The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
The Stephens County High School Tennis Coaches are hosting the 2018 Tomahawk Tennis Tournament, a junior tennis tournament, this summer, for boys and girls, ages 11 through 18. Each participant will be placed in one of three ability levels, and will participate in either singles or doubles events. The tournament is slated to beginning June 21 and will run through […]
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June 6 marks the 74th Anniversary Celebration of D-Day, and to commemorate the occasion, Camp Toccoa will be holding its seventh annual weekend event to recognize the “Toccoa Men,” the service of all veterans and active military who embrace the legacy of leadership exemplified by these heroes. On Friday, June 1, the weekend will start with a banquet held in […]
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By: Rob Moore, AccessWDUN A 3-year-old was taken to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta after a near-drowning incident outside Clarkesville Friday afternoon. The possible drowning off Ga. 17 North was reported to the Habersham County E911 Center shortly after 1:30 p.m., and Habersham County Emergency Services and the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office were immediately dispatched to respond, according to Habersham County […]
Read moreThe search for a missing boater on Lake Hartwell continued Monday afternoon. Two men were thrown from a 19-foot bass boat by a large wave on the lake shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday and only one of them made it back to the vessel, officials say. The missing boater is believed to be a 26-year-old man from Anderson, South Carolina. […]
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Last week, the Stephens County Senior Center held a volunteer appreciation dessert social. Many of the center’s volunteers attended the dessert social and received certificates and gifts from the Stephens County Senior Center Director Mary Smith. Smith told WNEG News that the center could not operate without the many volunteers who dedicate their time each week to serve the senior […]
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After heavy rainfall, two weeks ago, pooled and collapsed a bridge on Deerchase Road, the Stephens County Road Department has been working to repair the road so that residents of Deerchase will be able to regain entrance to their road as soon as possible. As previously reported, the Stephens County Road Department were developing drainage calculations to determine the correct […]
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In observance of Memorial Day both the Toccoa City Hall and Stephens County Government Buildings will be closed. Garbage Routes and Recycle Routes scheduled to be picked up today, May 28 will be picked up tomorrow, May 29. Commercial garbage will be picked up as usual; however, yard waste and other items will not be collected. The Stephens County Sheriff’s […]
Read moreThe Steve Stovall Music Scholarship Foundation will send several Stephens County High School Band members to Summer Band Camp. The Foundation was established in 1974 in memory of Steve Stovall who was student conductor of the band. Almost $250,000 has been given to support the Stephens County band program and its students, and according to Brent Stovall, chairman of the Foundation, it […]
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The growth in Georgia’s job market is setting records in 2018. The Georgia Department of Labor announced last week that Georgia set an all-time high for the number of job openings and employed residents. However, State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says he expects to see even more job growth in the coming year. “The state really is prospering,” Butler said. […]
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On Monday night, Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputies we’re informed by E-911 that a 5-year-old-male child had been abducted by his father in Virginia at gunpoint. According to the Wise County Sheriff’s Office, the subject was identified as David Eugene Brewster and was in the Lavonia area. Brewster was reported to be driving a black 2003 Ford Expedition with Tennessee temporary […]
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