Author: Chad Dorsett

Volunteers helped count pollinators at the Native Pollinator Garden outside the Tocca-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce on Friday, August 21, as part of the Great Southeast Pollinator Census. Stephens County Extension Coordinator and Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent Sidney Gay gives details. “So, our pollinator count and celebration turned out fantastic. It was part of the Great Southeast Pollinator Census, […]

By the Stephens County School System  The Stephens County School System is so proud of the Academic growth it is seeing!

By the Stephens County School System A good school day starts with a good night’s sleep!

By the University of Toccoa Falls (UTF) This week, the University of Toccoa Falls welcomed an incoming class of 275 on-campus students representing 17 states and five countries. The Class of 2030 represents approximately 8% growth in incoming on-campus enrollment. The 2026 incoming class is the largest total incoming class since 2007 and includes more true freshmen than any incoming […]

On August 20, 1976, Aaron Wilkinson began servicing Stephens County Hospital as a paramedic. Thursday was his 50th work anniversary. He was honored during the day by hospital staff and again during the Stephens County Hospital Authority board meeting. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Van Loskoski announced that Wilkinson is the longest tenured employee in the history of the hospital. “I […]

Stephens County Hospital has received a $2 million state grant to purchase a surgical robot. Chief Executive Officer Van Loskoski made the announcement during the Stephens County Hospital Authority board meeting on Thursday, August 20. “I have some very exciting news. In a grant that we have received in the amount of $2 million that is going to allow us […]

By Corporal Jimmy Watt, Public Information Officer for the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office charged two Westminster men this week in an ongoing Armed Robbery investigation. 60-year-old Kevin Wayne Maler and 44-year-old Joe Navarro, III were served arrest warrants this week charging them with one count each of Armed Robbery while Armed with […]

By the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office At 6:10 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to do a welfare check/possible death call on Adeline Court in Carnesville. Responding Sheriff’s Office personnel discovered that the scene was that of an unattended death, and out of an abundance of caution, called the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in to […]