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The Stephens County Board of Commissioners entered into an agreement with Quick Technologies for Information Technology Services. According to County Administrator the agreement will expire June 30, 2024. She says the county recommends Quick Technologies after having worked with this company for several years. “This is the current vendor that we have now, and this will be a three-year contract; […]

Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that 301,874 COVID-19 tests have been completed and reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH). As the state continues to ramp up testing, the number of positive cases will continue to rise; however, with more than 300,000 tests reported to the state, the percent of positive cases in Georgia continues to decrease. […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 94 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. To date, Stephens County has had 1 death due to complications from COVID-19. Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 402 positive cases of the virus and 15 fatalities due to complications from the virus. Locally, at […]

The Salvation Army Service Center has announced its plans to re-open its Family Store, located at 692 Big A Road. According to Salvation Army-Toccoa Service Center Director Rebecca Dixon, the Family Store will re-open on Monday, May 18 with a reduced schedule of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. each day. Dixon says customers are advised […]

A 15-year-old teen is still missing after running away from her home on Bend N. Hickory Road on Monday, May 4. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, the Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to locate the missing juvenile. Missingkids.org posted a flyer of the missing teen, identified as 15-year-old Graci Parks. […]

Main Street Toccoa has started disbursing funds for its Bridge-the-Gap Grant program. Thus far, 22 businesses in the downtown district have received a total of $5,500 in grant funds to be used for paying mortgage, rent, or utility payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Main Street Toccoa Manager Christian Hamilton, the Bridge-the-Gap grant fund was authorized by the […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 94 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. To date, Stephens County has had 1 death due to complications from COVID-19. Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 398 positive cases of the virus and 15 fatalities due to complications from the virus. Locally, at […]

The Stephens County School System Nutrition Department will continue providing daily meals at no cost for children age 18 and under through the month of June. According to School Nutrition Director Kim Caudell, they will operate the drive-by meal pick-up at Stephens County Middle School, where children will receive a grab-and-go lunch with a breakfast included for the following morning. […]

Stephens County and the City of Toccoa Public Safety Divisions will be holding another Public Safety Parade this weekend, to reach additional neighborhoods that were passed up during last weekend’s parade. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, the parade will be held on Saturday, May 16, beginning at 10 a.m. Shirley says the Public Safety Parade is a way […]

Stephens County Hospital is discontinuing its drive-up testing site for COVID-19. According to Stephens County Hospital Chief Executive Officer Mike Hester, this is largely due to the declining number of people coming through the testing site. He says if you had previously planned on using this testing site, you should contact WorkWell Occupational Medicine and Immediate Care Clinic by calling […]