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The latest report from the Georgia Department of Public Health has Stephens County with 41 deaths related to Covid-19, and 1,265 positive cases of the virus since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Monday afternoon. The latest report has Habersham County with 77 deaths, and now 1,870 total positive cases of the virus. In other […]

The latest report from the Georgia Department of Public Health has Stephens County with 41 deaths related to Covid-19, and 1,263 positive cases of the virus since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Sunday afternoon. The latest report has Habersham County with 77 deaths, and now 1,869 total positive cases of the virus. In other […]

Today marks the beginning of the final week of early voting here in Toccoa-Stephens County. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober, the advance voting period has been busy. During the first two weeks of early voting there were  5,826 residents to cast advance ballots; Early voting will continue Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily through […]

A Toccoa man was arrested Wednesday following a single vehicle accident. According to a report obtained from the Georgia State Patrol, 34-year-old Larry Bradford Moore was traveling south on US-123 when he failed to maintain his lane, lost control of his vehicle, ran off the roadway and struck a tree. Moore reportedly left the scene of the accident and was […]

Registration for the Toccoa Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program ends this week in Toccoa-Stephens County. According to Social Worker Brenda Gragg with the Toccoa Salvation Army, this year, parents or guardians will use an online form to sign up their child or children to participate in the annual program. She says you can visit www.saangeltree.org to fill out the form. […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet this evening for its regular scheduled meeting. Today’s meeting will be conducted by teleconference beginning at 5:00 p.m. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting can dial in at 706-898-5160. After dialing in, you’ll be prompted to input the code 790453. Up for discussion includes the consideration of a proclamation designating November 1 as Retired […]

The Stephens County School System has released the weekly Covid-19 report with promising results. For the week ending October 23rd: 0 staff member with a positive Covid-19 test. 0 staff members quarantined. 11 students quarantined at home. 1 positive student. 3,929 students currently enrolled in-person and virtually. 536 current employees. Again, these numbers represent current active cases as of 10/23/20. […]

The latest report from the Georgia Department of Public Health has Stephens County with 41 deaths related to Covid-19, and 1,258 positive cases of the virus since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Thursday afternoon. The latest report still has Habersham County with 75 deaths, and now 1,856 total positive cases of the virus. In […]

Early voting continues in Toccoa-Stephens County. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober, the advance voting period has been busy. During the first week of early voting there were 3,462 residents to cast advance ballots; and this week, Gober says Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday a total of 1,457 residents came in to vote early. Early voting will continue Monday through […]

A car accident leads to the arrest of a Toccoa man. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize on October 13, officers from the Toccoa Police Department were dispatched to East Tugalo Street, in reference to a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the driver of the vehicle involved, identified as 27-year-old Cory Whiten, and checked him […]