North Georgia Tech Seeks Nominations for Alumni Awards

North Georgia Technical College is calling on alumni to submit their nominations for their annual Alumni Awards Banquet. The 75th annual meeting and awards luncheon takes place Saturday, June 9 at 11:30a. Awards will be announced in four categories, including Young Alumni, Career Achievement, Hall of Fame and Bridge Builder. Candidates for the Young Alumni award must have graduated from […]

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Fourth Movie Shoot Wraps in Toccoa

Another production company has wrapped up shooting a movie inToccoa-Stephens County. Over the past several weeks, film crews, trucks and actors could be seen at various locations around the county. Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber Executive Director Julie Paysen said this is the fourth movie filmed here, and it is always exciting. “The fourth movie that we have had filmed here wrapped […]

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Chamber to Host Political Forum Next Month

Now that the candidates are set for the May General Primary, the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce plans to host a political forum next month. Sponsored by the Chamber, WNEG, and the Stephens County Farm Bureau, the forum takes place Thursday, April 19th at 6p at the Ritz Theatre in downtown Toccoa. Executive Director Julie Paysen says they hope to […]

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Fatal Accident Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured

Last Wednesday, the Georgia State Patrol, Post 7, responded to an accident that claimed the life of Barbara Shirley, of Toccoa, and injured two-year-old Brayleigh Nally, of Toccoa. The single-vehicle accident occurred on Oak Valley Road around 2:25 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, when Shirley failed to maintain her lane, crossed the road and crashed into a tree. According to the crash […]

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Dillard House safe; storage building not so lucky

Article by Rob Moore, AccessWDUN Photos by Cindy Centofanti, WRBN/WGHC Early reports of a fire at the famed Dillard House Restaurant in Rabun had many concerned the legendary eatery was no more. Those worries were soon allayed as official word came the fire was in another building on the property used for storage and maintenance activities. The fire that destroyed […]

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Georgia Unemployment rate is unchanged

Statewide unemployment claims fell, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged in February, according to numbers released by the Georgia Department of Labor Thursday morning. The rate stayed constant at 4.5 percent. A year ago, the state’s unemployment rate was 5.2 percent. The national rate stayed at 4.1 percent in February. Monthly unemployment claims were 22,253, a drop of 54 percent […]

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Huckaby Denied Bond in First Court Appearance

Robert Jacob Huckaby had his first appearance in court during an initial bond hearing in front of Chief Magistrate Judge Cody Grizzle. Bond was denied by Grizzle on the grounds Huckaby is a flight risk. Huckaby led law enforcement officials on a week-long chase before finally being captured on Tuesday. Huckaby fled on foot during a traffic stop on Wednesday […]

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