Town Hall Political Forum – Introduction comments

At the October 2 Toccoa-Stephens County/WNEG Town Hall Political Forum, each of the six candidates for seats on the Toccoa City Commission were given an opportunity to make an opening statement prior to answering the forum questions. Below are each candidates opening statements. POST 2 (Currently held by Mayor David Austin, who is not running for reelection) Billy Chism Ron […]

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Mt Zion News RCUT Traffic Pattern announced

In the coming days, Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) and contractor Vertical Earth LLC will begin putting up signage for the upcoming construction of a Restricted U-turn or RCUT on SR 365 at Mount Zion Road The entrance and exit at Mount Zion Road will become right in and right out. Left turns from Mount Zion Road onto SR […]

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Chamber welcomes SureWinTech as new member

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce recently joined with community members to welcome one of its newest members, SureWinTech, with a ceremony held at the Chamber offices and Visitor’s Center. Surewintech computer repair service provides on-site and remote computer support and is owned by Sherwin and Janelle Finch. At the event, which was livestreamed on the Visit Toccoa Facebook Page, […]

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23rd Annual Currahee Military Weekend kicks off Thursday with showings of The Girl Who Wore Freedom documentary

This coming weekend marks the 23rd anniversary of a paratrooper reunion that grew to a community event that draws visitors from across the country and throughout the world each year. The event started in 2001 as a reunion for the men who trained at Camp Toccoa during World War II, and now, the four-day Currahee Military Weekend celebrates and honors […]

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Chamber/WNEG Town Hall Political Forum held last night

Last night, six candidates for seats on the Toccoa City Commission participated in the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce/WNEG Town Hall Political Forum. Stephens County Development Authority Director Brittany Ivey served as moderator. Appearing one-at-a-time before an audience of approximately 70 people at the Historic Ritz Theatre, the candidates gave a brief introduction, and then answered a set of eight […]

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Habersham detention officer fired, arrested, for policy violations

Alexander Wade Hardaway, 30, of Alto, has been terminated from his position as a Habersham County Detention Officer and is under investigation by the Habersham County Sheriff’s OFfice and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. According to a statement released yesterday by the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office Hardaway’s employment was terminated on Friday, Sept. 29, for alleged misconduct, and was taken […]

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Next BOC meeting canceled

The October 10 regularly-scheduled meeting of the Stephens County Board of Commissioners has been canceled, as a full quorum of the board was not available to meet that day.  The next scheduled meeting of the Board will be on October 24 at 6 p.m. at the Historic Courthouse in Toccoa.   

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Elections office makes improvements in voting accessability, and announces Logic and Accuracy Testing

Citizens who drove by the Historic Courthouse in Toccoa last month may have noticed work trucks and construction activity at the home of the Stephens County Election offices. By last week, all three approaches to the entrance facing West Tugaloo Street were handicap-accessible ramps. Previously, only one ramp accessed the building’s doorway, while the other two sidewalks terminated in steps […]

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