The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Main Street Toccoa is set to place the second historic plaque in the 2018 – 2019 series this afternoon. Today, Main Street representatives will be placing the Historic marker at the Star Theatre on West Doyle St. Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton says the Star Theatre is the first movie house in Toccoa. “It was constructed between 1913 and 1917. […]
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Northeast Georgia Medical Center is joining with other hospitals nationwide to be part of the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative. Only half of all people treated for cardiogenic shock survive, but this new collaboration of 50 hospitals nationwide is working to increase that survival rate. The goal of the collaboration is to standardize how cardiogenic shock is treated as well as […]
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Toccoa Main Street is putting out the call for local businesses to participate in this year’s Festival of Trees. This year’s Festival of Trees takes place from November 29 through December 1. The event offers opportunities to help raise money for local non-profits and charities in the community, according to Main Street Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby. “This is our 11th […]
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Preparations are complete for this weekend’s annual Currahee Military Weekend. This is the 17th annual Military Weekend, which starts officially on Friday and runs through Sunday., which begins . Currahee Military Museum Director Brenda Carlin says the weekend will be filled with lots of events for history buffs and veterans to enjoy. Carlin says this year, the weekend will kick […]
Read moreStephens County low-income seniors age 65 and older can begin applying for help paying their heating bills on November 1. The Georgia Department of Human Services, through 9th District Opportunity in Gainesville, is helping to pay heating costs for low-income homes with either gas, propane, or electric heating. To set up your appointment beginning November 1, there is a toll-free […]
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A vehicle fire is currently being investigated by the Georgia State Fire Marshall’s Office. On Friday, September 28, the Toccoa Fire Department were dispatched at 7:04 a.m. to a residence on Estatohe Circle in reference to a vehicle fire. According to Toccoa’s Assistant Fire Chief Frankie Dietz heavy smoke and flames were showing from the vehicle upon arrival of fire […]
Read moreA Martin woman has been indicted on several murder charges by a Franklin County Grand Jury in the hit and run death of her husband. Last week, the Grand Jury returned true bills against 26-year old Candice Paige Martin on one count of malice murder, one count of felony murder, on count of aggravated assault, one count of homicide by […]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell Project Office has a new Project Manager and he is looking to make his office more accessible to the public. Aaron Wahus came to the Hartwell Project office the end of June. Wahus comes to Hartwell from the Lake Thurmond project office where he served as the Park Operations Manager there. With a […]
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If you are planning to vote in the November General Election and have not yet registered to vote or you have moved since the last time you voted, you have until a week from today to register or change your address. October 9th is the last day to make sure you’re eligible to vote in November. Stephens County Registrar Bill […]
Read moreResidents of Stephens County proved, yet again, how giving this community is by purchasing $15,000 worth of relief supplies to be sent to hurricane victims. On Friday morning, the collected supplies were loaded on a Hope4Carolinas’ truck and delivered to the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief distribution center in Whiteville, North Carolina. Those supplies consisted of buckets of cleaning supplies, bleach, […]
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