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Mr. Arthur “Effie” Macon Walker, age 91 of Line Road, Toccoa passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the Stephens County Hospital. The son of the late Burnell and Flora Belle Roberts Walker, he was born December 30, 1928 in Stephens County, Georgia where he lived the greater part of his life. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, […]
Read moreThe Georgia High School Association Board of Trustees met this afternoon and approved member schools to begin conditioning programs on June 8th for Fall sports with the following requirements: 1) Workouts are conditioning only, no balls or sport specific equipment. 2) Member schools should prepare an Infectious Disease Prevention Plan prior to staff and athletes returning for conditioning. 3) It […]
Read moreStephens, Franklin, and Hart Counties have won on appeal FCC permission for Atlanta TV channels to replace Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville stations on Dish and AT&T Direct TV. In November, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners signed a joint letter to the FCC asking them to make a quick ruling on the Greenville/Asheville appeal, which was submitted to the Commission in 2018. Franklin […]
Read moreMrs. Juanita Jordan Pulliam Wisner, age 91 of Clarkesville, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at her home. Born October 31, 1928 in Toccoa, GA, she was the daughter of the late Homer Jessie and Bessie Carter Jordan. She was a member of Camp Creek Baptist Church in Cornelia and was retired from Clarkesville Mill. Family members include her […]
Read moreMr. Michael Anthony Jackson, age 53 of Cornelia, GA passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 at Northeast GA Medical Center in Gainesville, Ga. A private visitation will be held Saturday, May 23, 2020 from 2-4:00 at Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa, Ga. Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Read moreMrs. Doris Pulliam Caudell, age 96, of Toccoa passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 at the The Clary Care Center. Born March 4, 1924 in Toccoa, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Mannon and Maggie Davis Pulliam. She was retired from Coats and Clark and was a member of Toms Creek Baptist Church. Family members include nieces and […]
Read moreMr. Roy Edward Gaines, age 94, of Toccoa, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020 at the Oaks at Scenic View in Baldwin, GA Born April 14, 1926 in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Samuel Crayton and Dessie Eugenia Cash Gaines. Following the stock market crash and subsequent depression in 1929, the family moved to an 85 […]
Read moreMr. Ronnie Yearwood, age 76, of Cedar Fork Road in Toccoa passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 at his residence. A son of the late N.L. Yearwood and Minnie Lou Anderson Yearwood, he was born August 29, 1943 in Stephens County, Georgia where he has lived all of his life. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force […]
Read moreGovernor Brian P. Kemp today announced that 301,874 COVID-19 tests have been completed and reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH). As the state continues to ramp up testing, the number of positive cases will continue to rise; however, with more than 300,000 tests reported to the state, the percent of positive cases in Georgia continues to decrease. […]
Read moreMary Ann Brady Strickland, 76, of Carnesville, passed away Thursday morning, May 14, 2020, at her home. Born April 14, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Rudolph and Dallie Hall Brady. The last member of her immediate family she was the sister of the late Rudee Brady, Randy Brady, Wilton Brady, R. L. Brady, Mack Brady, Edna Milford, […]
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