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Two Stephens County Indian soccer players receive some all-region recognition. Region 8-AAAA released its all-region teams last week. Stephens County placed two players in the Honorable Mention All-Region category. They are defender Benji Smith and defender Andrew Whitlock.
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Toccoa City Commissioners are set to hold first readings on the proposed Fiscal Year 2017 budget and a proposed pay raise for city commissioners at their meeting later today. The Toccoa City Commission is set to meet at 5 p.m. at Toccoa City Hall. City commissioners are proposing to increase the pay for the mayor to $15,996 a year, or […]
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Stephens County shows off two of its new fire station buildings. The county held two ribbon cuttings on Saturday, one for each of its newest fire station buildings. One of the new buildings is on North Holcomb Drive in the Martin area, while the other new fire station building is in the northern end of the county on Black Mountain […]
Read moreMay is Historic Preservation Month and the city of Toccoa is taking time to mark that this month. This year’s Historic Preservation Month campaign is called “This Place Matters.” Main Street Toccoa is taking time in May to spotlight local historic landmarks on social media in honor of Historic Preservation Month. Also, Main Street is encouraging people to take photographs […]
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The results are in for this year’s “A Taste of Toccoa.” Main Street Toccoa held the annual “Taste” awards ceremony on Friday at Toccoa City Hall. This year’s People’s Choice Award, voted on by attendees at the WNEG Radio booth, went to Friends @ the Rebel for its Asian Chicken Taco. Other awards were as follows: Best Representation of Business […]
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Fire Investigators with Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens’ office have ruled two separate fires on Thursday in Habersham County as arson. Commissioner Hudgens’ office said that the fires, which occurred at around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, caused moderate damage to a site built home and minor damage to a mobile home located at 235 Hollywood Canyon Road in Clarksville. […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Some Franklin County employees are happier now that the county’s Board of Commissioners has agreed to contribute Franklin County’s annual match to the employees’ retirement plan. At the commission’s regular meeting last Monday, some employees pushed Franklin County to correct the oversight. The issue has to do with one of the three Franklin County […]
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The Toccoa Rotary Club again honors the top students at Stephens County High School and Stephens County Middle School. Thursday, the club held its annual Top Five banquet at the high school. Each year, the Top Five banquet honors the top five percent of the graduating class at Stephens County High School and this year, each of those seniors received […]
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A national magazine recognizes the Stephens County Development Authority with an award. Site Selection magazine has named the Stephens County Development Authority with the Mac Conway Award for Excellence in Economic Development as one of the Top 10 Micropolitan Economic Development Agencies of 2015. This award puts the SCDA in company with development authorities and similar organizations from around the […]
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Stephens County comes together to mark the National Day of Prayer. The annual commemoration took place on Thursday on the lawn of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. Again this year, the Stephens County High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes organized the event. As part of the commemoration, Chandler Shockley delivered a message on prayer. He said prayer […]
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