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Dr. Jack Doyle Jones, age 85, of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. The son of the late Ramsay Doyle and Margaret (Peggy) Jarrett Jones, he was born February 10, 1936 in Toccoa, Georgia. After graduating from Toccoa High School in 1954, he attended Emory University before transferring to the University […]
Read moreThe Stephens County High School tennis teams stepped outside of Region play on Monday and swept the Chestatee War Eagles winning all 10 matches. It was the Lady Indians 8th shutout of the season and the Indians 3rd. Both the boys and girls tennis teams improve to 8-2 on the season.
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 72 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,896 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Monday afternoon and only showed 5 new positive cases in the area and no additional deaths. The latest report has Habersham County with 139 deaths […]
Read moreThe Franklin County Lions received an outstanding effort from pitcher Lawson Gailey, and took advantage of some Stephens County errors with timely hits to defeat the Indians 5-3 in the Region-8 opener for both teams. Stephens County struck first scoring three runs in the top of the first inning. Ayden Garmon reached on an error and moved to third on […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 72 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,894 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Saturday afternoon. The latest report has an additional death in Habersham County bringing the total to 139 and now 4,557 positive cases of the virus, […]
Read moreFriday, Governor Brian Kemp sent a letter repeating his request for President Biden to overturn the International Trade Commission ruling against SK Innovation to save thousands of jobs in northeast Georgia directly tied to this project. “Dear Mr. President: Your administration has embarked on an important review relating to the future of an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Commerce, […]
Read moreThe Cherokee Bluff Bears, the state’s number three AAA baseball team this week, topped the Stephens County Indians 7-1 Friday night in Flowery Branch. The Indians struck first with a single by Ayden Garmon and an RBI single by Ben Stowe in the top of the first inning. Cherokee Bluff answered in the bottom half of the inning with three […]
Read moreThursday, the Georgia Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 vaccine dashboard reported over 2.5 million total doses administered in the state, including 500,000 doses in the last 12 days. 67% of Georgia’s senior population have received at least one vaccine dose, while the national average – according to American Community Survey and CDC data – is 62%. “Georgia’s focus on vaccinating the most vulnerable to severe […]
Read moreThe Stephens County High School tennis teams suffered their second loss of the season on Thursday at Oconee County in Watkinsville. The Lady Indians fell 3-1, and the Indians fell 5-0. Oconee County has given both teams their only losses this season. Both Indians teams are now 3-2 in Region-8 play and 7-2 overall. The Indians and Lady Indians will […]
Read moreSara Sue Sosby Garner 91, of the Tom's Creek Community, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 10 2021, at her home. She was the daughter of John Sears Sr. and Bertha Leola Herron Sosby.. She was the widow of the late Charlie Telford Garner; the great-grandmother of the late Anthony Barberio, and the sister of the late John Sears Sosby, Jr. […]
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