The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Following a cyberattack on a major nationwide retailer, the Georgia Department of Human Services says it is working to ensure the security of its customers and employees. The Department and its vendor, Xerox, are replacing 7,292 DHS-administered debit cards branded with a MasterCard or Visa logo that may have been compromised in the cyberattack. The cards allow Department employees, child […]
Read moreThe Toccoa Clinic welcomes a new certified nurse practitioner to its staff. Certified nurse practitioner Rachel Smith has joined the Toccoa Clinic in its Internal Medicine department. Smith earned her licensed practical nursing certification from Lanier Tech and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Excelsior College of New York. Then in May, she completed the family nurse practitioner program at […]
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The Stephens County Board of Education is expected to fill both of its current board vacancies at its regular business meeting later today. Stephens County school board members are meeting at 5:30 p.m. today at the Stephens County School System Administrative Offices on Big A School Road in Toccoa. On the meeting agenda is discussion of filling both the District […]
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Downtown Toccoa says it will unveil the new marquee for the Schaefer Center in just over a month. According to Main Street Toccoa, the new Ritz Theater marquee will be unveiled at the Schaefer Center on Doyle Street on August 25 with a program. The Schaefer Center started out as the Ritz Theatre before being purchased and re-named the Schaefer […]
Read moreStephens County Hospital gets the final “OK” from the Joint Commission on a three-year re-accreditation. Hospital officials told the Stephens County Hospital Authority on Monday at its regular monthly meeting that the accreditation team from the Joint Commission recently made its expected return visit. The Joint Commission made an initial visit in June and found a couple of minor things […]
Read moreWorkshops for veterans will take place in Cornelia and Toccoa this week. The Cornelia event will be held Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Georgia Department of Labor’s Habersham Area Career Center, located at 215 Hodges Street in Cornelia. Meanwhile, the Toccoa event will be held from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Georgia Department of Labor’s Toccoa Career […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter in Lavonia is overwhelmed by an influx this week of unwanted dogs, cats, kittens and puppies and they are asking for emergency donations of supplies. Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter Director Tammi Jourdenais said in two days’ time, the shelter took in over 80 animals. “When we opened on Tuesday […]
Read moreWith summer thunderstorms popping up in the region on a regular basis, Georgia Power is offering some storm tips to help keep people safe this summer. Tips from Georgia Power include never touching any downed wire or low hanging wire, including telephone or TV wires that touch a power line, or never pulling tree limbs off of power lines yourself. […]
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A road project is set to close a Stephens County bridge starting this week. The closure will involve the bridge over Toccoa Creek on State Route 184, or Prather Bridge Road. Georgia Department of Transportation Spokesperson Katie Strickland said the work is scheduled to start today and last for a period of 180 days. The expected project completion date is […]
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A Stephens County sewer expansion project is set to start soon. A pre-construction meeting for the first phase of a sewer expansion project on the Toccoa By-pass took place last Thursday. Stephens County Development Authority Executive Director Tim Martin said that work is scheduled to start on August 1. “What we will first see is the clearing along the right […]
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