Author: Ethan Jordan

The monthly meeting of the Board of Elections and Registration for Stephens County will be held on Tuesday, April 5. The meeting will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. inside the Historic Stephens County Courthouse. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. For questions regarding the meeting, contact Stephens County Interim Election Supervisor Nora Waters by calling 706-886-8954.

State Route 145 at Liberty Hill Road in Toccoa is closed due to an emergency repair. According to the Department of Transportation, the portion of State Route 145/Liberty Hill Road will be closed today to repair damaged railroad on the Hartwell track in Toccoa. The closure went into effect yesterday, March 28 and will continue today, March 29. Motorists will […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners approved its list of roads to be paved in 2022. During the Commissioner’s recent meeting, County Administrator Phyllis Ayers explained that two roads will be paved using funds from Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant funding. She says List B has several roads; however, depending on how far the road department gets through the paving […]

The Toccoa City Commission approved an addendum to its Camp Fire Georgia Agreement during its meeting on Monday. This addendum and all future addendums would be extended for a period of 36-months from the date of the amendment. According to City Manager Billy Morse, the amendment includes the maintenance and operation of the Doyle Street Swimming Pool, to include required […]

Ninth District Opportunity has announced it will begin scheduling appointments for Cooling Help on Friday, April 1. According to Ninth District Opportunity’s Community Resource Coordinator Paula Duley one-time payments will be made by check issued to the home cooling suppliers on behalf of eligible households up to $500. She says the Cooling Help program is available for households in which […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet this evening for its regular scheduled meeting. The meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. inside the City Commission/Court Room at Toccoa City Hall. The Commission will consider a zoning variance request from Richard Howard for the property located at 760 East Tugalo Street, a motion to approve a Proclamation for a Community-Wide Beautification and […]

Just a brief announcement from Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick, all jurors who received a summons to appear for jury duty for today, March 28, will need to report as scheduled at 9 a.m. Again, all jurors who received a summons to appear for jury duty for today, March 28, need to report as scheduled at 9 a.m.

There’s still time to purchase your tickets to see The Mulligan. The Mulligan is the seventh movie to be filmed in Toccoa-Stephens County and in April, it’ll be premiered at the Historic Ritz Theatre. According to Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen, The Mulligan premiere is scheduled for Monday, April 18. Paysen says the movie was originally scheduled […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday for its regular scheduled meeting; during which, the commission voted and approved a land exchange with the Stephens County Board of Education. According to County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, the land exchange will take 4.74 acres, located at 582 Eastanollee School Road, from the county and exchange it for 3.70 acres, located […]

Just a brief announcement from Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick, all jurors who received a summons to appear for jury duty on Monday, March 28, will need to report as scheduled at 9 a.m. Again, all jurors who received a summons to appear for jury duty on Monday, March 28, need to report as scheduled at 9 a.m.