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As part of this weekend’s festivities for Currahee Military Weekend, there will be a Battle Reenactment following the Veteran’s Parade in Downtown Tocca. Operation Market Garden will be reenacted on the bridge at Pond St. Stephens County Historical Society President Lyn Hack told WNEG News about the reenactment, saying, “it will start right after the Veteran’s Parade, so everyone should […]
Read moreStephens County opens Region 8-AAAA football play tonight at home as they host the St. Pius Golden Lions at the Reservation. Stephens County enters region play with a 3-2 overall record after defeating Hart County two weeks ago, 33-21. Meanwhile, St. Pius is 0-5 on the season. Two weeks ago, St. Pius lost to Lanier, 36-33. Both teams had last […]
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The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a home invasion that occurred Monday morning. Deputies were dispatched to 359 Sweetgum Rd in Eastanollee, at 2:00 a.m., after multiple subjects had kicked in the back door of the residence and entered the home, one of the subjects was brandishing a firearm. According to the victims the suspects ordered them to […]
Read moreToccoa’s annual Harvest Festival is just around the corner but there is still time for vendors to sign up. Sponsored by Toccoa’s Main Street, spokesperson Sharon Crosby says they expect another successful event this year. This year’s festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, October 28th and 29th in downtown Toccoa. Typically, the festival has up to 150 vendors and Crosby said […]
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Toccoa Police are asking for the public’s help in their ongoing investigation into a shooting two weeks ago. It happened early Saturday morning, September 23th at the corner of Argo and Sautee Sts., according to Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell. The victim was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital’s trauma center in Atlanta and is currently listed in stable condition. Jarrell […]
Read moreA longtime radio personality in Toccoa has died. Bill Rice, known to his listeners as “The Rice Man” passed away today at Stephens County Hospital following a brief illness. Rice grew up in northeast Georgia and started playing music at a very early age and was a musician while in high school and college. And according to his biography on […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Lady Indians softball team split two games in the Region 8-AAAA tournament in Jefferson on Tuesday. In the first game, Stephens County broke a 1-run tie in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat Oconee County, 2 to 1. Ashton Ayers’ single scored Natalie Morgan who had reached on a double earlier in the inning. […]
Read moreGovernor Nathan Deal will be in Franklin County today. The governor will be in Carnesville at Franklin County Middle School for the Franklin County School System’s first REACH Georgia signing ceremony. REACH stands for Realizing Education Achievement Can Happen. REACH Georgia is the State’s first needs-based mentorship and college scholarship program. According to their Web site, the REACH Georgia scholarship […]
Read moreAs Toccoa prepares for this weekend’s Currahee Military Weekend, another of the Band of Brothers has left us. Donald Malarkey, who parachuted into Normandy on D-Day and fought with Easy Company across Europe, died Saturday, September 30th in Salem, Oregon. He was 96. According to his son-in-law, John Hill, Malarkey died of natural causes. Malarkey was one of several members […]
Read moreThis has been a bad summer for incidents of rabies in our area and now District Two Public Health is warning people to be careful of certain wild animals that could be carriers. According to District Two Public Health spokesman Dave Palmer, residents should take precautions to protect themselves, their children and pets from this deadly disease. In Stephens County, […]
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