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The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce celebrated one of its newest members, The Hope Center for Wellness and Recovery, last week with a ribbon tying ceremony. The Hope Center for Wellness and Recovery is Stephens County’s new short-term treatment center to oversee the withdrawal of individuals with a substance addiction. The Hope Center for Wellness and Recovery is located at […]

Stephens County Hospital is one of 14 rural hospitals to receive funds specifically designated to help rural facilities across the state. Stephens County Hospital was awarded $10,000 by the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Program (Georgia HEART) through a $140,000 donation from Windham Brannon. Windham Brannon’s Healthcare Practice Co-Leader Danielle Epps says quote “Today more than ever, rural hospitals are strongholds […]

Governor Brian Kemp has announced the State of Georgia will stop using the 1A+ designation for COVID-19 vaccinations. He says quote, “to avoid confusion regarding phases and what different states and the federal government are labeling each population, we will not be using 1A+ or 1B for new expanded criteria. To ensure it is simple and easy to understand, Georgia […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 70 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,854 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Sunday afternoon. The latest report has Habersham County with 136 deaths and now 4,543 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Franklin County […]

A Habersham County man has been charged with three counts of possession of child pornography and one count of possession of methamphetamine. According to a release issued by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit, on Thursday, February 25, the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the residence of Brenton Lee Lawson, 36, […]

A Stephens County High School Work-Based Learning Student has been named Employee of the Year. Allie Huff has been an employee with Brother John’s Subs for two years. According to Brother John’s Subs owner Hallie Edenfield, Huff has demonstrated a positive attitude and is always willing to learn new tasks. Edenfield says Employee of the Year is a peer-nominated accolade […]

Governor Brian P. Kemp issued a statement following a successful first week of vaccinations at the four state-operated mass vaccination sites. “I thank the dedicated team at the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, along with their state agency partners at the Department of Public Health and the Georgia National Guard, for a very successful first week of vaccinations […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 70 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,852 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Friday afternoon and had no additional deaths in the area. The latest report has Habersham County with 136 deaths and now 4,542 positive cases of […]

Yesterday Governor Brian P. Kemp joined Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey and Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency Director Chris Stallings at the State Capitol to provide an update on COVID-19 vaccine distribution and expanded criteria to receive the vaccine, effective March 8. “Since the first vaccine was administered in Georgia last December, we remained focused on […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 70 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,847 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 136 deaths and now 4,538 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Franklin County […]