The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
The Stephens County Hospital Board approved a supplemental resolution to their $15 million bond last night during their called meeting. According to Hospital Administrator Lynne Anderson, the original documents appointed Northeast Georgia Bank as the depository, but the Bank couldn’t accept due to security funding requirements. Last night, the board approved United Community Bank instead. Moving forward, there will be […]
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The Stephens County Board of Education moved their June work session to this evening at 5:30 p.m. due to a needed approval before the regularly scheduled session. The board will be discussing personnel needs as well as the current technology projects for E SPLOST 17 and bond validation for E SPLOST 18. The meeting will remain at the board office […]
Read moreStephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley reports the theft of an AR15 type rifle from a residence on Kimberly Drive. On May 14, deputies responded to the theft report and immediately forwarded the case to the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office criminal investigations division. During the course of the investigation, deputies were able to recover the firearm from a residence inside the […]
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The Ida Cox Summer Concert series is set to begin tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. The concerts are every Saturday from June to August and opening acts begin at 7 with main acts following at 8. Guests can bring their own blankets and chairs to enjoy the concert. Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby said that three restaurants are open during the […]
Read moreThe eighth historic plaque in the 2016-17 series of plaques dedicated to downtown buildings will be unveiled on Thursday, June 1 at 5 p.m. at the former location former location of the Andrews-Hamby Men’s Store, located at 20 Doyle Street. According to Community Development Specialist Christian Hamilton, the building was constructed around 1916 when the City of Toccoa began expanding […]
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The Stephens County Hospital Board is having a called meeting tonight to discuss the approved amended documents for the bond they recently received. Earlier this month, the board decided to use a consulting firm by the name of Stroudwater Associates to help evaluate areas of the hospital. Hospital Administrator Lynne Anderson said that Stroudwater will help the board identify their […]
Read moreMainstreet Toccoa put out a survey to get feedback about Toast of Toccoa that was held earlier this month. Community Development Specialist Christian Hamilton said that as of last Friday, they had 100 responses. According to Hamilton, so far, the feedback has been positive. “Overall, pretty good feedback,” said Hamilton. “One question right now has ‘How would you rate Toast […]
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A crowd gathered yesterday at the Camp Toccoa at Currahee pavilion for the Memorial Day observance. The ceremony was themed for World War I as this year is the 100th anniversary of the Great War. It included many traditions to honor those who have given their lives in service of this country, including the Colors Presentation by the Stephens County […]
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There will be a Memorial Day Observance at the pavilion at Camp Toccoa today, beginning at 11 a.m. This year’s theme is World War I and the Battle of Argonne to honor the 100th anniversary of WWI. Veterans Service Coordinator Rick Hack said that they try to theme the observance each year for a group, however, the observance is for […]
Read moreLast week, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Fatality Review Unit released data on youth suicides in 2017. So far this year, 18 children have committed suicide in Georgia, and 14 of those cases have happened in the last two months. These suicides are most common among white males between the ages of 15 and 17, followed by white females […]
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