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Election season is heating up one more time in Stephens County. This November, Stephens County voters will join the rest the country in picking a president. Also, Stephens County voters will be choosing a State Court Solicitor as current Solicitor Willie Woodruff runs against challenger Ann Pickett. There is also a U.S. Senate race on the ballot as Johnny Isakson […]
Read moreStephens County voters will have a chance to hear from the candidates for State Court Solicitor in Stephens County at a town hall next month. A town hall for candidates Willie Woodruff and Ann Pickett will take place at 6 p.m. on October 11 in the second-floor courtroom at the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. The public may […]
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The men of Camp Toccoa are again the stars of Stephens County for the next several days. This weekend is the 16th annual Currahee Military Weekend, which honors the men who trained at Camp Toccoa to become paratroopers who fought during World War II and were featured in mini-series like “Band of Brothers.” Dan Merck with the Stephens County Historical […]
Read moreThe 14-year-old teen suspected in the Townville Elementary School shooting and same day shooting of his father near the Anderson County, South Carolina school is scheduled to appear for a detention hearing later today. That hearing is set for 11 a.m. today at the Anderson County Couthouse. South Carolina 10th Judicial Circuit Solicitor Chrissy Adams said the hearing is closed […]
Read moreNo damage resulted from a small grass fire at the Toccoa Natural Gas Operations Center earlier this week. It occurred on Wednesday during the 4 p.m. hour. According to Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse, the fire started after a spark flew from a piece of equipment and caught the grass on fire. Morse said Toccoa fire crews responded quickly and […]
Read moreAuthorities have not released any details yet on an accident that took place Thursday at Stephens County High School. The accident took place during the 7 a.m. hour in front of the High School on Thursday.
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The Toccoa Police Department is seeking the public’s help in trying to solve an armed robbery over the weekend. It happened at about 11 p.m. Saturday at the Quik Mart convenience store at the corner of State Route 106 and State Route 145. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said the suspect approached the store on foot along Highway 106 walking […]
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The city of Toccoa is working towards equipping its police and fire departments with a supply of a drug that could help save the life of someone who has overdosed on opioids. It is called Project DAN, which stands for Deaths Avoided By Naloxone. Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse said that through Project DAN, the Medical Association of Georgia is […]
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A two-car accident sends two people to Stephens County Hospital. It happened Wednesday between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. at the intersection of the Toccoa By-pass and State Route 145. According to the Toccoa post of the Georgia State Patrol, a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 truck driven by 30-year-old William Michael Pettus of Carnesville was traveling east on the By-pass […]
Read more(Information also provided by WSNW Radio, Seneca) A 14-year-old boy is in custody in connection with the shooting of two students and a teacher at an Anderson County, South Carolina elementary school on Wednesday. The shooting at the school occurred at 1:44 p.m. Wednesday at Townville Elementary School on State Road in Townville. Two students and one teacher were shot […]
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