The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting four more deaths in Stephens County due to complications of Covid-19, the most in one day in Stephens since the beginning of the pandemic, bringing the total death count in the county to 56. 25 more residents tested positive for the virus since Monday bringing that total to 2,405. The latest report […]
Read moreThe Stephens County High School Lady Indians stopped a three game losing streak and defeated Rabun Gap-Nacoochee in a non-region game 56-47 at Currahee Arena. The Lady Indians took a 30-19 lead to the half and maintained the lead throughout. The Lady Indians are now 8-4 on the season and will make-up a game with Habersham Central tonight at Currahee […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Middle School 8th grade boys basketball team has dropped the last two region games. On Monday night, the Rebels fell to Franklin County 49-31. Javin Gordon led the Rebels with 10 points, Brock Tankersley added 8, and Jet Black had 4. On Friday night, the Rebels fell to Habersham 35-26. Javin Gordon led SCMS with 13 points […]
Read moreMr. Jerry Brock Elrod, age 85, of Toccoa, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 at his home. Born May 5, 1935, in Stephens County, he was the son of the late Clarence C. and Annie Bell Brock Elrod. He was a member of Toms Creek Baptist Church and was retired from Vermont American. Mr. Elrod was a United […]
Read moreMrs. Dorothy Hudson Anderson, age 85 of Furman Street, Toccoa passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 at her residence. A daughter of the late Walter C. and Della Frady Hudson, she was born August 2, 1935 in Clayton, Georgia having lived most of her life I Stephens County, Georgia. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and was […]
Read moreMr. Clifford Eugene Shiflet, age 68, of Toccoa, passed away Friday, January 8, 2021 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton. Born August 13, 1952 in Royston, GA, he was the son of the late Duane Augustus and Elois Whitlow Shiflet. He was a member of North Trinity Baptist Church and had worked at AutoZone for a number of years. […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 52 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,380 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Monday afternoon. The latest report still has Habersham County with 97 deaths and now 3,913 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Rabun […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Middle School 8th grade girls basketball team picked up the first win of the season on Friday defeating Habersham 20-14. Carson Stowe led the Lady Rebels with 8 points, Maddie McGee added 5 points, Kylee Glaze had 4, and Fayeth Ivester scored 3. On Thursday, the 8th grade Lady Rebels fell to Madison County 33-11. Blair Huddleston […]
Read moreMr. Terry Kenneth Bohannon, age 65 of Toccoa, passed away Friday January 8, 2021 at Pruitt Health of Toccoa. A son of the late Troy Levington and Jeanette Merck Bohannon, he was born February 10, 1955 in Stephens County, Georgia where he lived all of his life. He was employed with Neil Ellis Construction for a number of years […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting another death related to Covid-19 in Stephens County bringing the total to 50. DPH now says Stephens County has had 2,345 residents test positive for the virus since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Friday afternoon. A day after there was over 7,000 positive Covid-19 cases across […]
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