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There was a very small increase in positive Covid-19 cases in Stephens and surrounding counties from Sunday to Monday in the latest report from the Georgia Department of Public Health. DPH is now reporting that there has been a total of 756 total positive cases of Covid-19, just two more than the Sunday report, in Stephens County. The Department of […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 19 total deaths in Stephens County due to complications of Covid-19. DPH is now reporting that there has been a total of 754 total positive cases of Covid-19 in Stephens County. The latest report was released Sunday afternoon. DPH is reporting 57 deaths in Habersham County and a total of 1,268 positive […]

District 2 Public Health is reminding parents of school-age kids to get their back-to-school vaccines now. According to District 2 Public Health Spokesman Dave Palmer, now is a good time to get those required school vaccinations. Palmer says as a way to ensure all children get their vaccines, District 2 Health Departments will hold special clinics for school immunizations at […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet today for its regular scheduled meeting. The meeting will be conducted through teleconference. Anyone wishing to attend can call in at 706-898-5160. After calling in you’ll be prompted to input the code 790453. Up for consideration is a resolution for the CARES ACT. Additionally, the Commission will consider renewal of the Health Insurance for […]

South State Bank recently made a $5,000 donation to the Stephens County School System. During last week’s Stephens County Board of Education meeting, Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham made an announcement about the donation. He says the funds will be used for COVID-19 relief. For questions regarding the recent action of the Stephens County Board of Education contact […]

During the recent Board of Education meeting, Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham asked for the board’s support to move forward with his plans to report a weekly COVID-19 update. Oldham says the weekly report will include the number of students in the school system with a positive COVID-19 test result, the number of employees with a positive COVID-19 […]

For the second consecutive day, the Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 16 more positive cases in Stephens County, or a total of 32 in the last two days. DPH is now reporting that there has been a total of 743 positive cases of Covid-19 in Stephens County. That is a total of 64 more positive cases since the […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 16 more positive cases in the last 24 hours in Stephens County. DPH is now reporting that there has been a total of 727 positive cases of Covid-19 in Stephens County. The latest report was released Thursday afternoon. The Thursday report still shows 19 deaths in Stephens County due to complications of […]

The Stephens County School System has announced that any bus driver or teacher can require masks to be worn by students in their presence. During the recent Stephens County Board of Education meeting, Dr. Daniel Oldham asked for the boards support to allow bus drivers and teachers, who have general concerns for their own safety to be allowed to require […]

The Stephens County School System is one of 13 school systems throughout North Georgia to receive a grant from the North Georgia Community Foundation to help with COVID-19 relief. The North Georgia Community Foundation recently completed its sixth cycle of COVID-19 relief grants which included funding for nonprofit organizations along with the 13 school systems throughout North Georgia. NGCF noted […]