Author: Ethan Jordan

As a reminder, Stephens County Registrar’s Office will be holding a recount of the November 3rd General election today. Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober says this is the second recount of the recent election. She says the recount will be held at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office inside the Stephens County Historic Courthouse beginning at 9 a.m. Gober says the […]

Christmas Fest returns to Toccoa this Friday. According to Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby the city has planned several entertainment options for families to enjoy. Christmas Fest will run from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., and will kick-off with the annual City of Toccoa Christmas Tree lighting at 6 p.m. Crosby says this year’s Christmas Fest will be […]

An Atlanta man is behind bars in Habersham County after a traffic stop in Tallulah Falls uncovered $21,000 worth of illegal drugs in his vehicle. It happened Sunday November 22, when the Georgia State Patrol conducted a traffic stop on Georgia Highway 15 South. The driver, identified as Donald Pickett, 51, of Atlanta, was heading to Atlanta from North Carolina. […]

Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter Executive Director Jeff Roberts has announced that one of the Humane Shelter employees has tested positive for COVID-19. Roberts says that employee is at home in quarantine. Additionally, Roberts says two employees was in close contact to the employee that tested positive and are now getting tested. The shelter will be closed today and tomorrow, November […]

The Toccoa Salvation Army is urging residents, businesses and organizations to participate in its annual Angel Tree Program. According to Toccoa Salvation Army Social Worker Brenda Gragg this year there are over 700 children in Stephens County who without the Angel Tree Program will not open gifts on Christmas Day. She says adopting an Angel is easier now than ever […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting a total of 1,471 positive cases of Covid-19 and still 45 deaths in Stephens County since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Thursday afternoon. The latest report has Habersham County with 80 deaths and a total of 2,257 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring […]

The Toccoa City Commission met earlier this week for its regular scheduled meeting. During which, the commission made several appointments to fill seats that were set to expire at the end of the year. According to City Manager Billy Morse, the boards that required appointments include the Northeast Georgia Housing Authority, the Municipal Court Judge, the Board of Ethics Panel, […]

Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober has announced that on Monday, November 30, her office will conduct a second recount of the November 3rd General Election. She says the recount will be held at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office inside the Stephens County Historic Courthouse at 10:00 a.m. As Gober mentioned, the public is invited and encouraged to oversee the recount […]

Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse announced on Monday, during the Toccoa City Commission meeting that despite the recent number of Toccoa Fire Firefighters testing positive for COVID-19, fire services will not be interrupted. He says the city has enough firefighters who tested negative to cover all shifts for the two fire stations within Toccoa City Limits. Morse went on to […]

A Rockmart man has been arrested According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on November 6, around 11:00 p.m., deputies on patrol observed a vehicle fail to stop at a stop sign near MTC Pawn in Eastanollee. Based off of this violation a traffic stop was conducted. Shirley says, upon stopping the vehicle, deputies noticed the bed of the truck […]