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The Stephens County Middle School Wrestling team won the East Hall Invitational Wrestling Tournament last Saturday. 13 wrestlers placed with a 3rd place or better finish—3 Rebel wrestlers finished 1st: Mason Norton, Walker Thomason, Lukas Ricci. Their next match will be Tuesday, November 28th, when they travel to Habersham Central to compete against Habersham Central and Gainesville.
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With new techniques and advances taking place every day in emergency medical care, it’s important for EMT’s and first responders to stay up-to-date of the latest treatments and procedures. That’s why St. Mary’s Healthcare is once again offering its free EMS education seminar next Tuesday November 28th in Athens. St. Mary’s spokesman Mark Ralston says the biannual EMS Conferences provide […]
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PBS sensation and Emmy Award-winning folk artist, Annie Moses Band, well-known for their fiery string playing and soulful renditions of beloved American songs, are bringing their holiday cheer to Toccoa, this weekend, with Christmas with the Annie Moses Band at the Georgia Baptist Conference Center, located at 462 Sonrise Way, held in the Garrison Auditorium. The band will perform Sunday, […]
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Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa has released preliminary details of Monday morning’s fatal three-vehicle wreck on Ga. 365 south of Trestle View Road in Stephens County. The wreck occurred shortly before 7:00 a.m., and involved a tractor-trailer truck, a car and a pickup truck. A 2017 Ford Mustang driven by John Dean McKay, 21, of Demorest was northbound […]
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Stephens County High School Softball standout, Natalie Morgan, has signed a scholarship to play softball at Furman University in Greenville. Natalie is the daughter of Scott and Dawn Morgan. She has been a 4 year starter for the Lady Indians playing various positions, including catcher this past season, and was named 1st Team Catcher on the Region 8-AAAA All-Region Team. […]
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The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office recently released a report of four individuals arrested for drug possession at a residence on Bel Air Drive. On Nov. 9, deputies from the sheriff’s office went to 38 Bel Air Drive in order to serve an arrest warrant on Mickey Richardson. On arrival deputies met with the homeowner at the front door, who allowed […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Middle School Rebels 7th grade boys handed Habersham County their first loss of the season Thursday evening at Clarkesville by a score of 41-35 Scoring for Stephens County were Ben Stowe with 14. Evan Dumaine had 10, Camron Lacy added 8, Antonio Pasco 7 and AJ Russell 2. Bryce Pittman led Habersham with a game high 17. […]
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Toccoa City Clerk Fredda Wheeler announced on Friday that due to the Toccoa City Hall being closed in observance of Thanksgiving, both Thursday and Friday, the garbage pick-up will be put-off until the following week. Routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up on Thursday, November 23rd will be picked up on Monday, November 27th and routes for […]
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Southern Roots Salon comes to Downtown Toccoa. The newly vested hair salon is located at 36 Doyle Street, and open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting celebrating Southern Roots Salon participation with the city of Toccoa and Stephens County. […]
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State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced earlier this week that Georgia broke the 4.5-million jobs barrier in October, bouncing back from a job loss due to Hurricane Irma in September. The state posted 4,510,100 jobs for the month. The preliminary number is higher than Georgia’s previous record of 4,497,700 set in August. In September, Georgia had a temporary setback with […]
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