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The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 76 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,938 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Thursday afternoon. The latest report has Habersham County with 144 deaths and now 4,609 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Franklin County […]

Amnesty Day in Stephens County is tomorrow. Keep Toccoa-Stephens County Beautiful in conjunction with Stephens County and the City of Toccoa, are hosting the event on Saturday, April 10, at the Stephens County Road Department, located at 1597 Scenic Drive, in Toccoa. The Amnesty Day event is open to every resident of Stephens County, and provides a way to dispose […]

Main Street Toccoa and the businesses of Downtown Toccoa’s Second Annual Sip-N-Stroll event will be held a week from today. The annual event will run from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday, April 16. Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby says strollers can enjoy their favorite drink samples, deals, special promotions, and live music. She adds that Main […]

The Stephens County Board of Elections meeting scheduled for today has been postponed until Thursday, April 15. Stephens County Registrar April Roberts say the Board of Elections will meet next week for its regular scheduled meeting. The meeting will be held at the Stephens County Historic Courthouse and is slated to begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. Roberts says the public […]

Executive Order 03.31.21.03 will take effect today, rolling back the remaining COVID-19 restrictions on Georgia’s economy.   ▪ Eliminates the Gatherings ban ▪ Eliminates Shelter-in-Place requirements ▪ Removes the critical infrastructure distinction and collapses all organization suggested measures into one main list, with a small number of additional industry-specific requirements remaining ▪ Reduces any remaining distance requirements (i.e. distance between […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 76 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,938 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Wednesday afternoon. The latest report has Habersham County with 144 deaths and now 4,607 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Franklin County […]

The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) is currently providing COVID-19 vaccinations with no appointment necessary at the Habersham County Fairgrounds Mass Vaccination Site in Clarkesville, Georgia. The Site is accepting individuals 16 years of age or older. Any eligible 16 or 17-year-old vaccine participant must bring proof of age to the vaccination appointment in the form of […]

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, Georgia State Patrol, and local law enforcement agencies are asking drivers to go “Hands-Free for Safety” or risk being handed a ticket for violating Georgia’s hands-free law. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has designated April as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month with April 8th designated as the “Connect2Disconnect’ national enforcement day. GOHS and […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 76 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,937 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Tuesday afternoon. The latest report has Habersham County with 144 deaths and now 4,604 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Franklin County […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR A Toccoa man is on trial this week in Franklin County Superior Court for the 2018 death of a toddler. Jury selection began Monday and opening arguments got underway Tuesday. In May 2019Willie Deshone Spencer of Toccoa was arrested and later indicted on two counts of felony murder, one count of malice murder, aggravated assault and […]