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The recount for the State Senate District 50 runoff is still yet to be scheduled in Stephens County. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober, the board of electors has yet to be notified when the recount will need to take place. However, this didn’t stop Republican Candidate Bo Hatchett, who initially won the election by just 37 votes, from […]

Rep. Doug Collins announced Monday that Scotts Miracle-Gro Company in coordination with the Georgia Urban Ag Council has donated over 10,000 face shields to five hospitals across Northeast Georgia. These face shields he said Monday will help protect health care workers fighting on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last several weeks, Collins has worked hand-in-hand with Scotts […]

Main Street Toccoa will host another installment of the Ida Cox Summer Music Series this weekend in Toccoa-Stephens County. Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby says this week’s concert will feature headlining act Packway Handle. Packway Handle is a Bluegrass band based out of Athens, Georgia. Crosby adds that Main Street Toccoa will continue to encourage social distancing to […]

Following the August 11 Primary Runoff election, voters in Northeast Georgia continue to wait for a definitive answer in the 50th District State Senate runoff. According to the Secretary of State’s website, Republican candidate Bo Hatchett who was leading by 34 votes after election night, was able to pick up six more votes after provisional ballots were added to the […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a Toccoa resident after Sheriff’s Deputies uncovered illegal drugs during a traffic stop. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on July 31, a Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Canine Unit performed a traffic stop on a vehicle at the intersection of Georgia Highway 17 and Hayes-Wilbanks Road. Upon speaking to the driver, later […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting another death in Stephens County due to complications of Covid-19 bringing the total to 18. DPH is now reporting that there has been a total of 700 total positive cases of Covid-19 in Stephens County. The latest report was released Monday afternoon. DPH is still reporting 52 deaths in Habersham County and […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting the 17th death in Stephens County due to complications of Covid-19. DPH is now reporting a total of 696 positive cases of Covid-19 in Stephens County. This marks an increase of 20 positive Covid-19 cases in Stephens County since Friday. The latest report was released Sunday afternoon. DPH is now reporting 52 […]

The Downtown Development Authority has decided to cancel this year’s Harvest Festival. During the recent DDA meeting, the authority discussed three options for the Harvest Festival prior to deciding to cancel the event. Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby presented three options for the festival. She says the first option would limit the festival to just one day instead […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office makes an arrest after performing traffic stop on vehicle. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on July 31, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Canine Unit conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Hwy 123 near Fernside Drive. Upon making contact with the driver, Sheriff’s Corporal Michael Vice was granted consent to search the […]

Friday’s report from the Georgia Department of Public Health has Stephens County with a total of 679 positive cases of Covid-19 and 14 deaths due to complications of the virus. Locally, Stephens County Hospital and its facilities have tested 4,360 individuals for the virus. Of those, 857 tests have come back positive with 679 patients receiving positive results, 3,478 received […]