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Next Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, marks the grand finale of the Open Mic Monday held at the Historic Ritz Theatre at the Schafer Center in downtown Toccoa. The event starts promptly at 7 p.m. and admission is free. What started last September has received quite the attention from the public. Each month, performers came out and competed with a variety […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College recently announced Stacie Bohannon, Medical Assisting Instructor and Health Sciences Department Chair, as the 2018 Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction winner. The Rick Perkins Award honors the Technical College System of Georgia’s most outstanding instructors. The award is designed to recognize technical college instructors who make significant contributions to technical education through innovation […]
Read moreAt Tuesday night’s meeting of the Royston Mayor and Council, Juanita Sullivan, owner of Winnie J’s Boutique, located at 30 Hartwell Highway, addressed council members in reference to parking issues in the downtown area. According to Sullivan, she has had customers call to tell her they would have to come back later because there was no place to park. Sullivan […]
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Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley recently released details of an arrest of an Eastanolle man for multiple drug charges. According to Shirley, Investigators with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office had been conducting an investigation into reports regarding a marijuana grow house on Dubignion Drive in Toccoa. Through the investigation deputies learned that the resident, Jason Bradley Hughes, was on active […]
Read moreAn announcement by the Georgia Department of Economic Development on Thursday brought good news for Rabun County and Northeast Georgia. ELK Group International, a premiere designer and importer of indoor and outdoor furniture, residential and commercial lighting fixtures and home décor, will create about 100 jobs in a new Rabun Gap distribution center, according to the announcement from GDEcD. GDEcD […]
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There have been at least four deaths in Georgia attributed to the flu so far this season, with more than 300 people hospitalized because of it. In confirming the four deaths, the Georgia Department of Public Health says that number is expected to increase as the widespread outbreak continues. Georgia is one of 49 states where flu cases are described by the […]
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The Toccoa City Hall will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Routes for garbage and recyclables scheduled to be picked up on Monday, Jan. 15 will be picked up on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Commercial garbage will be picked up as usual, but yard waste and other items will not be picked up. The Toccoa Police and […]
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The Stephens County Commission starts off a new year. Tuesday, county commissioners held their first meeting of 2018. During the meeting, the commission selected a new Chair and Vice-Chair from among the commissioners to serve for the year ahead. Unanimously chosen to serve as Stephens County Commission Chair for 2018 was Michelle Ivester. Ivester said she is honored to take […]
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Activities for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. continue into this weekend, with the Senior Citizens Reflections slated to begin Saturday, at 3:00 p.m. held at Deercourt C.M.E. Church. Other activities include the annual Musical Extravaganza, on Sunday, Jan. 14, beginning at 5 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church. Activities conclude with the annual Interfaith Service and March for Peace in Toccoa […]
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By Rob Moore, AccessWDUN Lavonia Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a while male who robbed Northeast Georgia Bank on Thursday. According to Lavonia Police Department, at approximately 6:11 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, an armed robbery occurred at the Northeast Georgia Bank inside Dill’s Food City within the city of Lavonia. The male involved was wearing […]
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