watsadler Campground in Hart County, Twin Lakes Campground in Pickens County, South Carolina, and Springfield Campground in Anderson County, South Carolina will all open...
The Lake Hartwell Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open a number of campgrounds next Monday, April 1. According to an announcement from the Corps of Engineers, Watsadler Campground in Hart County, Twin Lakes Campground in Pickens County, South Carolina, and Springfield Campground in Anderson County, South Carolina will all open...
The Georgia Department of Transportation is announcing roadwork plans for this week in Stephens County and around northeast Georgia. According to the DOT, a crew will repair and restore ditches alongside State Route 145 in Stephens County. Meanwhile in Habersham County, the DOT says a crew will add rubberized asphalt to U.S. Highway 441,...
The Stephens County School System is starting down the road towards becoming a charter system. Thursday, the school system held a community meeting on the topic at its administrative offices on Mize Road. Teachers, school administrators, parents, and businesspeople gathered to hear about what a charter system is and the process for becoming a...
