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Stephens County Hospital is gearing up to help people take advantage of a new tax credit program in 2017. Georgia is starting the Rural Healthcare Tax Credit this year. Starting with someone’s 2017 tax liability, an individual or corporation can donate up to a certain amount of money to an eligible rural health care facility and receive a tax credit […]
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9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins said he is taking over the push to pass a bill that would change how Congress is involved in the nation’s regulatory process. Collins said he plans to re-introduce the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny, or REINS, Act, on January 3 when the 115th Congress is seated. The U.S. House has […]
Read moreThe New Year’s Day holiday travel period continues in Georgia. According to the latest numbers from the Georgia Department of Public Safety, six people have been killed so far this New Year’s Day holiday weekend on the roadways. Two of those fatalities reportedly happened in the Gainesville post, while another reportedly took place in the Athens post coverage area. The […]
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Local governments are announcing their schedules for the New Year’s Day holiday. Stephens County government offices and Toccoa City Hall are both closed on Monday, January 2 in observance of the New Year’s Day holiday. In the city of Toccoa, routes for garbage and recyclables scheduled to be picked up on Monday, January 2 will be picked up on Tuesday, […]
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The Georgia Department of Transportation is readying for another busy travel weekend on the state’s highways. DOT Spokesperson Katie Strickland said the agency is doing its best to make travel as easy as possible this weekend for people traveling around Georgia. “We are going to help people out this New Year’s, just like we always do around the holidays,” said […]
Read moreLocal and state law enforcement agencies are also getting ready for the New Year’s holiday travel period. For law enforcement, the New Year’s holiday travel period will begin at 6 p.m. tonight and end Monday, January 2 at midnight. That is a total of 78 hours. During the New Year’s travel period last year, there were 412 crashes and 235 […]
Read moreIf you are thinking about setting off fireworks to celebrate the arrival of the New Year this weekend, state officials are urging caution to avoid injuries and fires. Governor Nathan Deal has lifted an order banning fireworks that had been in place because of drought conditions. With that in mind, Georgia State Fire Marshal Dwayne Garriss is urging residents and […]
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A long-time local insurance agent is calling it a career. Frank Worley is retiring this week after more than four decades as a State Farm agent. Worley has kept going what has been a family tradition that has lasted more than three-quarters of a century since his father started as a State Farm agent in 1939. “During World War II, […]
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Stephens County Commission Chair Dennis Bell says 2016 was a positive year in many ways for the county. Bell spoke with WNEG on Wednesday about the county’s last 12 months. He said road repair was a main focus of the county this past year and a lot was accomplished towards that goal. “We started purchasing some equipment,” said Bell. “We […]
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A Stephens County bridge replacement project could be done as early as next month if all goes well. Georgia Department of Transportation Spokesperson Katie Strickland said that crews are finishing up work on the bridge over Toccoa Creek on State Route 184, or Prather Bridge Road. “The expected date the bridge should be back open to traffic is January 25, […]
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