Author: Ethan Jordan

District 2 Public Health is reminding parents of school-age kids to get their back-to-school vaccines now. According to District 2 Public Health Spokesman Dave Palmer, now is a good time to get those required school vaccinations. He says with the challenges and uncertainty that we face with COVID-19, it can be easy to forget about school and necessary vaccines for […]

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 Edgar Loudermilk. Crosby says Main Street Toccoa is expecting another successful concert. She adds that Main Street Toccoa will continue to encourage social distancing to reduce […]

Thirteen people killed in traffic crashes during Fourth of July Holiday Travel Period. According to officials with the Georgia State Patrol, troopers and local law enforcement agencies investigated 12 fatal traffic crashes resulting in 13 deaths across Georgia during the July Fourth holiday travel period. In 2019, the Fourth of July travel period ended with 26 fatalities in Georgia. This […]

North Georgia Technical College announces graduation for spring and summer semester 2020 graduates. The college will hold two drive-thru ceremony celebration, the first on Wednesday, August 5, between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on the Clarkesville campus and 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the Blairsville campus. In a prepared statement North Georgia Technical College President Dr. Mark Ivester writes, […]

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, Stephens County now has 280 cases of COVID-19. To date, Stephens County has had six deaths due to complications from COVID-19. Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 738 positive cases of the virus and 38 fatalities due to complications from the virus. Locally, Stephens […]

The Stephens County Board of Education approved its summer projects on Tuesday during its called meeting. According to Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham the projects list includes work at Stephens County Middle School and Toccoa Elementary School. Oldham says at Stephens County Middle School they will be doing exterior painting on the building along with stripping and refinishing […]

As a reminder the Historic Ritz Theatre will be screening The Angry Birds 2 movie today as part of its Summer Movies at the Ritz. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, there will be three screenings of the film today, the first at 10 a.m., then at 3 p.m., and again at 7 p.m. She says the theatre […]

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, Stephens County now has 286 cases of COVID-19. To date, Stephens County has had six deaths due to complications from COVID-19. The latest report was released Thursday afternoon. DPH is reporting that Habersham County has had 740 positive cases of the virus and now 39 fatalities due to complications from the virus. […]

A Toccoa woman landed behind bars in Rabun County after officers found her to be in possession of drugs. A deputy of the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a 2000 Chevrolet Impala for failure to maintain lane. During the traffic stop, a search of the vehicle was conducted and a passenger in the vehicle was found […]

In Toccoa-Stephens County, during the Fourth of July weekend, the Toccoa Police Department, Stephens County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia State Patrol conducted Safety Checkpoints between the hours of 6 p.m. Friday, July 3 through 2 a.m. Saturday, July 4. Those checkpoints were held on S. Pond and Collins Road; W. Currahee and Zebulon; Big A and White Pine; E. Tugalo […]