The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Local school systems will be receiving additional funding from the Georgia Department of Education. The Georgia Department of Education is allocating $6 million to school districts to help them serve students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. State School Superintendent Richard Woods recommended the funding allocations, which were approved by the State Board of Education. The allocation is a combination […]
Read moreMain Street Toccoa, in coordination with the businesses of Downtown Toccoa, is hosting the inaugural Downtown Toccoa Sip-n-Stroll will be held on October 9 from 4pm to 7pm. Strollers can enjoy their favorite drink samples, deals, special promotions, and music and then attend a special concert at the Ritz Theatre with well-known bluegrass performer, Edgar Loudermilk at 7:00 p.m. Participating […]
Read moreSt. Mary’s Medical Group is welcoming two new surgeons, a husband and wife team, with a host of specialties. Dr. Kathleen Jeffery and Dr. J. Brant Parramore are both highly experienced, board-certified surgeons who are joining the Athens General and Colorectal Surgeons St. Mary’s spokesman Mark Ralston tells WNEG’s sister station WLHR Dr. Jeffery is the hospital system’s first female […]
Read moreFriday’s Covid-19 weekly update from the Stephens County School District for the week ending September 9th: 3 staff members with a positive Covid-19 test. 29 staff members quarantined. 115 students quarantined at home. 3,929 students currently enrolled in-person and virtually. 536 current employees. Again, the numbers represented are current active cases as of September 4, 2020, and are not a […]
Read moreMr. Haskell Alfred Norris, age 79 of Indian Drive, Eastanollee passed away Friday, September 4, 2020 at his residence. A son of the late Claude F. Norris and Nora Lake Gibson Norris, he was born April 20, 1941 in Franklin County, Georgia having lived in Franklin and Stephens Counties all his life. He was employed with Toccoa Casket Company for […]
Read moreMs. Brenda Gail Allen, age 70, of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, GA. Born June 18, 1950, in Pinehurst, N.C., she was the daughter of the late A. C. and Mearl Cassady Allen. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Robbins North Carolina and was […]
Read moreCaptain Stanley Curtis Elrod, age 49, of Danielsville, GA, formerly of Toccoa, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020. Born December 1, 1970, he was the son of Julian Perry and Linda Addison Elrod. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church of Danielsville, GA where he served in many capacities. Stan was a Captain with Georgia Department of Natural Resources […]
Read moreHeading into the Labor Day weekend, the Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting another death in Stephens County due to complications of Covid-19. That brings the total to 28 in Stephens County. Friday’s report shows Stephens County now with 882 total positive cases of Covid-19. In neighboring counties, DPH is now reporting 65 deaths in Habersham County, and 1,390 […]
Read moreOn Thursday, September 3rd the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office simultaneously executed 4 search warrants at local convenience stores in Toccoa. The execution of these warrants were part of an investigation into commercial gambling activity at these businesses. According to the Stephens County Sheriff’s office, for many months this illegal operation had been an ongoing problem generating other criminal activity on […]
Read moreTeresa Joy Straner, age 67, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia. Joy was born on July 13th, 1953 in Toccoa, Georgia, residing in north Georgia for most of her life. She was a 1971 graduate of Woody Gap High School, then later graduated with her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Tift […]
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