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Human Resources Director Brenda Yearwood retired this week from the city of Toccoa after 30 years of service. A reception was held to recognize Yearwood and wish her well on retirement Wednesday at Toccoa City Hall. She said retirement is bittersweet as she has truly enjoyed working for the city. “Being here 30 years has been a wonderful experience for […]
Read moreThe Stephens County school system is considering trying to add a third School Resource Officer to the system. School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey brought the idea to the Board of Education at its work session on Thursday night. Dorsey said that he and the Sheriff’s Office have been talking about adding a third one that could help at various schools in […]
Read moreLocal governments are announcing their schedules for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Both Toccoa City Hall and Stephens County government offices will be closed on Monday in observance of the King holiday. In the city of Toccoa, routes for garbage and recyclables scheduled to be picked up on Monday will be picked up on Tuesday. Commercial garbage will be […]
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A Stephens County grand jury has issued a new indictment in the Tomas Colbert murder case. This week, the grand jury re-indicted Marqkeela Lawain Hill of Douglasville in the Colbert murder, adding more charges. Also, the grand jury has indicted a second individual in the case, identified in court documents as William Demetrius McElveen. Both were indicted on charges of […]
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The city of Toccoa is looking ahead to the upcoming year. Monday, Toccoa City Commissioners and city staff met for a planning session to talk about priorities and goals for the year ahead. Toccoa Mayor Jeanette Jamieson said that it went very smoothly and she feels really good about the year ahead. “A lot of what takes place in 2017 […]
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A Stephens County man gets a pretty big surprise for his 65th birthday. According to the Georgia Lottery, Thomas Herron of Toccoa recently won a prize of $500,000 playing the $500,000 Bonus instant ticket game. The Georgia Lottery said that the Royal Food Store at 2668 Mize Road in Toccoa sold the winning ticket. Herron said that he had stopped […]
Read morePlans to add poultry houses to a Freeman Creek Road property in Stephens County are headed in front of the Stephens County Planning Commission after all. A property owner at 140 Freeman Creek Road submitted a re-zoning and variance request for the property in December to switch the 107-acre tract from Agricultural Residential to Agriculture Intensive to put broiler houses […]
Read moreA national retailer will close its Habersham County location by the end of March. Sears Holdings announced last week that it was closing 150 Kmart and Sears stores across the country. One of those is the Kmart in Cornelia, located at 365 Habersham Village Circle. Officials with Sears Holdings called the decision to close stores a difficult but necessary step […]
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The Stephens County Commission starts off a new year. Tuesday, county commissioners held their first meeting of 2017. During the meeting, the commission selected a new Chair and Vice-Chair from among the commissioners to serve for the year ahead. Unanimously chosen to serve as Stephens County Commission Chair for 2017 was Debbie Whitlock. Whitlock said she is honored to take […]
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Stephens County will continue to use the law firm of Sanders, Ranck, and Skilling of Toccoa for its legal services. On Tuesday, county commissioners unanimously voted to accept the bid of Sanders, Ranck, and Skilling and re-appoint them as county attorney. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, the county received two bids for legal services. However, Ayers said the […]
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