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Stephens County High School has announced a change coming within the Indian Basketball program. Jeremy Hughes, who guided the Stephens County High basketball team to a Region 8 AAA runner-up finish in 2023 and two State play-off berths in 2023 and 2024, has resigned after five years at the helm of the Indians. According to a press release issued late […]
Read moreThis coming Monday, Feb. 26, Toccoa City Commissioners will meet at 3 p.m. for a work session. Three items are listed on the agenda for the work session, including a discussion of security at city hall and a discussion of fleet maintenance for the city’s enterprise departments, The final item on the agenda for the work session is a discussion […]
Read moreThe Stephens County School System recently announced the school grade-level winners of the Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition. Sponsored by the Georgia Language Arts Supervisors and the Georgia RESA Network With support from the Georgia Department of Education, the Young Georgia Authors program began in 1991 and is open to any student currently enrolled in Georgia public schools, grades K-12. […]
Read moreOn Saturday, February 10, the Stephens County Middle School robotics team, including members Easton Andrews, Emmalee Cappa, Harmoni Colon, Kennedy Hurst, Aaden Lerma, Aiden Perrin, Rylee Sorrells, Myles Segers, and Maddie Grace Turner, competed in the Tennessee Valley Authority’s For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, or FIRST LEGO League Regional Championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee. FIRST is a global […]
Read moreThe Stephens County School System is accepting nominations for the 2024 Stephens County Hall of Fame award. The Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding graduates and former educators of the Toccoa/Stephens County School System. The Hall of Fame award began in 1989, and previous honorees include those who have excelled in community service or military, educational, professional, or athletic endeavors. To […]
Read moreOn the tennis court, the Stephens County High School tennis teams split with region rival Franklin County yesterday afternoon at home. The Lady Indians swept all 3 singles and both doubles to win by a match score of 5-0 against the Lions. It was their fourth shutout of the season. Nyleigh Hutto, Maddie McGee, and Emma Summerlin all won their […]
Read moreYesterday was the official kickoff of what promises to be a very busy election year, as advance in-person voting got underway in Stephens County and across Georgia for the Presidential Preference Primary. Stephens County Election Supervisor Bruce Carlilse told WNEG News yesterday afternoon that voting had gone smoothly and that first-day turnout was good, with approximately 140 voters casting their […]
Read moreToday is a busy day for high school athletes; the Stephens County High School boys tennis team will take on Franklin County at home p.m., while the Girls Soccer team faces Banks County, also at home, at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Boys Soccer team, who will face Banks County here at home at 7:30 p.m. The Stephens County Indians […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Indians Wrestling Team sent two boys and two girls to the state tournament in Macon last weekend. Emily Harper and Siena Malek wrestled very tough throughout the tournament, but failed to make it through the placement rounds. Tucker Kinsey managed to make top 8 in his weight class by pinning his opponent from Bremen in the first […]
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