Author: Chad Dorsett

Stephens County Hospital poerSstdonl90m8gg1c2l4m1388h8ccu6u4fhtf611661u4fg9itt67c0c5l  ·  Stay in the Know with Stephens County Hospital! We’re excited to launch our new hospital newsletter, bringing you the latest updates, health tips, community news, and more—right to your inbox! Want to subscribe? It’s easy! Just send an email to [email protected] Be sure to include “subscribe” in the subject line Don’t miss out—join our community of […]

Georgia DOT – Northeast is with Franklin County – Georgia EMS and  Heads up, Franklin County drivers! Starting June 2, GDOT maintenance crews will begin 24-hour single lane closures on SR 17 southbound at milepost 16 to repair the bridge approach slab over Jones Street. Expect delays and please use caution while traveling through the work zone. Crews will begin by setting barrier […]

After 25 years serving as General Manager of the Pak-Pro plant in Toccoa, Cathy Howard is retiring. On Thursday, May 29, the plant held a retirement party for Howard. Tom McDonough, Partner and Past President of Pak-Pro in Toccoa, said Cathy Howard will be missed. Plant Manager Jeff Pitts says she has been a great leader. After three years of […]

By Amy Hulsey, Vice President of Institutional Advancement & Marketing at NGTC and Executive Director of NGTC Foundation The Blairsville campus of North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, May 28, for a new Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Range. The new CDL Range was made possible by $4.7 million from the state budget which will provide […]

US National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC  ortdpesnSo321m549fgutl371651c6mmca81hm0m3676i82861fmg33ghiuc  ·  Light to moderate rain is moving in from the SW and is expected to move across the area this morning and into the early afternoon.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Northeast Georgia, Piedmont North Carolina, Western North Carolina, and Upstate South Carolina for Thursday, May 29, 2025. Scattered thunderstorms are expected across the area this afternoon and evening. A few of these storms may become severe and produce damaging wind gusts and large hail. There is a higher probability […]

Toccoa Falls College (TFC) is proud to announce that Sara Hijazeen, a student in the Global Ministries Department, has been selected as the first-ever Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP) scholarship recipient from TFC for the 2025–26 academic year. Originally from Jordan, Sara is the first Jordanian student in 50 years to earn this prestigious scholarship and the first to represent […]

Stephens County Elections Supervisor Isaac Overstreet reports that the Georgia Secretary of State announced that Daniel Blackman has been disqualified from seeking nomination for the office of Public Service Commissioner District 3.  A message now posted at polling locations reads: Notice is hereby given that Daniel Blackman, Democratic candidate for Public Service Commissioner District 3, has been disqualified from seeking […]