The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Stephens County Hospital employees will see an increase early next year in their pay. Monday, the Hospital Authority unanimously approved a pay increase plan for the hospital to take effect in this current fiscal year, which started for the hospital back on October 1. Hospital Administrator Ed Gambrell says that the budget for this just started fiscal year started with […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Hospital Authority approves its officers for the next 12 months. Monday, the Hospital Authority voted unanimously to keep the same slate of officers for the year ahead as it has had for the past year. That means Mark Wilkinson will again serve as Chairman of the Hospital Authority, while Dr. Robert Slate will serve as the Authority’s […]
Read moreLaw enforcement is remembering a long-time Toccoa police officer. Curtis Scott passed away on Saturday. Scott worked for the Toccoa Police Department for more than 40 years. He started as a part-time patrol officer in October 1967, before he was hired as a full-time officer in March 1971. Scott then remained with the Toccoa Police Department until his retirement in […]
Read moreToccoa Fire Chief Tommy Ayers said nobody was hurt in a weekend structure fire. He said that crews from the Toccoa Fire Department responded to a house on the 500 block of South Broad Street at about 12:05 a.m. Sunday in reference to a structure fire. Ayers said that the home that caught fire was vacant, but suffered heavy fire […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Board of Education is scheduled to meet later today. This is the Board of Education’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting for October. Today’s scheduled Board of Education meeting is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Tugaloo Building of the Stephens County School System Administrative Offices on Mize Road. The Stephens County Board of Education meeting is […]
Read moreWork to repair a Hart County highway is on pace to wrap up this week. The Georgia Department of Transportation said that it expects to finish repairs on the State Route 51 sinkhole this Friday, if the weather continues to cooperate. Repairs were delayed in recent weeks because of rain. However, Georgia DOT District Engineer Brent Cook said that work […]
Read moreThe Toccoa Falls College women’s soccer team will host a regional rival tonight in a big game. Last week, the Screaming Eagle women traveled to Berea College in Kentucky and earned a 5-1 win over the NCAA Division III school. Lizz Rice scored twice for TFC, while Naomi Horton, JJ Lee, and Sydney Van Horn all scored one goal each […]
Read moreLocal residents gather to again march for babies. The annual Stephens-Franklin County March for Babies to benefit the March of Dimes took place Saturday at Tugaloo State Park in Franklin County. Volunteers and participants from both counties gathered to walk to raise awareness for the March of Dimes and celebrate the completion of another fundraising campaign. They did so under […]
Read moreA big offensive night keeps the Indians unbeaten in Region 8-AAAA. Stephens County led 41-0 early in the third quarter, but had to withstand a strong second half from Chestatee before beating the War Eagles 55-27 Friday night in Hall County. Indians’ Head Coach Frank Barden said he is proud of the team for picking up another region win. “It […]
Read moreA mobile unit designed to help people with their job searches will be in Stephens County today. The Georgia Mountains Regional Commission Workforce Development Career Coach will visit the Toccoa-Stephens County Library today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The library is located on West Savannah Street in Toccoa. Workforce Development Trainer Micah Thomas said that the mobile unit is […]
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