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At Monday’s meeting of the Toccoa City Commission there was a discussion concerning culvert repairs on Collier Road at Eastanollee Creek. City Manager Billy Morse says the Georgia Department of Transportation recently inspected the Collier Road culvert crossing at Eastanollee Creek. They found some issues that need attention. Morse says the first step is to use KCI Engineers to develop […]
Read moreGeorgia Upstate Lakes Board of Realtors was recently awarded a $5000 Sustainability Grant from the National Association of Realtors® to support activities that promote sustainability and resiliency. The grant is being used to support an organized tri-county environmental cleanup effort within Stephens, Franklin and Hart Counties. The Community Cleanup Day is this Friday from 10 A.M.-2 P.M. and volunteers will […]
Read moreStephens County High School has named a new girl’s head basketball coach, and it is someone who is very familiar with that position. Stephens County High School Athletic Director Chuck King has announced that Jerry Brown will be returning to lead the girls’ basketball program. Brown said that he could not pass on the opportunity to coach again.”I thought long […]
Read moreGovernor Brian Kemp announced his appointment of Jessica Martin as Solicitor General of the State Court of Habersham County, filling the vacancy created by the appointment of the Honorable William Oliver to the Superior Court of the Mountain Judicial Circuit. Martin currently serves as a staff attorney for the Mountain Judicial Circuit, drafting orders and jury charges for civil and […]
Read moreUnder the heading Week 12 Under The Gold Dome, 50th District State Senator Bo Hatchett outlined some bills that passed in the final days of the 2023 Georgia Legislative Session. Hatchett, who represents the counties of Stephens, Banks, Franklin, Habersham. Towns, and portions of Hall, Jackson, and White, made note of four bills that passed the Senate including one […]
Read moreThe Toccoa-Stephens Community Theater will present four shows of the musical-drama DREAMGIRLS on April 20-23 at the Historic Ritz Theatre. Toccoa-Stephens Community Theater President and the production’s director Marke Burke says DREAMGIRLS is based on The Supremes and it is “a musical and a drama and the talent we have is amazing.” Burke says that there are ” 20 people […]
Read moreSeven students from North Georgia Technical College recently received honors during the 2023 National Collegiate Landscape Competition at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi. Overall, NGTC placed 27th out of 46 colleges and universities. The NCLC is an annual event for outstanding landscape and horticulture students as well as industry professionals. This year, more than 500 students gathered to showcase their […]
Read moreMrs. Daphene Diffie Rollins, age 92 of Toccoa passed away Friday, April 7, 2023 at the Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. A daughter of the late Carl and Alta Smith Diffie, she was born August 27, 1930 in Ohatchee, Alabama having lived most of her life in Toccoa. She was the owner and operator of Rollins Gifts and Books for 40 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Journey […]
Read moreSandra Harrison King, age 73, of Toccoa, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023 at NEGA Medical Center in Braselton, GA. Born May 27, 1949 in Milledgeville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Joel Harrison, Sr. and the late Clyde Scott Harrison. Family members include her son, Camron King; daughter, Christie Levy; brother and sister-in-law, Joel and Georgia […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College is hosting a job fair at the Blairsville, Clarkesville, and Currahee campuses and invites the public to attend. The job fairs will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Apr. 18 at the Blairsville campus (Great Hall); Apr. 19 at the Clarkesville campus (Industrial Technology Center); and Apr. 25 at the Currahee Campus (Conference Center). […]
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