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Recent rains are continuing to help improve the drought situation in Stephens County and throughout northeast Georgia. The latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor that was issued on Thursday shows that drought conditions in Stephens County have lessened to “severe drought.” That is a step down from “extreme drought,” which is where Stephens County was last week. Much of […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College announces its winner for an annual teaching award. The school recently announced photography instructor Jim Loring of Clayton as the winner of the 2017 Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction. The Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction has been an ongoing statewide event since 1991 and is designed to recognize technical college […]
Read moreToccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell will be pulling some double duty for the coming weeks. Jarrell says he has agreed to assist the town of Mt. Airy part-time as its Interim Police Chief, while also continuing on in Toccoa as Police Chief full-time. According to accessnorthga.com, Mt. Airy’s current police chief has been placed on administrative leave pending an outcome […]
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Stephens County names its STAR student. This week, the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce announced that Ian Douglas Allen, a senior at Stephens County High School, is this year’s STAR student. Allen is the son of Doug and Darla Allen of Toccoa. He said he is excited to receive this year’s honor. “I was hoping for it,” said Allen. “I […]
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State officials are putting a plan in place to train people for work at the new Nifco KTW plant in Stephens County. On Wednesday, state and local officials joined company representatives to officially sign a QuickStart training agreement for the plant in the Hayestone-Brady Business Park along Highway 17. QuickStart is a Georgia economic development program that provides customized workforce […]
Read moreStephens County Commissioners vote to increase the budget for legal fees in State Court to provide for the hiring of a defense attorney. On Tuesday, the county commission voted 3 to 2 to increase the budget for legal fees in State Court from $15,000 per year to $30,000 per year. Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers says that an attorney has […]
Read moreFuneral services are set for a Stephens County teen killed in a car accident last week. 18-year-old Dustin Michael Hill of Toccoa will be laid to rest on Saturday afternoon. Hill died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident last Thursday in the Martin area. The accident occurred at about 2:50 a.m. on Combs Avenue in Martin. According to the […]
Read moreThe Toccoa Main Street Program will hold its annual Main Street Awards Reception today. The reception will be held at the Schaefer Center on Doyle Street beginning at 5 p.m. with refreshments. The Volunteer Recognition Ceremony and Awards Program itself will then start at 5:30 p.m. During the program, the Downtown Development Authority will review 2016 downtown revitalization efforts. Also, […]
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Stephens County Development Authority Executive Director Tim Martin said that he is looking forward to the year ahead. Martin delivered his semi-annual report to Stephens County Commissioners on Tuesday. In that report, Martin called 2016 a “strongish” year. He said while it was not fantastic, it was not bad, as the county added almost 300 jobs. Martin went on to […]
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Stephens County Commissioners vote to keep up a moratorium on signage and billboards within unincorporated parts of Stephens County for another 90 days. Commissioners passed the moratorium extension by a unanimous vote on Tuesday. The county commission first passed a moratorium in February that applied only to the Georgia Highway 17 corridor in the unincorporated parts of the county as […]
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