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The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office has issued warrants in connection with the recent armed robbery and aggravated assault at Means Auto Salvage. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley warrants have been issued for Jessie James Patterson Jr., 40, who is believed to be connected to the armed robbery and aggravated assault. “The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office has issued two […]
Read moreA pedestrian’s call to 911 leads to the arrest of a Toccoa man. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on Thursday, his officers were dispatched to a residence at 111 Skyview Lane in response to a citizen’s report of hearing the screams of a woman coming from inside a residence on Skyview Lane. Once officers arrived on scene, they […]
Read moreOne of the Stephens County High School golfers will be playing for Brenau University next year. Abby Akin, daughter of Brian and Kelly Akin, held a signing ceremony last Friday where she signed a scholarship to play at Brenau University in Gainesville. Abby, a senior, will be entering her 4th season next month for the Lady Indians. Brenau is a member of […]
Read moreA Toccoa man has been arrested after a fight ensued in the parking lot of a hotel in Toccoa. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on Saturday, his officers responded to the Quality Inn, located on Stephens Circle, in reference to a fight in progress. Upon their arrival, James Byrd told officers that Roman Arthur and an unknown male […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Indians football team has been chosen to participate in “Play Football High School Day” at the Super Bowl Experience, a massive, interactive football theme park at the Georgia World Congress Center being held in conjunction with the Super Bowl this week in Atlanta. 25 members of the Indians football team will join other players from 14 other teams […]
Read moreA Toccoa woman is behind bars after Deputies with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office attempted to serve arrest warrants to a Toccoa man at her residents. The man continues to evade arrest. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, Investigators with his office traveled to 22 Pineview Road in an attempt to serve a State Probation/Parole arrest warrant on James […]
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Stephens County has been selected to move into the next phase of grant funding for the installation of a community Splash Pad. The Department of Natural Resources announced that Stephens County’s grant application through the Land and Water Conservation Fund for $100,000 has been selected to move into the formal application period. The formal application will be submitted to the […]
Read moreToccoa honors a number of businesses and individuals at its annual Main Street Awards ceremony. The yearly event last night at the Historic Ritz Theatre at the Schaefer Center in downtown Toccoa brought city officials, downtown business owners, and others together to look back at the last year in downtown. Toccoa Main Street Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby said the city […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College is now accepting entries for the 23rd annual Manufacturing Appreciation Week (MAW) student design competition. The competition is open to all elementary (K-5), middle (6-8) and high school (9-12) students in Georgia. The MAW Student Design Contest is held annually in conjunction with Manufacturers’ Appreciation Week (April) and is designed to promote awareness of the important role […]
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Stephens County Hospital has hired a new Chief Executive Officer. According to members of the Stephens County Hospital Authority the announcement comes after Tuesday’s meeting where they voted unanimously to hire Michael Hester of Savannah, Georgia as the next CEO. Hester was selected following two rounds of interviews with numerous candidates. Hester issued a written statements saying quote, “My family […]
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