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The Toccoa Main Street Awards are set for Thursday, January 28th, but this year with a twist. The annual Main Street Awards will be held virtually and streamed beginning at 6 P.M. at www.facebook.com/mainstreettoccoa. Toccoa Main Street Events coordinator Sharon Crosby says it is important to honor these businesses. “It has been a difficult year for everyone, especially many of […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health now reporting 49 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,293 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 92 deaths and now 3,725 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Franklin County has […]

Here is a special public notice announcement from Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick…All State Court in Stephens County has been suspended for the month of January as a precaution with Covid-19. That also means that State Court scheduled for this Friday has been suspended. If you have any questions about your court date please call 706-886-9496.

The results are in for the January 5th General Runoff Election. According to the Georgia Secretary of State’s website with 100 % of the counties/precincts reporting, the unofficial results with totals that may not include all absentee or provisional votes have Democrats Rev. Raphael Warnock, and Jon Ossoff winning seats in the U.S. Senate runoff in Georgia. In the U.S. Senate […]

Toccoa Main Street announced the winners of the Christmas Storefront contest winners last week. Winners included: 1st place: Downtown Flowers 2nd place: Toccoa Nutrition 3rd place: Anastasia Organic Spa and Salon Honorable mentions include: Most Creative: The Chattel Shop Most Appealing to Children: Details Salon 73 & Spa Best Religious: Simmons-Bond Inn Merriest: Van Minos Insurance Agency Most Nostalgic: Angel […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual Pre-Legislative Meeting tomorrow. Chamber President Julie Paysen says this year’s event will be virtual. “This time every year we have a Legislative coffee, but this year it will look a little bit different as everything else has for the last 12 months. We have a link available for the virtual […]

The results are in for the January 5th General Runoff Election. With 99.37 % of the votes in, it looks like Rev. Raphael Warnock will take the U.S. Senate runoff. As of now, the unofficial results from the Georgia Secretary of State’s website that may not include all absentee or provisional votes have the Democrat challenger Warnock with over two […]

The results are in for the January 5th General Runoff Election. In Stephens County, registered voters took to the polls to select candidates for United States Senate seats and for Public Service Commissioner. The following results are how Stephens County residents voted and does not represent how the entire State voted. For United States Senate voters chose between Republican Incumbent […]

District II Public Health is adjusting schedules for services to provide more capacity for Covid-19 vaccinations. To best utilize the public health staff, changes are being made at the testing sites in Hall and Franklin County. The testing site at Franklin County Health Department will close after this Friday, January 8. The testing site in Hall County, will be open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 am […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 48 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,275 residents testing positive for the virus. Thirty-Five more since Monday’s report. The latest report was released Tuesday afternoon. The latest report shows three additional deaths in the area. DPH now has Habersham County with 90 deaths and now 3,692 positive cases of the […]