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Raelyn Sanders is one of only 2,500 students nationwide named as National Merit Scholarship winners.

Raelyn Sanders is one of only 2,500 students nationwide named as National Merit Scholarship winners.

Sanders achieves National Merit Scholarship

News Staff
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
    Raelyn Sanders, a member of the Stephens County High School Class of 2020, has been named a National Merit Scholarship winner.     She is one of only 2,500 students nationwide named as National Merit Scholarship winners.
There's a slight risk of problems coming from approaching storms, said Stephens County EMA Director Danielle Rhodes.

There's a slight risk of problems coming from approaching storms, said Stephens County EMA Director Danielle Rhodes.

Brunt of storm to miss Toccoa

J. Todd Truelove
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Forecasts from the National Weather Service (NWS) show that much of anticipated flooding rains will pass by Toccoa and Stephens County. NWS forecasts indicate that Stephens County will receive some 1.69 inches of rainfall from 2 a.m. on May 19 to 8 p.m. on May 21.
Georgia has ramped up testing residents for the coronavirus.

Georgia has ramped up testing residents for the coronavirus.

More being tested for Covid-19 in Georgia

News Staff
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
From the office of Gov. Brian Kemp- Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Georgia now ranks twenty-first out of fifty-four states and territories on the current percentage of total population tested, up from forty-sixth one month ago.
Flooding is possible through Thursday, May 21, 2020, according to the National Weather Service.

Flooding is possible through Thursday, May 21, 2020, according to the National Weather Service.

Thunderstorms forecasted through Thursday

J. Todd Truelove
Monday, May 18, 2020
The National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts thunderstorms in northeast Georgia through Thursday, May 21, with possibilities of flooding.
Voters can drop their absentee ballots into this receptacle located in front of the government building on Alexander Street.

Voters can drop their absentee ballots into this receptacle located in front of the government building on Alexander Street.

Early primary voting begins Monday

News Staff
Friday, May 15, 2020
    The early voting period for the June 9 primary races will begin Monday, May 18.     Stephens County Chief Registrar Eureka Gober said voting machines are ready to go for in-person voting upstairs in the historic courthouse in downtown Toccoa.
Stephens County High School graduate Allyson Lawrence Carter works at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.

Stephens County High School graduate Allyson Lawrence Carter works at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.

Nurse speaks about experience in healthcare

News Staff
Monday, May 11, 2020
    A former Toccoan and a graduate of Stephens County High School has been working on the  front lines of the war on the coronavirus.     Allyson Lawrence Carter lives in the Cornelia area and works in the  COVID-19 intensive care unit at Northeast Georgia Hospital in Gainesville.
Graci Parks.

Graci Parks.

Toccoa 15-year-old reported missing

News Staff
Friday, May 8, 2020
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has reported that a 15-year-old Toccoa girl is missing. Graci Parks is 5 ft., 6 in. tall, weighs 110 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.
A group of paddlers start a trip down the Tugaloo River Water Trail. This is near the river’s confluence with Panther Creek.

A group of paddlers start a trip down the Tugaloo River Water Trail. This is near the river’s confluence with Panther Creek.

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COVID pandemic cancels Memorial Day river paddle.

News Staff
Thursday, May 7, 2020
     COVID-19 has slowed the Tugaloo River Water Trail down, but that’s all it’s done.     While the annual Memorial Day paddle has been canceled due to the large number of paddlers that usually come to the event, smaller paddles are being scheduled.
Keeping everything shuttered too long will mean people skip meals, lose homes, go without medications, sink into depression, and worse.

Keeping everything shuttered too long will mean people skip meals, lose homes, go without medications, sink into depression, and worse.

Public health or the economy? People or profits?

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
By Kyle Wingfield    You probably have seen them pitted against one another often during the past couple of months: public health vs. the economy.     There’s a great deal at stake.