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The Stephens County Board of Education has moved the start of the 2020-2021 school year back one week to August 12th. Teachers will still report on July 29th. Each school’s website will post individual plans and protocols for opening. During the recent Stephens County Board of Education meeting, the board voted to set the date for students to return to […]

Beginning Wednesday, Stephens County Hospital is updating some of the policies for visitation in the hospital. Patients will be allowed 1 support person for: – Outpatient Surgery – Outpatient Infusions – ER Visits – Inpatient admissions (with the exception of patients being treated and testing positive for COVID-19) – End of life discussions – Labor and Delivery – All individuals […]

The Early voting period began on Monday in Toccoa-Stephens County. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober the first two days of early voting brought out 113 residents to cast an early ballot. She says early voting will run Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. until Friday, August 7, at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office, located inside […]

Main Street Toccoa has announced that it is the recipient of funding from the Georgia Council for the Arts. According to Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton, Main Street Toccoa has received Fiscal Year 2021 grant funding to fund Season Four of the regionally-renowned Night at the Ritz event series. He says this is the fourth year in a row that […]

Governor Brian P. Kemp and Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey are calling on all Georgians to implement “Four Things for Four Weeks” into their daily routines to flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19. “Today, I am encouraging all Georgians – from every corner of our great state – to do four things […]

The Stephens County Board of Education is reminding parents who have yet to complete the reopening survey that the deadline to submit the survey is today at 12:00 noon. During the Board of Education meeting last week, School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham announced that in order for the school system to better prepare for reopening schools it is critical that […]

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 Tribute. Tribute is a Southern Rock, Allman Brothers tribute band out of Atlanta, Georgia. Crosby says Main Street Toccoa is expecting another successful concert. She adds […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Plans are for the Lavonia Chick-Fil-A to reopen this week. That’s according to a spokesperson from Chick-fil-A corporate. The store closed Wednesday after at least one employee tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement released by the Corporate office in Atlanta late Wednesday, the Company confirmed the store had closed to clean and disinfect. “Our highest […]

Ninth District Opportunity wants to remind you that they are accepting pre-applications online for Stephens County Head Start and Pre-K. Head Start pre-school programs primarily serve 3 and 4 year old children, and the program offers services that include; Child Development, Family Development, and healthy meals. The Head Start program wants to remind listeners that the program prepares vulnerable young […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 403 cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County. To date, Stephens County has had six deaths due to complications from COVID-19. The latest report was released Monday. The Department of Public Health is reporting that Habersham County has 855 positive cases of the virus and 41 fatalities due to complications from the virus. […]