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Officials release more details on an economic development project in Stephens County. The Georgia Department of Economic Development today is identifying “Project Orange” as an expansion by ASI Southeast in Stephens County. ASI Southeast, which makes washroom accessories, toilet partitions, and lockers, is building a new $16 million manufacturing facility in Toccoa that will create 50 jobs. The building, located […]
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Stephens County Commissioners appear closer to having a proposed sign ordinance ready for the public and the commission to consider. Last Friday, the county commission met for its yearly planning session and retreat to look at the year ahead. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, one of the main topics on the agenda last Friday was the sign ordinance. […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College is opening the international door for Engineering Technology students. Leaders of the Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland and the Technical College System of Georgia recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that establishes a partnership giving Georgia and Irish students expanded educational opportunities. North Georgia Technical College was selected as one of two Georgia technical colleges […]
Read moreBig A Elementary School will have a new principal next year. Dr. Phyllis Carson has announced her retirement effective on May 31 and it was accepted by the Stephens County Board of Education at their meeting on Tuesday. Also at Tuesday’s meeting, the Board of Education accepted the resignation of Stephens County High School Assistant Prinicipal and CTAE Director Natalie […]
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Stephens County Hospital is asking the Stephens County Commission to back $15 million in bonds in an effort to try and turn around the hospital’s financial situation. The county commission and Hospital Authority met Tuesday night in a called meeting. Hospital officials are asking for $5 million of that $15 million to be in the initial form of a short […]
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The new sound system at the Ritz Theatre at the Schaefer Center in downtown Toccoa is complete. City officials say that the new system was installed two weeks ahead of schedule. Christian Hamilton with Main Street Toccoa said the new system not only has surround sound for movies and a state-of-the art speaker and microphone system for concerts, but it […]
Read moreAn annual art show returns to downtown Toccoa this weekend. The Currahee Artists’ Guild will hold its annual “Meet the Artist Show and Sale” on Friday and Saturday at the Studio on East Doyle Street in downtown Toccoa. Deborah Hartley with the Currahee Artists’ Guild said that over 45 artists in a variety of media including oil, acrylic, watercolor, jewelry, […]
Read moreBy Charles Robertson, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A police chase Sunday morning on Interstate 85 ends with a crash and arrest. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, 36-year-old Clifford Linsey of Atlanta drove off after being stopped for speeding on I-85 around 10 a.m. Sunday, leading officers on a chase towards the state line that eclipsed 100 miles an hour […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Hospital Authority and Stephens County Commission will meet tonight for a called meeting. Both boards announced the called meeting on Monday. Stephens County Hospital Administrator Lynne Anderson said the meeting is to allow the Hospital Authority to present a bond proposal for the county to consider backing the hospital on. “We have been talking with the county […]
Read moreWork is underway to repair some water damage at Stephens County Hospital. Hospital Administrator Lynne Anderson updated the Hospital Authority on that at its meeting on Monday. She said the water damage occurred back in the Fall. “Before Christmas, we had a regulator on a water main burst one night, so we got some flooding,” said Anderson. “It actually occurred […]
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