The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Mr. Joe Earl Dean, age 50 of Cleveland, Georgia passed away Monday September 14, 2020 from injuries obtained in a motorcycle accident. A son of Sarah Whitmire Wright and the late Carl G. Dean, he was born October 2, 1969 in Fulton County, Georgia having lived most of his life in Stephens County. He was employed with Scrap Masters […]
Read moreAfter A Month-Long Battle with Covid-19, Dr. Mark Arnold Ivester, age 57 of Cross Creek Drive, Toccoa passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton. A son of Arnold and Joetta Cabe Ivester, he was born May 5, 1963 in Stephens County, Georgia where he lived most of his life. He was a […]
Read moreSad news to report today. Dr. Mark Ivester, President of North Georgia Technical College passed away on Saturday. The school released the following statement. “With incredibly heavy hearts, we are so sad to say that Dr. Mark Ivester passed away last night around midnight after losing his battle to Covid-19. As we gather more information regarding upcoming plans for […]
Read moreStephens County Hospital is hosting a car parade for the residents at the Wilkinson and Clary Care Centers and they would like you to join them. The hospital is inviting you to bring your old cars, new cars, any cars, and lineup at the Cross in the hospital parking lot today at 5:15 P.M. The parade will begin at 5:30. […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting another death in Stephens County due to complications of Covid-19 bringing the total to 31. Today’s announcement marks the 18th death in Stephens County in the past 30 days due to complications of the virus. The latest report was released Friday afternoon. DPH now has a total of 917 positive cases of […]
Read moreMary Thurmond Bentley, of Red Hill, passed away Thursday afternoon, September 10, 2020, at the home of her daughter, Paula Ledford. Born April 23, 1934, in Carnesville, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Cyrus Hubert and Ella Mae Carlin Thurmond. She was the widow of William Paul Bentley. She was the grandmother of the late Michael Neal Ledford […]
Read moreMr. Roy Whiten, age 82 of Riverdale Road, Toccoa passed away September 10, 2020 at his residence. A son of the late Henry Benjamin and Lucy Mae Leopard Whiten, he was born July 1, 1938 in Stephens County, Georgia where he lived all of his life. He was employed with Big A Alignment for a number of years and […]
Read moreToday Governor Brian Kemp and Dr. Kathleen Toomey, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), are asking all Georgians – especially those who may have participated in large gatherings over the Labor Day holiday weekend – to schedule a COVID-19 test at one of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s more than 180 testing locations. “Last week, we […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting another death in Stephens County due to complications of Covid-19 bringing the total to 30. The latest report was released Thursday afternoon. DPH now has a total of 914 positive cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County since the beginning of the global pandemic. In other neighboring counties, DPH is still reporting Habersham […]
Read moreMrs. Mary Ansley Herron, age 89, of Toccoa, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Pruitt Healthcare of Toccoa. Born September 18, 1930 in Toccoa, she was the daughter of the late William Dolphus and Sally Belle Pritchett Ansley. She was a member of Carnes Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Herron graduated from Eastanollee High School in 1947 and attended Breneau […]
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