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Northeast Georgia Medical Center becomes the first and only hospital in Georgia to implant a naturally dissolving heart stent. Dr. Christopher Leach implanted the FDA-approved dissolvable heart stent in a patient Monday afternoon. Hospital officials in Gainesville said the stent is a major advance in the treatment of coronary artery disease because the stent literally dissolves over time. Coronary artery […]
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The Stephens County Board of Education is expected to wrap up its interviews for the board seat left vacant by Jeff Webb’s resignation at a meeting tonight. Stephens County school board members are meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Stephens County School System Administrative Offices on Big A School Road in Toccoa. Tonight, the board is expected to interview the […]
Read moreStephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley is warning area residents to be on the lookout for another round of tax scams. Shirley said that this area and areas in upstate South Carolina have been targeted in the latest round of phone scams where callers pretend to be from the Internal Revenue Service. “They will call telling you there is an arrest […]
Read moreMultiple residents on one city street in Toccoa want to know when their road will be paved. Over the last two city commission meetings, citizens have asked Toccoa commissioners about Lovell Road and Lovell Circle and the possibility of getting those roads re-surfaced. Herman Prather said it has been years since anything has been done to either of those roads. […]
Read moreWhile summer vacation season may be winding down, some people may still have vacations planned. For those planning a road trip, AAA is offering some advice. Georgia AAA Public Affairs Director Garrett Townsend said not having a road-ready vehicle is the fastest way to put brakes on that summer trip. According to AAA’s American Driving Survey, people drive the most […]
Read moreThe city of Toccoa’s cash balance remains strong at the end of Fiscal Year 2016. That’s according to Toccoa Finance Director Cathy Loudermilk. She delivered the June financial report at Monday’s Toccoa City Commission meeting. In it, she said the city has a cash balance as of June 30 of nearly $1.25 million. While that is down by about $130,000 […]
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Stephens County Commissioners are expected to finalize the millage rates for both the county government and the school system at a called meeting this morning. The county commission will meet at 8:30 a.m. in the second-floor courtroom of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. Only one item is on the meeting agenda. That is for the commission to […]
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A safety checkpoint in Stephens County last week leads to the arrest of one individual on drug and other charges. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, his office had received numerous citizen complaints regarding reckless driving and suspicious vehicles in the area of Bruce Road and Holcomb Drive. Shirley said that as a result of those concerns, his office […]
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A prayer vigil is being organized for later this month to pray for the community and the nation in light of recent events across America. The vigil will take place on Thursday, July 28 at 7 p.m. on Sage Street in downtown Toccoa, between the historic Stephens County Courthouse and the antique market. Stephens County Commission Chairman Dennis Bell called […]
Read moreStephens County Commissioners approve a local resident’s request for a conditional use permit for his home based business. On Tuesday, county commissioners approved the request of Dustin Keeling on Virginia Drive in Eastanollee for a conditional use permit. Currently, Keeling’s property is zoned as a single family residence. Stephens County Attorney Brian Ranck said the permit would allow Keeling to […]
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