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Stephens County High School will celebrate 248 seniors, set to graduate on Friday, with Commencement Exercises. During the recent Stephens County Board of Education meeting, Stephens County High School Principal Scott Kersh announced the Class of 2019 Valedictorian and Salutatorian as Monique Gautreaux and Nikko Beady. Kersh says the Class of 2019 has the estimated potential to earn over $5-million […]

County officials are working towards nailing down a date to reopen the portion of West Currahee Street, formally Dicks Hill Parkway, that has been closed since December 2017. Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers says while the county waits on the arrival of the guardrail material, so that the contractor can install the guardrail, they have worked out an approved temporary […]

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley recently received recognition by Toccoa Falls College President Dr. Robert Myers. Shirley was presented the President’s Medallion Award, an accolade presented to an individual who displays selfless service to the kingdom of God, the community, and the College. During the 2019 Commencement Ceremony President Myers said he’s thankful for Shirley and the entire Sheriff’s Department […]

The Stephens County Board of Education is considering setting the property tax rate at 16.8 mills for Fiscal Year 2020, reflecting the same millage rate as FY2019. During its regular scheduled meeting, Tuesday, the BOE voted to approve a tentative budget. The tentative budget is just over $36.3 million – an increase of less than 2 percent over this year’s […]

The City of Toccoa will once again be in the spotlight when a promotional tour for a new Ken Burns documentary comes to town. Burns’ new documentary, “Country Music” will premier on PBS this fall, but before that, a promotional tour is planned at a number of locations around Georgia, and one of those stops, according to Main Street Event […]

The Hospital Authority of Habersham County and the Habersham County Commission voted Monday night to approve a letter of intent between Habersham Medical Center, Habersham County and Northeast Georgia Health System. According to a press release issued Monday night, both HMC and NGHS will evaluate and finalize a proposed five-year agreement designed to invest a total of $15 million in […]

The Class of 2019 will graduate Friday evening at the Stephens County High School Stadium. Commencement Exercises will be held on 8:00 pm in the Stephens County High School Stadium. Tickets are required. Gates will open at 6:30 pm. There will be no reserving of seats. The stadium will not be accessible the night before or the day of graduation […]

The Memorial Day holiday weekend is just a few days away, and both the City of Toccoa and County Commissioners have issued proclamations making this Safe Boating Week in Toccoa-Stephens County. Already visitors to Lake Hartwell are starting to arrive and looking forward to a long weekend of fun on the water. That’s why the Georgia Department of Natural Resources […]

City of Toccoa Commissioners have voted to pass the proposed Fiscal 2020 budget. At their regular meeting Monday evening, commissioners voted unanimously to pass the new budget. Toccoa’s FY2020 budget is just over $34.5 million – a 4% increase over this year’s budget. “I think it’s important to note that the majority of that increase is that we have budgeted for […]

The Stephens County Hospital Laboratory has been awarded accreditation from the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP’s Accreditation Programs. Dr. Edith Curry is the facility’s Director and was congratulated for the excellent services being provided. Stephens County Hospital Laboratory is one of more than […]