Author: Ethan Jordan

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 402 cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County. To date, Stephens County has had six deaths due to complications from COVID-19. The latest report was released Sunday. The Department of Public Health is reporting that Habersham County has 854 positive cases of the virus and 41 fatalities due to complications from the virus. […]

Early voting for the August 11 runoff election starts today in Toccoa-Stephens County. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober, early voting will run Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. until Friday, August 7, at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office, inside the Stephens County Historical Courthouse. She adds that there will be no Saturday voting during this […]

A Franklin County deputy has died after a collision on duty Sunday night, and the driver responsible has been charged with the deputy’s death. Franklin County coroner Scott O’Barr confirmed the deputy was killed while on duty on I-85. According to the Georgia State Patrol there were multiple vehicles traveling north and south on the interstate that hydroplaned. The car […]

The Summer Movies at the Historic Ritz Theatre will continue this week with a screening of The Addams Family on Thursday. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, there will be three screenings of the film on Thursday, the first at 10 a.m., then at 3 p.m., and again at 7 p.m. She says the theatre will encourage social […]

Mark Smith has been reappointed to the Stephens County Board of Family and Children Services. The Stephens County Board of Commissioners appointed Smith to serve another term during its regular scheduled meeting last week. Prior to the Commission reappointing Smith, County Administrator Phyllis Ayers told the board that Smith had agreed to serve another term. No one else was nominated […]

Stephens County High School’s Graduating Class of 2020 will be honored today with a Graduation Ceremony. The original graduation ceremony was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, Stephens County High School Principal Michael Keown says today, July 17, those graduating seniors will finally walk across the stage and receive their diplomas. Keown says graduation will begin at 8:00 p.m. […]

In Touch Ministries will be filming a short documentary about Shirley Combs, the owner of Shirley’s Soul Food Café next week in Toccoa-Stephens County. Shirley’s Soul Food Café is located at 124 West Currahee Street, in Toccoa. The filming will take place Wednesday, July 22 through Friday, July 24. Combs also runs the non-profit ministry, Shirley’s Shelter Inc., a ministry […]

Main Street Toccoa will host another installment of the Ida Cox Summer Music Series this weekend in Toccoa-Stephens County. Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby says this week’s concert will feature headlining act Simple Life Band. Simple Life Band is a classic rock, blues, and country band from Athens, Georgia. Crosby says Main Street Toccoa is expecting another successful […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting an additional 42 cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County, bringing its totals to 375 cases. This time last week, there were 280 cases of COVID-19, marking an increase of 95 new cases in 7 days. In comparison, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Stephens County it took 34 days from […]

As the number of COVID-19 positive cases continues to rise in Georgia, the Toccoa City Commission has decided to hold all future meetings by teleconference until further notice. During the recent Toccoa City Commission meeting, Commissioner David Austin asked the commission to consider this change. “Mayor, a couple months ago we thought we were going be out of this situation […]