Category: News

Stephens County Hospital recognizes its Auxiliary. The Stephens County Hospital Auxiliary held its 53rd annual Awards Banquet back on September 18 at the Gate Cottage on the campus of Toccoa Falls College. Auxiliary members heard from Hospital Authority Chairman Mark Wilkinson and Hospital Administrator Ed Gambrell, who both thanked the Auxiliary for the work that the Auxiliary puts in each […]

The American Red Cross is launching an app for blood donors. Officials with the American Red Cross said the Blood Donor App allows users to schedule blood donations, track their total donations, earn rewards, and invite friends to join them on a lifesaving team. Other features of the app include a blood drive or blood donation locator; the ability to […]

A Habersham County grand jury is expected to take a look today at the case of a child injured in a Habersham County drug raid earlier this year. The child, who was 19 months old at the time, was injured when authorities in Habersham County threw a “flashbang” grenade into a residence while serving a search warrant on May 28 […]

The search is going well for a new Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President. That is according to Search Committee Chairperson Anne Shurley. Shurley said they posted the job back in mid-August and have received a host of applications. “We (the search committee) had our first meeting back on August 27 and have met every week for four consecutive weeks […]

Stephens County moves forward with a temporary moratorium on tower and telecommunication applications. The county commissioners unanimously approved a motion to adopt a 90-day moratorium on those at its meeting on Tuesday. Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers said it is being done to allow the county to re-visit its tower ordinance to better match its land use ordinance. Ayers says […]

Local officials gather to unveil a special exhibit at the historic train depot in downtown Toccoa. The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting on Thursday to mark the grand opening of the “Presidential Pathways” photo exhibit. “Presidential Pathways” is being hosted by Main Street Toccoa and the Currahee Military Museum. Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby said […]

Here is a reminder for hunting and fishing enthusiasts. Saturday is National Hunting and Fishing Day and there are plenty of events, activities and recognition taking place throughout the state all day, geared for outdoor enthusiasts. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Officer Craig Fulgum said the day was established by Congress in 1973 to spotlight the importance hunting and […]

Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick said that jurors in Stephens County who were scheduled to report on Monday, September 29 do not need to report on Monday. Those jurors do need to call the Stephens County Clerk of Court’s Office on Monday afternoon for instructions on reporting on Tuesday. The number those jurors should call is 706-282-1111.

Crews responded Thursday morning to an accident in Stephens County. It occurred on Georgia Highway 365 in the area of the Jeanette Jamieson Intersection. Sheriff Randy Shirley reports that one truck overturned in the accident and landed on the guardrail. A man from Habersham County was injured in the accident and taken by EMS to Habersham Medical Center.

The Stephens County grand jury is taking a look at the financial problems that have engulfed the Stephens County school system. Court officials report the grand jury called in and met with the entire current Stephens County Board of Education last week. Current Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey was also called in to speak to the grand jury last […]