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The Toccoa City Commission met on Monday for its regular scheduled meeting; during which the Commission was asked to consider a proclamation for a spring clean up. Tim Hale with Keep Toccoa-Stephens County Beautiful first thanked the Commission for its support. He says with COVID numbers being low, this would be a good time for the City and County to […]

The final installment of the Historic Ritz Theatre’s Family Movie Night is coming up on Friday. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, in January, February, the theatre has hosted Family Movie Nights, and in March, they will close out the series with a screening of Peter Rabbit 2, on March 18. Mayhugh says they’ve decided to break away […]

North Georgia Technical College will offer new additional classes for Commercial Truck Driving beginning in the summer semester to meet the increased demand resulting from federal and state changes. As of February of this year, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Entry Level Driver Training regulations now require entry-level drivers to successfully complete training through a technical school or other […]

Traffic is again flowing normally on Hwy 123. The flow of traffic was interrupted this morning after a fire was reported at Southeast Metals. However, the portion of road is now back open for traffic. No other details have been released.  

Qualifying was held last week in Stephens County for several posts. This is the complete list of qualified candidates. For the Stephens County Board of Commissioners Post 1, Democratic candidate Kathy Pauly, and Republican candidates Bo Webb, T. Craig Beatty, Paresh ‘Tony’ Patel, Dennis Black, Lawrence S. Krul, and Tara D. Simmons have all qualified. Republican incumbent James Addison and […]

Ninth District Opportunity will begin scheduling appointments for Cooling Help on April 1. According to Ninth District Opportunity’s Community Resource Coordinator Paula Duley one-time payments will be made by check issued to the home cooling suppliers on behalf of eligible households up to $500. She says the Cooling Help program is available for households in which every member is age […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet this evening for its regular scheduled meeting. The meeting will begin promptly at 5:00 p.m. inside the City Commission/Court Room at Toccoa City Hall. The only item under New Business for the City Commission to consider is the monthly finance report from City Finance Director Becky Bohannon. The monthly finance report is for Fiscal […]

Stephens County has named an Interim Elections Supervisor. According to County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, Nora Waters will serve as the Interim Elections Supervisor until the permanent full-time position is filled. Ayers says Waters has a great deal of experience in the Elections Office and has been employed with Stephens County Government since 2016. Waters has been filling in at the […]

Qualifying ended at noon today in Stephens County. This is complete list of qualified candidates. For the Stephens County Board of Commissioners Post 1, Democratic candidate Kathy Pauly, and Republican candidates Bo Webb, T. Craig Beatty, Paresh ‘Tony’ Patel, Dennis Black, Lawrence S. Krul, and Tara D. Simmons have all qualified. Republican incumbent James Addison and Republicans Russ Addison, Chris […]

Qualifying in Stephens County ends today at noon. Qualifying for Republican candidates will be held at Bross, McAllister, and Williams located at 268 Broad Street, in Toccoa. Qualifying for Democratic and nonpartisan candidates will take place at the Stephens County Historic Courthouse in the Elections Office, at 37 W. Tugalo Street, in Toccoa. As of Thursday, there have been several […]