Category: News

Open Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act ends in just four days. Americans have to enroll by December 15. Fortunately, this year, coverage is more affordable than ever. According to a Health and Human Services report,  people can find even cheaper plans this year than in years past. Two out of three HealthCare.gov consumers can find a plan this year […]

Early voting begins next week in Toccoa-Stephens County. That’s according to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober. She says all advance voting will be done at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office inside the Historic Stephens County Courthouse. Beginning on Monday, December 14, early voting will continue Monday through Friday, through December 23, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. On December 24th […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 46 deaths in Stephens County and now a total of 1,710 confirmed positive cases of Covid-19, an increase of 30 in the past 24 hours. The latest report was released Thursday afternoon. In Franklin County, a death is being reported for the second straight day bringing the total to now 21, […]

Tomorrow is the final day to drop off gifts for the Toccoa Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program. However, Salvation Army Social Worker Brenda Gragg is concerned that not every Angel will have their request fulfilled. She says there are over 700 angels that have signed up to be recipients of the program in Stephens County alone, and of those, around […]

Stephens County Development Authority has initiated its executive search for a new leader. Following Stephens County Economic Development Executive Director Tim Martin’s retirement announcement last month, authority members have approved several supporting documents relating to the position including changing the title to president and chief executive officer. The authority also agreed upon a position description, weighting scale and position announcement. […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners approved an intergovernmental agreement between the County and City of Toccoa to hire an Animal Control Officer. During its meeting on Tuesday, County Administrator Phyllis Ayers explained to the commission that if it approved the intergovernmental agreement then both the County and City would split the cost to hire an Animal Control Officer. The […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting an additional death in Stephens County and in Franklin County due to complications of Covid-19. In Stephens County, the total death count is now 46 since the beginning of the global pandemic, and DPH now reports a total of 1,680 confirmed positive cases of Covid-19 in the county. In Franklin County, […]

The Stephens County Registrar’s Office has pushed its Logic and Accuracy Testing to 10:30 a.m. this morning. Originally, the Logic and Accuracy Testing was scheduled to begin this morning at 9 a.m.; however, Stephens County Deputy Registrar April Roberts says the office has decided to push the start time up to 10:30 a.m. The Logic and Accuracy testing is used […]

Charges are pending for a Toccoa woman after a car accident fatally injured a Martin woman Monday in Stephens County. According to Troopers with the Georgia State Patrol, 48-year-old Lisa Wertz, was fatally injured when the car she was a passenger in was struck multiple times. The accident occurred Monday, December 7, on GA-17 at Whispering Pines Road around 6:24 […]

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that John David Yates, 58, passed away in a deadly fire in Hart County on Sunday, December 6. The fire occurred around 6:00 p.m. at 64 Marshal Dove Road in Hartwell. Upon arriving to the 40-year-old, 900-square-foot mobile home, local firefighters found the home in flames and Mr. Yates’ body […]