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The 2020 scholarship recipient is Trey Blackwell.

The 2020 scholarship recipient is Trey Blackwell.

Blackwell awarded ACDF scholarship

News Staff
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
In August 2015, a group of Whitman Street graduates met to brainstorm, collaborate and process appropriate option(s) for giving back to the community in which they grew up.
Pictured with the new photo frame area at the Chamber are (from left) Julie Paysen of the Chamber of Commeerce, Paul Cawley of ASI-Southeast, Kyle Eller of ASI-Southeast, Roger Ward of ASI-Southeast, and Dusty Bolman of North Georgia Technical College.

Pictured with the new photo frame area at the Chamber are (from left) Julie Paysen of the Chamber of Commeerce, Paul Cawley of ASI-Southeast, Kyle Eller of ASI-Southeast, Roger Ward of ASI-Southeast, and Dusty Bolman of North Georgia Technical College.

Community collaborates on Stephens Strong item

News Staff
Monday, August 17, 2020
By Julie Paysen     Here’s another awesome story of community collaboration.     Shortly after the pandemic began, your Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce developed the Keeping Stephens Strong Together Resource page on our VisitToccoa.com website.
The Toccoa City Council, left to right, Gail Fry, Terry Carter, David Austin, Evan Hellenga, and Jeanette Jamieson.

The Toccoa City Council, left to right, Gail Fry, Terry Carter, David Austin, Evan Hellenga, and Jeanette Jamieson.

Jamieson questions city finances

J. Todd Truelove
Friday, August 14, 2020
Toccoa city commissioner Jeanette Jamieson on Monday questioned the utlities portion of a new lease agreement and pay raises for some Toccoa police officers.
This is part of the Rightfully Hers exhibit now on display at the library.

This is part of the Rightfully Hers exhibit now on display at the library.

Library celebrates women's right to vote

News Staff
Thursday, August 13, 2020
During the month of August, the Toccoa Stephens County Public Library will host a new exhibition from the National Archives.     Entitled Rightfully Hers, the exhibit commemorates the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote.
Residents are reporting receiving strange seeds in the mail from overseas.

Residents are reporting receiving strange seeds in the mail from overseas.

Be wary of mail seeds.

News Staff
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
By Thad Glenn    The Georgia Department of Agriculture has been notified that several Georgia residents have received unsolicited packages containing seeds that appear to have originated from China.     Recipients are strongly advised not to open the packages or plant the seeds.
Cpl. Michael Vice and Dexter form the sheriff’s office’s newest K-9 unit.

Cpl. Michael Vice and Dexter form the sheriff’s office’s newest K-9 unit.

Sheriff's Office newest K-9 enforcement

J. Todd Truelove
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Cpl. Michael Vice did not anticipate he would become a K-9 handler after starting as a jailer with the Stephens County Sheriff's Office in late 2018.     Vice is the handler of the sheriff's office newest K-9 officer, Dexter, a Dutch Shepherd.
These are some of the suspected drugs, cash and a handgun seized during a recent traffic stop that led to the arrest of three people.

These are some of the suspected drugs, cash and a handgun seized during a recent traffic stop that led to the arrest of three people.

Three arrested on methamphetamine trafficking charges

J. Todd Truelove
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Three suspects were arrested during a traffic stop earlier this month after Sheriff's Office K-9 officer Dexter indicated the presence of what turned out to be more than a half kilogram of methamphetamine.
The work is scheduled to begin Monday, August 3rd.

The work is scheduled to begin Monday, August 3rd.

Road closure: Falls Road

News Staff
Friday, July 31, 2020
TOCCOA, GA ~ The City of Toccoa will be closing a section of Falls Road for repairs.   The work is scheduled to begin Monday, August 3rd at 5 a.m. and continue through Friday, August 7th depending on weather conditions.
Local Stephens County Hospital records its first two COVID-19 related deaths.

Local Stephens County Hospital records its first two COVID-19 related deaths.

Stephens County adds two to COVID-19 death toll

News Staff
Friday, July 31, 2020
Two people have died of COVID-19 related illnesses at Stephens County Hospital in the last seven days, according to hospital CEO Mike Hester.                   Those are the first two COVID deaths at the local hospital since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March.