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Heading into the Labor Day weekend, the Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting another death in Stephens County due to complications of Covid-19. That brings the total to 28 in Stephens County. Friday’s report shows Stephens County now with 882 total positive cases of Covid-19. In neighboring counties, DPH is now reporting 65 deaths in Habersham County, and 1,390 […]

On Thursday, September 3rd the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office simultaneously executed 4 search warrants at local convenience stores in Toccoa. The execution of these warrants were part of an investigation into commercial gambling activity at these businesses. According to the Stephens County Sheriff’s office, for many months this illegal operation had been an ongoing problem generating other criminal activity on […]

    According to the Georgia State Patrol, long time law enforcement officer with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Stanley Elrod was killed Thursday night about 7:40pm when he was struck by a car while training in Danielsville. Troopers say a maroon 2008 Chevy Cobalt was traveling north on Hunt Road, failed to maintain its lane and struck the […]

The 2020 High School football season kicks off tonight amid challenges related to Covid-19. The Stephens County Indians are on the road at White County and will play their home opener next week when they host North Hall. We asked Stephens County School System Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham how the schools are preparing. “The GHSA has come out with some […]

With some states seeing an increase in alcohol-related crashes and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia is looking to get drunk and drugged drivers off the road during the Labor Day holiday weekend.  Law enforcement from Georgia, Alabama, the Carolinas, Florida and Tennessee held the 29th annual “Hands Across the Border” DUI enforcement and awareness campaign. Sponsored in Georgia by […]

On Tuesday, a White County resident Billy Rider, 44, was charged with six counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children (Possession of Child Pornography) by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit. An investigation into Rider’s internet activity by the GBI’s Unit began after a report was received from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children […]

The Thursday Covid-19 report from the Georgia Department of Public Health showed just a slight rise in cases in this area of Northeast Georgia for the 2nd straight day. The latest Georgia Department of Public Health report shows Stephens County now with 875 total positive cases of Covid-19 and 27 deaths. In neighboring counties, DPH is now reporting 64 deaths […]

Stephens County Schools will be closed for students on Thursday, September 10th, and Friday, September 11th. The 20-day flexibility period for students to decide to be in school or virtual learning is scheduled to end on September 9th. Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham says the non-scheduled off days for students were put in place for teachers and staff […]

The City of Toccoa has announced the Labor Day schedule. Toccoa City Hall will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday. Routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up on Monday, September 7th will be picked up on Tuesday, September 8th. Commercial garbage will be picked up as usual, but yard waste and other items will […]

Hunting season gets underway officially this weekend in Georgia and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has opened areas on both sides of Hartwell Lake for the 2020-2021 Georgia and South Carolina hunting seasons. Four areas in Georgia and nine areas in South Carolina will be open for hunting under hunting laws and regulations established by each state. On the […]