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U.S. Representative Doug Collins is joining members of the Georgia Congressional Delegation in sending a bipartisan letter to new U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, urging him to rescind the Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration or “GIPSA” rules issued in the eleventh hour of the Obama Administration. The letter was sent to Perdue on Friday. Collins and other […]
Read moreStephens County Hospital Authority signs a bond resolution yesterday. The two bond issues include a nine and a half million dollar tax exempt bond, and a taxable five and a half million dollar bond for a total of fifteen million. Stephens County Hospital Administrator Lynne Anderson explained. “The Hospital Authority had been planning to issue some bonds that would give […]
Read moreIt’s time for the Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive this Saturday, May 13. Letter carriers from Martin, Eastanollee and Toccoa will collect non-perishable food items for the Stephens County Food Bank. Now in its 25th year, the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is the largest food drive in the nation collecting over 80 million pounds last year. Michael Waddell […]
Read moreWhen you or someone you know has a heart attack in Georgia, treatment will soon be more efficient thanks to new legislation. On Tuesday, Gov. Nathan Deal, joined by members of the Georgia General Assembly, signed Senate Bill 102 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) in Gainesville. The new law provides for the establishment of emergency cardiac care centers […]
Read moreYesterday in Washington, The House passed H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act (AHCA). The bill repeals the individual and employer mandates of 2010’s Affordable Care Act as well as $1 trillion in Obamacare taxes. Congressman Doug Collins released the following statement in response to the bill’s passage yesterday evening. “For seven years, I have watched Obamacare afflict my neighbors […]
Read moreThe Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is issuing a public safety alert regarding illegal synthetic opioids. In the last four months, 17 deaths have been caused by the drugs U-47700 and/or furanyl fentanyl, equal to the number for all of 2016. U-47700 and furanyl fentanyl are both Schedule I drugs and used in the same manner as heroin. Schedule I […]
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Lavonia Officer Honored for life saving heroics. In Monday Night’s meeting of the Lavonia City Council, Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle honored Lt. Scott Stowe with the Lavonia PD Life Saving Medal. Stowe was given the award for his actions while on patrol on March 10 of this year said Carlisle during his presentation. “Upon your arrival, you immediate recognized […]
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The Toccoa City Commission will hold a work session and regular meeting today in the city commission meeting room. On the agenda for the work session at 4 p.m. is discussion of Cemetery Board Recommendations, Resurfacing Plan, Sidewalk Plan and Fernside Building Roof. A public hearing and first reading of the 2018 fiscal year operating budget headlines the regular meeting […]
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The first annual “Toast of Toccoa” is this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Doyle St. downtown. Toccoa Community Development Specialist Christian Hamilton said this new event replaces the Taste of Toccoa event of past years. Hamilton said that unlike Taste of Toccoa, Toast of Toccoa will focus on the arts as well as local breweries and wineries. Hamilton […]
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An annual community fund-raising event takes place tonight. The Stephens County Relay for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society will be held tonight from 6 p.m. until midnight at the Stephens County Recreation Department football field. The evening includes free entertainment, team fundraisers, bounce houses and games for the kids—all to celebrate cancer survivors and caregivers, remember loved […]
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