Category: News

The Carnes Creek Fire Department reports that around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31, Stephens County 911 received reports of a brush fire in the 1600 block of Liberty Hill Road. Carnes Creek Fire, Eastanollee Fire, Stephens County Sheriff’s Office deputies, and the Georgia State Patrol responded to the area. Once the first units arrived on the scene, they found […]

Established in 1965, the Stephens County Development Authority’s goal is to achieve continued, sustainable economic growth in the county. In 2025, local industries experienced positive growth, says Stephens County Development Authority President and CEO Brittany Ivey. The Stephens County Development Authority works tirelessly to encourage business retention and expansion to improve the lives of residents. Part of that business retention […]

2025 was a very busy year for the Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter. Executive Director Rylee Mercer gives some numbers for the shelter in 2025. Established in August 2010, the Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter is a 501c3 non-profit organization with the mission to improve the lives of animals, alleviate their suffering, and elevate their status in the community. It is located […]

It was a prosperous year for the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce in 2025, says Chamber President Julie Paysen. The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce’s vision is to cultivate a positive business climate, facilitate tourism, and develop the local economy to promote the outstanding quality of life in the community. As such, it focused on growing new business leaders in […]

More and more people are starting to get sick from the flu. Sydney Caudell, a Nurse Practitioner at Stephens County Hospital, says the flu is very contagious. Caudell gives the common symptoms of the flu. During an average flu season, 36,000 Americans die, and more than 200,000 are hospitalized. Some people are more likely to have complications related to the […]

Volunteers are a vital part of the Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter, and they are always needed, says Executive Director Rylee Mercer.          If you are interested in volunteering at the Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter, visit https://tschs.org/ and click on the volunteer tab to learn more.

Stephens County firefighters battled a large brush fire in the area of Highway 123 and East Tugalo Street shortly after 12 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31. Firefighters from the Shiloh Fire Department, Big Smith Fire Department, Carnes Creek Fire Department, Martin Fire Department, and Toccoa Fire Department, as well as Stephens County EMS, responded to find that the brush fire […]

By Corporal Jimmy Watt, Public Information Officer for the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office A Westminster man remains in jail today, pending a bond hearing, after his arrest late Tuesday evening on a charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine as a result of a traffic stop. 42-year-old Lloyd Scott Wensel, of West-Oak Highway, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at […]

By Corporal Jimmy Watt, Public Information Officer for the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today an additional arrest in the current Oconee County Sheriff’s Office drug round-up.  The Sheriff’s Office began the operation with a meeting and briefing at 8:30am on Wednesday, October 1st.    The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office obtained 35 arrest warrants on […]

By the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia The Justice Department announces the seizure of a web domain and database used in furtherance of a scheme to target and defraud Americans through bank account takeover fraud. The domain, web3adspanels.org, was used by those involved in the scheme as a backend web panel to store and manipulate illegally […]