Author: Ethan Jordan

During Habersham County’s Political Forum, last week, District 28 State Representative Republican Incumbent Dan Gasaway was under fire, after being questioned about his recent accusations tarnishing the reputations of his opponent Republican Chris Erwin, the Habersham County Board of Education, and a recent flier his campaign mailed out to tax payers. In the flier, Gasaway calls the recent appointment of […]

Toccoa businessman and father of Stephens County Commissioner Debbie Whitlock, J.V. Whitlock Jr., 76 and grandson Jarrett Whitlock, 18, were killed early this morning on interstate 85 outside of Spartanburg. According to South Carolina Troopers, the crash happened around 1:30 a.m., right beneath the SC 290 overpass. Troopers said a 2016 Dodge pickup hit a 2018 international tractor trailer from […]

The Rotary Club of Toccoa held the Top Five Banquet last night at the Georgia Baptist Conference Center. The event is to honor the top five percent in grade point average for graduating seniors at Stephens County High School. This year’s top five included 12 seniors: Caleb Alexander, Andi Brock, Christopher Carringer, Dawson Dean, Alaina King, Krystina Littleton, Natalie Morgan, […]

The Rotary Club of Toccoa will host its annual Top 5 Banquet this evening at 6:00 p.m. at the Georgia Baptist Conference Center in Toccoa. Those students earning the coveted Top 5 percent title will be recognized at the banquet. Stephens County High School graduating seniors in the Top Five percent of the graduating class are awarded a $1,000 scholarship […]

House Bill 769 to receive Governor Nathan Deal’s signature tomorrow afternoon. HB 769 will increase the Rural Hospital Tax Credit to 100 percent, adds a new CON provision for micro hospitals and offers additional flexibility for hospitals to use pharmaceutical remote order entry. This new law gives Georgia taxpayers an incentive to donate to the rural hospitals by receiving a […]

According to officials with the Georgia State Patrol, Post 7, a Friday evening incident involving a manhunt near Eastanollee, on Highway 17, ends when the suspect was caught by bloodhounds. On Friday evening the GSP was holding a highway safety check near Martin. During the check, an individual failed to stop, or even slow down as he approached the trooper’s. […]

Voters in Stephens County can begin casting their ballots in the May General Primary election today. Early voting starts today in Stephens County. Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran says that polls will be open for the next three weeks prior to the May 22 election. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday from today […]

The City of Toccoa is scheduled to begin a resurfacing project this morning. The following streets, in no particular order, will be paved: Savannah Street, Skyline Drive, Myrtle Street, Lovell Circle, Archer Street, Oriole Street, Lovell Road, Price Street, William Street, Poplar Court, Nassau Street, Cypress Court, Poplar way, Flat Rock Road, Audubon, Queen Street, and Furman Street. During construction, […]