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The Stephens County Board of Education is responding to concerns raised after the E.O. Foundation announced it was closing its center in Toccoa later this year. In a Facebook post released this week, Toccoa native and former NFL player Evan Oglesby announced he would be closing his E.O. Foundation Center in Toccoa in June. In the post, Oglesby pointed the […]
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Today is the last day for early voting for the E-SPLOST special election in Stephens County. Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran said that polls will be open all day today at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office in the Courthouse Annex on Tugalo Street in downtown Toccoa from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. “We have had light turnout,” said Cochran. “There […]
Read moreThe community comes together to celebrate the grand opening of a new store. On Thursday, the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting for Pay Less Here to celebrate its grand opening on Big A Road in Toccoa. This is the second Pay Less Here store, with the first one located in Duluth. Nikki Do manages the first store […]
Read moreNext fiscal year’s budget for the Stephens County school system should come up at next week’s meeting of the Stephens County Board of Education. During Thursday’s school board work session, Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey told the board that they would receive information on the Fiscal Year 2018 budget on Tuesday. Dorsey said that the school board will be […]
Read moreSpring cleaning on and around Hartwell Lake kicks off with the Lake Hartwell Clean-up, Green-up environmental restoration effort next month. This year’s Hartwell Lake clean-up is set for April 15 through April 22. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Lake Hartwell Association, a non-profit organization that promotes cooperation, assistance and information exchange among those concerned with Hartwell Lake, facilitate […]
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Toccoa resident Brittany Ivey said it was a honor to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House. Ivey was in Washington, D.C. Monday at the invitation of the White House, along with a group of Americans, to talk about their experiences with the Affordable Care Act. This started last month when Ivey was the guest of 9th District […]
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Local tourism leaders say a visit from a group of state tourism officials last week went very well. On March 7 and 8, Main Street Toccoa, the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce, and the Stephens County Development Authority welcomed a Tourism Product Development Resource Team from the Georgia Department of Economic Development. The team consisted of tourism officials in Georgia […]
Read moreThe Toccoa City Commission ratifies action taken against a local restaurant by the city’s Alcohol Beverage Control board. Last month, the Toccoa Police Department responded to Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant on Big A Road for what Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse called an alcohol-related incident. On February 15, the Toccoa Alcohol Beverage Control board held an emergency meeting to take […]
Read moreReports indicate that part of a city street in Toccoa will be closed for part of the day today. Starting at about 9 a.m. and lasting until 1 p.m. today, Boulevard will be closed from Terrace Drive to Rosedale Street. Motorists should find an alternate route.
Read moreThe Stephens County First Steps program completes its first year and officials say it was a success. This program, offered through Family Connections of Stephens County, uses a $10,000 grant to meet one on one with new moms to access what resources they may need. According to numbers provided by the program, 338 moms were assessed and steered toward helpful […]
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