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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 […]

An official date has been set for Stephens County 911 to implement its Emergency Dispatch Program. According to Stephens County 911/EMA Director Danielle Rhodes, the program will go into effect on January 2, 2021. She says the Emergency Dispatch Program will allow dispatchers to give out medical directions over the phone; something that dispatchers in Stephens County are unable to […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting a total of 1,655 positive cases of Covid-19, and still 45 deaths in Stephens County since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report, released Monday afternoon, still has Habersham County with 82 deaths and now a total of 2,547 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Rabun […]

  The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting a total of 1,641 positive cases of Covid-19, and still 45 deaths in Stephens County since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report, released Monday afternoon, still has Habersham County with 82 deaths and a total of 2,525 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Rabun […]

The Friends of the Ritz is the recipient of a $4,500 grant. According to Friends of the Ritz President Keith Kozicki, the grant is being administered through the Hart EMC Foundation funded by its Operation Round Up program. He says this grant, along with additional financial support from the City of Toccoa, will allow the nonprofit organization to purchase needed […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will be spreading Christmas Cheer this week as they take the county-sponsored Polar Express through several neighborhoods. Stephens County Commissioner Michelle Ivester explained during a recent County Commission meeting that the county decided to take the Polar Express on the road in hopes of bringing out the Christmas Spirit. Ivester says on Wednesday, December […]

A Hart County man is facing charges of Sexual Exploitation of Children. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday, 57-year old Loyd Lewis was charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children (Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material) by the GBI’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit. Spokeswoman Natalie Ammons said while being investigated for narcotics by […]