Author: Ethan Jordan

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 89 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, the Department of Public Health updated its website to reflect the most current numbers. Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 356 positive cases of the virus and nine fatalities due to […]

The Toccoa Police Department continues its search for a Toccoa man believed to be responsible for a simple battery incident. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, around 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, officers were dispatched to a physical altercation at Buddy’s Quick Stop, located at 474 Big A Road. The complainant stated her son had been punched in the […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR You might be one of the thousands who have already registered to run in this year’s Peachtree Road Race on July 4th. If you are, you will have to change your plans. Last week, the Atlanta Track Club, which sponsors the annual event announced they are pushing it back to Thanksgiving Day for the time in […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 87 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. As of 11 a.m. Monday, the Department of Public Health updated its website to reflect the most current numbers. Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 347 positive cases of the virus and eight fatalities due to […]

Stephens County Hospital will again be offering drive-up testing for COVID-19. According to Stephens County Hospital Chief Executive Officer Mike Hester, the drive-up testing site is open today from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. He says the testing site will continue to operate Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, each week from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The site is open to […]

Stephens County Historical Society is in need of support. According to Stephens County Historical Society Executive Director Brenda Carlan, the museum is dependent on visitors, admissions, membership dues, gift shop sales and donations to continue operations and preservation of its collection of artifacts and memorabilia; however, due to temporarily closing to help slow the rate of infection and to mitigate […]

Stephens County Hospital will again be offering drive-up testing for COVID-19 today on its campus in Toccoa. According to Stephens County Hospital Chief Executive Officer Mike Hester, the drive-up testing site is open today from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. He says the testing site will be open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, each week from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 80 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. As of 11 a.m. Friday, the Department of Public Health updated its website to reflect the most current numbers. Habersham County has been hit the hardest with 315 positive cases of the virus and eight fatalities due to complications from the virus. Locally, at […]

The Toccoa Police Department is looking for a Toccoa man, believed to have been involved in a simple battery incident. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, around 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, officers were dispatched to a physical altercation at Buddy’s Quick Stop, located at 474 Big A Road. The complainant stated her son had been punched in the […]

District Two Public Health is partnering with the Georgia Mountain Food Bank to offer free food distribution today. The event will be held at the lower field at Allen Creek Soccer Complex on Allen Creek Road in Gainesville. One package of food per car can be picked up between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or until supplies run out. District […]