Author: Ethan Jordan

Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen receives prestigious designation from the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. The GACCE announced their newest Georgia Certified Chamber Executives during the 2021 Executive Leadership Conference held at the Jekyll Island Club Resort. GACCE has a total of 22 current chamber executives who have achieved this designation. GACCE says Paysen has […]

Stephens County Hospital Interim Chief Executive Officer Ray Leadbetter came before the Stephens County Board of Commissioners last week to provide an update on the hospital. Leadbetter says the Hospital’s financials have improved in recent months. “For the month of May, our gross revenue was up $496,000 compared to last May which is real exciting. Year-to-date for the first 8 […]

The 16th Annual Paul Anderson Youth Home Bike Ride is taking place this week in Toccoa-Stephens County. The 300-mile Journey symbolizes the mental, physical and spiritual advancement made by the more than 1,400 Paul Anderson Youth Home Graduates over the past 60 years. The Paul Anderson Youth Home is located in Vidalia, Georgia, and is a fully accredited and licensed […]

The Historic Ritz Theatre will continue its summer movie series this week with two screenings of Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas. According to Historic Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, the Summer Movie Series will continue every Thursday in July, and screen a different movie with two showings, one at 10 a.m. and the other […]

The pastor of a new Toccoa church and former owner of the Cafe LaVie at Emmanuel College will be bringing his mobile food truck to the church parking lot later this month to help with what he says there is a tremendous need in the community. Rev. James Maisonneuve started The Springs Church on Rothell Road several months ago and […]

Main Street Toccoa and the Historic Ritz Theatre are partnering to host a Back-to-School Bash. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, on August 6, come to the Ritz for a bit of fun before school starts back. The event will run from 5 p.m. till 9 p.m. and features inflatable activities, ice-cream, and a movie, all free of […]

Today marks the start of the last week to participate in Stephens County Schools Nutrition Department’s Summer Meals Program. The Summer Meals Program will end on Thursday, July 22. During the summer months, the program provides a free sack lunch, Monday through Thursday, to children 18 and younger in Stephens County. There are nine locations throughout the county where children […]

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped another 0.1 percentage point to reach 4 percent in June, lower than the national rate of 5.9 percent and down eight and one-half percent from 12.5 percent in April 2020. The labor force increased 3,000 over the month to over 5.1 million, up 178,000 since April 2020. Georgia’s […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners approved an amendment to the County’s Timber Harvesting Ordinance during its meeting on Tuesday. The meeting began with a public hearing and Second Reading of the ordinance. County Attorney Brian Ranck opened the public hearing. No one came forward to speak in favor of or in opposition to the amendment to the Timber Harvesting […]