Funeral service for NGTC President Mark Ivester will be today

Funeral services for Mark Ivester, President of North Georgia Technical College, will take place this morning and will be live-streamed on Facebook. Ivester lost his month-long battle with COVID-19 Saturday at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Due to the pandemic, the family will have a private funeral service today at 11 0’clock at the Toccoa First Baptist Church with the Reverend […]

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All students at SCHS will get free lunch, breakfast until December 31, 2020

Stephens County School System’s Nutrition Director Kim Caudell has announced that Stephens County High School has started serving free breakfast and lunch to all students. She says the United States Department of Agriculture has provided emergency funding for schools to provide free breakfast and lunch until December 31, 2020, or until the emergency funds are depleted. Caudell explains that this […]

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SCBOE to consider approving Opioid Affected Youth Initiative Grant at next meeting

The Stephens County Board of Education met Thursday for its scheduled work session to discuss an Opioid Affected Youth Initiative Grant. According to Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham the Stephens County School System is partnering with Family Connections, Stephens County Juvenile Justice Department, Social Empowerment, and HOPE for a Drug Free Stephens to develop a local, data-driven coordinated […]

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Addison appointed to serve as Legislative Leadership Voting Delegate for 2020 Conference

Stephens County Commissioner James Addison has been appointed to serve as the Legislative Leadership Voting Delegate for the 2020 Conference. During the recent Stephens County Board of Commissioners meeting Addison was appointed to this role. Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers presented the item, with Stephens County Chairman Dennis Bell recommending Addison for the appointment. Commissioner Dean Scarborough made a motion […]

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Vidalia man in custody after Stephens County juvenile goes missing

A Vidalia man is in custody after a Stephens County juvenile went missing Thursday. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley on Thursday, September 10, around 9:43 a.m. deputies with his office responded to call for service regarding a runaway juvenile. Upon arrival, deputies met with the parents of a 16-year-old juvenile who was reported missing that morning. Shirley says […]

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TCC will meet today for regular scheduled meeting

The Toccoa City Commission will meet today for its regular scheduled meeting. The meeting will be conducted through teleconference; anyone wishing to attend the meeting can call in at 706-898-5160. After calling in you’ll be prompted to input the code 790453. Up for discussion is a consideration of Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) funding for the Eastanollee Wastewater Plant upgrades. […]

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