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Avalon City officials are expected to vote next week on whether to impose a 120-day moratorium on the use of New Road. At a public hearing Monday night, city commissioners heard from attorney John Dickerson on how to go about restricting access. Avalon took possession of New Road earlier this year from the County to try and resolve the problem […]

During the recent Stephens County Board of Commissioners meeting, the board voted and approved the adoption of amendment No. 1 and resolution to the ACCG 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan to add the position of County Coroner. A defined contribution plan is a retirement plan where an employer, employee or both agree to contribute an amount of money to the plan […]

Stephens County Hospital has named their Nurse Hero for 2018. Nurse Robin Simmons was named this year’s Nurse Hero at a special breakfast meeting Tuesday morning. Faye Taylor is the Vice-president of Nursing for Stephens County Hospital. Before announcing the award winner, Taylor outlined some of the comments about Simmons from those who nominated her. “Let me read a few […]

This week is National Travel and Tourism Week and the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce is encouraging the community to come out and celebrate with them. Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen discussed the importance of travel and tourism. “We want to celebrate the hard work of those dedicated to the cause. Travel and Tourism are important factors in communities, […]

After a mediocre March, April’s showers have raised the Savannah River Basin reservoirs back to full pool. “As of Monday, Hartwell and Thurmond are hovering at full pool, while Russell is less than half a foot below,” Corps spokesman Jeremy Buddemeier said. “The last time the reservoirs sat at full pool was almost exactly two years ago.” Building on February’s […]

The Toccoa Police Department in partnership with Georgia Department of Homeland Security, recently announced they would be hosting two active shooter trainings. Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (C.R.A.S.E.) are training programs developed by Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training. Events are open to all members of the community and there is no charge to attend the training. Toccoa’s Interim […]

Georgia’s governor has only a few days left to decide whether to veto or sign the remaining bills sent to him by the state legislature. By law, Republican Gov. Nathan Deal has 40 days to veto a bill or sign it into law, a deadline that ends Tuesday. The governor can also decline to do either and let a bill […]