Author: Ethan Jordan

Stephens County in partnership with the Georgia Department of Revenue will upgrade its Georgia Drives Motor Vehicle System. The Georgia Department of Revenue is upgrading to a new version of the Georgia Driver Record and Integrated Vehicle Enterprise System (DRIVES). According to Stephens County Tax Commissioner Dene Hicks, this upgrade will keep the county up to date with the latest […]

Main Street Toccoa will continue its fourth season of the Ritz Theatre’s Open Mic Monday series next week in Toccoa-Stephens County. The Open Mic Monday competition will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 21. The competition is limited to just 10 contestants each, so anyone interested in competing is asked to sign-up online by emailing Ritz Theatre General Manager […]

Early voting continues today in Toccoa-Stephens County. That’s according to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober. The advance voting period began on Monday, December 14. She says all advance voting will be done at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office inside the Historic Stephens County Courthouse. The early voting period will continue Monday through Friday, through December 23, from 8 a.m. until […]

Main Street Toccoa will continue its fourth season of the Ritz Theatre’s Open Mic Monday series next week in Toccoa-Stephens County. The Open Mic Monday competition will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 21. The competition is limited to just 10 contestants each, so anyone interested in competing is asked to sign-up online by emailing Ritz Theatre General Manager […]

The winner of the thirteenth annual Festival of Trees has been announced. According to Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby, this year, Open Arms Clinic received the most votes. The Festival of Trees was held on December 4 in downtown Toccoa, as part of Toccoa’s annual Christmas Fest. Crosby says there were 11 trees on display in front of […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will again be spreading Christmas Cheer this week as they take the county-sponsored Polar Express through several neighborhoods. Stephens County Commissioner Michelle Ivester explained during a recent County Commission meeting that the county decided to take the Polar Express on the road in hopes of bringing out the Christmas Spirit. Ivester says to close […]

During the Monday Toccoa City Commission meeting, Toccoa Vice Mayor Evan Hellenga urged residents to wear masks. Despite the recent announcement regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine, he says, everyone needs to continue wearing masks in public until the vaccine is made available to the general public. Hellenga says this isn’t a partisan issue; but rather an issue of public health. According […]

Early voting continues today in Toccoa-Stephens County. That’s according to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober. She says all advance voting will be done at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office inside the Historic Stephens County Courthouse. The early voting period will continue Monday through Friday, through December 23, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. On December 24th and 25th, the Registrar’s […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners has selected its Chair and Vice-Chair to serve throughout 2021. On Tuesday, during its special called meeting, Commissioner James Addison nominated Commissioner Michelle Ivester to serve as Chairman of the Board. “First, I’d like to say ‘thank you, Dennis’ this has been a tough year, with phone calls and meetings. But we all survived. […]

The Historic Ritz Theatre will finish out its Christmas Movie Series this week in downtown Toccoa. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh throughout the month of December, patrons can usher in the Christmas Spirit by watching Christmas movies every Thursday at the Ritz. She says the last movie is Sana Clause 3: The Escape Clause and will be […]