Toccoa Man arrested after Traffic Stop

A traffic stop leads to the arrest of a Toccoa man. On Feb. 21, Investigators, from the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, witnessed a 1995 Ford Explorer, grey in color, driven by Timothy James Meeks, 35, leave a residence and come to a stop at Holiness Church Road and Oak Valley Road. Investigators took note that Meeks was not wearing his […]

Read more

Stephens County Hospital’s Kathy Whitmire Completes Rural Health Fellowship

Stephens County Hospital’s Vice President of Operations, Kathy Whitmire, recently traveled to Washington D.C. to complete a Rural Health Fellowship, a year-long, intensive training program that develops leaders who can articulate a clear and compelling vision for rural America. One of 15 healthcare professionals nationwide, Whitmire was selected by the National Rural Health Association for its 2017-18 Rural Health Fellows […]

Read more

Habersham Authorities Search for Vehicle Arsonist

Authorities in Habersham County are asking for the public’s help to find the person responsible for setting a vehicle on fire. Late Monday, investigators with the office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens ruled the car, a 2007 Gray Dodge Nitro, had been intentionally set on fire. The car had been stolen on Feb. 14. It was found […]

Read more

Woman Arrested After Asking to Smoke Pot

A Toccoa woman is facing drug charges after a bizarre incident at a local business. It happened Friday at Toccoa Glass Company on Big A Road. “Company employees called 911 about a suspicious woman in the store,” explained Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize. “When he arrived, employees told Officer Justin Parten the woman had asked them if she could smoke a […]

Read more

Toccoa PD joins ARDEO

The Toccoa Police Department has partnered with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO), effective March 1. At the recent Toccoa City Commission meeting, the commissioners voted and approved an intergovernmental agreement between the city and ARDEO. A motion was made by Commissioner Jeanette Jamieson, with a seconded by Commissioner Evan Hellenga. The motion passed unanimously. Mize added that one […]

Read more

Clarkesville Main Street Receives Grant for Historic Photo Display

The City of Clarkesville’s Main Street Program is working on a new display to showcase hundreds of historic photos. Clarkesville’s Main Street office is located in the historic Mauldin House on Jefferson Street and Clarkesville Downtown Economic Development Director Mary Beth Horton said over the years, people have donated their old family and other photos of the town. Horton says […]

Read more

SCH Extends Deadline for 40 percent savings

As an incentive to paying your hospital bills, since Jan. 18, the Stephens County Hospital has been offering a 40 percent discount to anyone who pays their medical bills in full. In recent years, the Stephens County Hospital has offered its patients an incentive for paying their medical bills in full, typically by knocking 20 percent off the total bill. […]

Read more

Reports of Area Single Car Auto Wrecks Saturday

A driver was reported to be airlifted to a hospital Saturday morning as a result of a one- vehicle accident on Misty Road near Holiness Church Road in Toccoa. More details as they become available. Now Habersham is reporting that around 10:20 P.M. Saturday night, an infant and toddler were among four people who escaped injury in a single vehicle […]

Read more
1 610 611 612 613 614 1,085