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Mr. John Albinus “AL” Chambers, age 72, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020 at his home on Greer Lane in Toccoa. AL was born August 29, 1947 in Norfolk, VA. He attended Toccoa High School his senior year and went on to graduate from Piedmont College in Demorest, Ga. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was based in Charleston, S.C. While in Charleston, he married Margaret “Peggy” Greer Chambers. They returned to Toccoa and […]
Read moreMrs. Dorothy Curatol Negron, age 63 of Martin, Georgia passed away Friday April 10, 2020 at Stephens County Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Acree-Davis Funeral Home
Read moreJanette Cobb Rutherford, 81, of Lavonia, passed away Thursday evening, April 9, 2020, at the Hartwell Health and Rehab Center in Hartwell. Born April 30, 1938, in Lavonia, she was the daughter of the late William Claude Arthur and Talsie Emma Dickson Cobb. She was the mother of the late Charles Mark Rutherford. The last member of her immediate family, […]
Read moreOut of caution to prevent the spread of COVID-19, several local agencies have announced modifications of group activities, in Toccoa-Stephens County and surrounding area. SCHOOLS -ALL K-12 Public schools in Georgia are closed by Executive Order of the Governor through the remainder of the school year. – North Georgia Technical College announces that exclusive online instruction will be extended through the […]
Read morePruittHealth is now operating at Code Red status at seven centers as a positive Covid-19 case has been determined at the Toccoa center, and six other centers, and transferred to a local hospital. According to PruittHealth, they have been in communication with the affected individuals’ families, physicians, and local health departments in Toccoa, Salisbury, N.C., and Georgia centers in Ashburn, […]
Read moreMrs Louise Mayfield, age 76 of Carolina Lane, Lavonia passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at her residence. A private graveside service is planned for Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the Broad River Baptist Church in Lavonia GA. Public viewing will be from 4-7:00 pm Friday, April 10, 2020 at the funeral home Moss Stovall Neal Funeral Home is in […]
Read moreNanette Kathleen Thompson Farmer, age 59 of Toccoa, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020, in the care of hospice at Pruitt Health Toccoa. She was born June 22, 1960, and lived the majority of her life in Toccoa. Nan loved pig novelties of any kind and gathered quite a collection of them throughout her life. She was a wonderful singer […]
Read moreMrs. Savonda Ann Jordan Campbell, of Commerce, Georgia passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at the Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. A daughter of the late Leo and Rebecca Ritchie Jordan, formerly of Toccoa, she was born October 15, 1939 in Stephens County, Georgia. Savonda traveled around the world with her husband and daughter for over 22 years, returning to her […]
Read moreAcross state lines South Carolina has issued a “must go home and stay home” to all residents to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster issued the mandatory “Home or Work” Civil Emergency Executive Order at 5 P.M. on Tuesday. Exceptions to staying home in South Carolina include going to work, visiting family who may […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Public Health continues to monitor COVID-19 throughout the State of Georgia. As of Tuesday evening, the Department of Public Health reported 13 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County. The latest from the DPH confirmed 7 cases in Habersham County, 5 in Rabun County, and 3 each in Franklin and Hart. In total, Georgia has 9,156 […]
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