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By M.J. Kneiser Hart EMC crews are prepared to give up their Christmas in the event of power outages, according to spokeswoman Angie Brown. According to the National Weather Service, Friday should be sunny, with a high near 27. However, we can expect a cold west wind of around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. And that could […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Hospital Employee Activities Committee recently hosted a toy, clothing and food Drive for the community. Stephens County Hospital’s Joley Strickland tells WNEG News that three vehicles full of Toys, Clothes, and other gifts departed the hospital on Monday bound for Faith’s Powerhouse-the child advocacy and sexual assault center in Toccoa. Strickland says the staff of the hospital […]
Read moreKent William Pilgrim, age 69, of Bold Springs Community, passed away Thursday evening, December 15, 2022, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville. Born January 18, 1953, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Willie Jefferson and Laura Ruth Crook Pilgrim. He was the bother of the late Steve Pilgrim and Raymond Pilgrim. He was a maintenance supervisor […]
Read moreMrs. Marion Kay Smith Moon, age 80 of Toccoa, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at the Pruitt Health Toccoa. A daughter of the late William Terrell Smith and Martha Cecile Jones Smith, she was born July 8, 1942, in Stephens County, Georgia where she lived for a number of years. She was a 1960 graduate of Toccoa High School and […]
Read moreMrs. Sarah Julia Bailey Edmonds, age 94 of Baldwin and formerly of Toccoa passed away Monday, December 19, 2022 at The Oaks at Scenic View. She was one of 14 children of the late Cooper and Bertha Perkins Bailey and was born August 30, 1928, in Worth County, Georgia. She was a graduate of Arabi City High School. She lived in Smyrna, Georgia for […]
Read moreMrs. Betty Coleman Parker Turner, age 89 of Cleveland, Georgia passed away Monday, December 19, 2022 at Laurel Lodge Assisted Living in Cleveland, Georgia. A daughter of the late Patrick Lavaughn Coleman and Ettie Lochaby Coleman, she was born June 10, 1933 in Towns County, Georgia having lived most of her life in Habersham County. She was retired from Milliken Avalon Plant. She was a former member of Antioch Baptist Church. In addition to her […]
Read moreMrs. Donna Marie Bell Aldrich, age 55 of Toccoa entered into the beautiful gates of heaven on Monday, December 19, 2022. A daughter of Marie Otting Bell and the late Ronald Bell, she was born on August 15, 1967, in Stephens County, Georgia. She was a lifelong resident of Toccoa, Georgia. She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Indian boys came back from a double-digit deficit in the second half but came up just short in their bid to knock off one of the top teams in AAAA boys’ basketball, North Oconee. Trailing 50-48, North Oconee’s Byrd Carter sent the game to overtime on a short jumper with 8 seconds to go. Then, the Titans […]
Read moreCelebration of Life Services for Mr. David Sherman, age 77 of E. Doyle Street, Toccoa, Ga will be 12:00 noon Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at the Friendship Baptist Church, Toccoa, Ga. Interment will follow in the Toccoa City Cemetery with full military honors. Public viewing for Mr. Sherman will be Tuesday, December 27, 2022 from 2-7:00 p.m. at the funeral […]
Read moreThe Stephens County JV Lady Indians basketball team won Wednesday night at home in a rematch with the Habersham Central JV 47-42. Stephens County won at Habersham back on December 7th in a close game 39-38. Stephens County improves their record to 2-0. Lanesia Verdell led the Lady Indians with 12 points, followed by Terynn Mitchell with 11, and Aleria Faulkner […]
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