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Organizers said the fourth annual “Gallop of the Ghouls” last weekend was a success. Last Saturday’s race on Tugalo Street in downtown Toccoa raised money for the Open Arms Clinic in Stephens County. Runners, both2-legged and 4-legged ran and/or walked the 5K course down Tugalo Street toward the airport. Some came in costume and others just came to support a […]
Read moreFilmmakers are again putting up a casting call for extras for the movie filming in Toccoa this month. Recently, INSP Films announced it was filming “County Line” in Toccoa and Stephens County this month. Casting officials for the film have set up an e-mail for applying to be an extra. That e-mail address is [email protected] People should provide two photographs, […]
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Leading up to Halloween, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office joins other agencies across Georgia in checking addresses of those on the sex offender registry. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley says that the Sheriff’s Office participated in “Operation Watchful Eye” between October 24 and October 31. Shirley says it was a statewide effort designed to verify home addresses of sex offenders. […]
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Stephens County High School sees its graduation rate come in above the state average, though it is down from last year. This week, the Georgia Department of Education released its 2016 Graduation Rates. In 2016, Stephens County High School had a graduation rate of 86.9 percent. That is higher than the state average of 79.2 percent, but down slightly from […]
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The Southeast is once again watching the fuel pumps with caution after the Colonial Pipeline explosion earlier this week in Alabama. This occurred not far from where a leak was detected in September. As a result, Colonial was forced to shut down its pipeline. When that happened in September, it caused gas shortages and rising prices in this area and […]
Read moreBy WLHR Radio, Lavonia Investigators in Franklin County have released the names of the persons involved in the shooting at Pointe South Mobile Home Park in Lavonia over the weekend. The shooting occurred at about 7:45 p.m. on Sunday. Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas said that officers were called to that location on a report of shots fired. Thomas said […]
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture says it is working to offer relief to farmers regarding the ongoing drought in Georgia. On Wednesday, the USDA announced that Georgia cattlemen are now eligible for increased relief as the historic drought continues in Georgia as U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has extended the 2016 grazing season from October 31 to December 1. According […]
Read moreTwo Georgia schools come to an agreement to help students in certain programs. North Georgia Technical College and Georgia Military College held an articulation agreement signing ceremony last Thursday at the campus of North Georgia Technical College. The goal of the articulation agreement is to provide Associate of Applied Science graduates of select North Georgia Technical College programs with an […]
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The Toccoa Clinic has officially joined the Northeast Georgia Physicians Group. Everything became official on Tuesday. The Northeast Georgia Physicians Group is the multi-specialty physicians group of Northeast Georgia Health System, the parent organization of Northeast Georgia Medical Center. It has more than 250 physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, midwives, and other clinical staff representing more than 20 specialties at […]
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A Toccoa woman faces charges after an alleged fight at a local park leads to damage at the park. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said it happened on Friday just before 6:30 p.m. when an officer responded to the area of Emory Johnson Park on West Whitman Street in Toccoa. “When he arrived, he discovered a 2016 Kia Forte with […]
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