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Stephens County Deputy Registrar April Roberts has announced that the Logic and Accuracy Testing of the voting equipment for the November 3, General Election that was originally scheduled for today has been postponed. She says Stephens County has yet to receive its Election Data Package for the Logic and Accuracy Testing from the Secretary of State’s Office. The package is […]

The Georgia Baptist Conference Center in Toccoa is up for sale after reports of decades of financial losses. According to Christianindex.org, a review from the last 20 years show the Georgia Baptist Conference Center operating at a loss over that time and left no choice but to place it for sale. In its article, Christianindex.org quotes Georgia Baptist Chief Operations […]

Toccoa Mayor Terry Carter reminds residents to wear a mask. During the recent Toccoa City Commission meeting, Carter announced that with the positive cases of COVID-19 increasing in the recent weeks, that residents should take caution and wear a mask when out in public. He says not only does wearing a mask protect yourself, it also protects those around you. […]

The latest Georgia Department of Public Health report now has Stephens County with 942 positive cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the global pandemic. The report still has 32 COVID-19 related deaths in Stephens County. The latest report was released Wednesday afternoon. DPH is still reporting Habersham County with a total of 64 deaths, and now 1,483 total positive […]

A Martin man has been arrested. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley on Thursday morning, September 10, a Sheriff’s Deputy witnessed a motorcycle turn onto Hwy 145 traveling around 80 mph. The deputy then initiated a traffic stop on the motorcycle as it turned left onto N. Akins Bridge Road. Shirley says the driver of the motorcycle then sped […]

Funeral services for Mark Ivester, President of North Georgia Technical College, will take place this morning and will be live-streamed on Facebook. Ivester lost his month-long battle with COVID-19 Saturday at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Due to the pandemic, the family will have a private funeral service today at 11 0’clock at the Toccoa First Baptist Church with the Reverend […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 32 COVID-19 related deaths in Stephens County. DPH is now reporting 933 positive cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Tuesday afternoon. DPH is now reporting Habersham County with a total of 64 deaths, and now 1,464 total positive cases […]

Stephens County School System’s Nutrition Director Kim Caudell has announced that Stephens County High School has started serving free breakfast and lunch to all students. She says the United States Department of Agriculture has provided emergency funding for schools to provide free breakfast and lunch until December 31, 2020, or until the emergency funds are depleted. Caudell explains that this […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 31 COVID-19 related deaths in Stephens County. DPH is now reporting 927 positive cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Monday afternoon. DPH is still reporting Habersham County with a total of 63 deaths, and now 1,444 total positive cases […]

The Toccoa City Commission approved a motion to receive a loan through the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority to fund the Eastanollee Wastewater Plant upgrades. During its meeting on Monday, the Toccoa City Commission heard from City Manager Billy Morse, who explained that the estimated cost for Phase I of the project is just over $7.3 million. Morse says GEFA has […]