Author: Jessica Waters

First, Luke Hetland, North Georgia Field Director for Lt. Governor Burt Jones, will hold mobile office hours in Stephens County tomorrow, July 16, from noon until 2 p.m. at the Stephens County Courthouse Annex Conference Room, 802 E. Doyle Street in Toccoa.  Advance RSVP by email to [email protected] is not required, but is encouraged. Jones initiated the Statewide Field Representative […]

As reported yesterday by WNEG News, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners held a first reading and the required Public Hearing on proposed changes to the county’s Land Use Ordinances at the Board’s regularly-scheduled meeting on Tuesday, July 9. The bulk of the proposed amendments relate to poultry operations, with specific amendments increasing setback requirements put in place for the […]

Luke Hetland, North Georgia Field Director for Governor Burt Jones, will hold mobile office hours in Stephens County on Tuesday, July 16, from noon until 2 p.m. at the Stephens County Courthouse Annex Conference Room, 802 E. Doyle Street in Toccoa.  Advance RSVP by email to [email protected] is not required, but is encouraged. Jones initiated the Statewide Field Representative Program in […]

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The Stephens County Board of Education will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed FY2025 education millage rate today, July 11, at 5:30 p.m.  The hearing will take place at the Stephens County School District Office, 19 Big A School Road in Toccoa. The Millage Rate Public Hearing will be followed by a work session meeting of the Board of […]

At Tuesday’s regularly-scheduled meeting of the Stephens County Board of Commissioners, a first reading and the required Public Hearing was held on proposed changes to the county’s Land Use Ordinances. The bulk of the proposed amendments relate to poultry operations, with specific amendments increasing setback requirements put in place for the protection of surrounding property owners, while moving poultry operations […]

When the Stephens County School System announced earlier this year that the school would be facing reduced state and federal funding through the loss of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Releif Fund, or ESSER funding and Title V funding, Chief of Police Jimmy Mize and the law enforcement personnel a the Toccoa Police Department decided to help fill the gap […]

Following up on leads called in to the Toccoa Police Department in May, TPD investigators, including an officer who has received training from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in working ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) cases, opened an investigation into the allegations. Investigators obtained a search warrant for 518 S. Pond Street as a result of that investigation, and Toccoa […]

On Sunday, July 7, at approximately 2:15 p.m., Stephens County E911 received a call from an individual reporting that they were being held against their will. According to Toccoa Chief of Police Jimmy Mize, the call was disjointed and dispatchers had difficulties getting clear information from the caller. At one point, the caller disconnected the call, then called E911 again, […]