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28th District State Representative Dan Gasaway will serve as the Secretary of the Human Relations & Aging Committee in the State House. The State House Committee on Assignments made that announcement last week. Gasaway said he is honored that House leadership felt him worthy of this responsibility. He will also serve as a member on the Budget and Fiscal Affairs […]
Read moreThere is no word on what caused a loud boom Monday in Stephens County. WNEG received multiple reports of the boom and a feeling of the ground or buildings shaking along Highways 106 and 145 south of Toccoa. Authorities had no reports of anything that would have caused the boom and no reason has been determined as of yet.
Read moreGuilty. That’s the verdict handed down to two Toccoa men charged in a plot to produce ricin and attack the U.S. government by a jury in U.S. District Court Friday in Gainesville on multiple counts. Samuel J. Crump and Ray H. Adams, both of Toccoa, were each found guilty on one count of Conspiracy to Possess and Produce a Biological […]
Read moreThe Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter continues to deal with the aftermath of taking in 77 cats from one location earlier this month. The cats were taken in from a home on DeFoor Road. Shelter Director Jeff Roberts said that so far, the shelter has been able to transfer more than 40 cats to other shelters and rescue organizations to help […]
Read moreA traveling statewide art exhibit will make its way to Toccoa for a stop next week. Main Street Toccoa, the Currahee Artists’ Guild, and the Stephens County Historical Society are teaming up to host the “Inspired Georgia” traveling art show starting a week from Tuesday, January 28. The Georgia Council for the Arts owns and manages the art that will […]
Read moreStephens County will commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day today with an annual event. The annual interfaith service will begin at noon today at Trinity C.M.E.Church in Toccoa. Following that, the annual March from the Church to ToccoaCity Hall will begin at 2 p.m. This annual service and march comes after weeks of activities to commemorate Dr. King’s birthday in […]
Read moreThe Franklin County Lady Lions scored the first 20 points of the game Saturday night en route to a 62-18 win over the Stephens County Lady Indians at the Currahee Arena. The Lady Indians only scored five points in the first quarter and could not score more than six points in any quarter of the game. Kayla Russell scored 18 […]
Read moreA trip to Walnut Grove results in two close losses for Stephens County basketball. In the girls’ game Friday, Audresha Merritt put Stephens County on top 55-54 with a free throw with less than seven seconds to go in the game after the Lady Indians trailed by as many as eight points in the second half. However, Walnut Grove’s Milana […]
Read moreOpinions differ over whether the Park Street Bridge in Toccoa should be closed for good. The issue came before the Toccoa Planning Commission at a meeting Thursday to get public comments before city commissioners moved forward with making a final decision on what it would require Norfolk Southern Railroad to do with the bridge it owns. Last year, the Georgia […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Development Authority has its officers in place for the start of 2014. A special called meeting of the Development Authority board took place Thursday morning to elect those officers. Stephens County Commission Chairman Dean Scarborough was elected Chairman of the Development Authority, while at-large member Barry Roberts was elected to serve as Vice-Chairman. At-large Development Authority Board […]
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