Calmer Weather Day Today

The weather is much calmer this morning after a busy end to the week thanks to the winter storm that moved through the region before heading up the East Coast. Thursday night into Friday morning, downtown Toccoa received 1.46 inches of rain. Then during the day on Friday, that rain mixed with sleet during the daytime hours. Late in the […]

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Habersham Man Convicted of Murder

A Habersham County jury convicts a Cornelia man of murder and other charges in connection with a 2012 crime. Last week, 54-year-old William Douglas Downer of Cornelia was convicted of Felony Murder, Armed Robbery, Burglary, and Aggravated Assault in a Habersham County courtroom. Downer was convicted of murdering Michael Larry Hill on August 28, 2012. The trial, presided over by […]

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TFC Basketball Update

Senior forward Cam Williams scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half to lead the Toccoa Falls Screaming Eagles to a 79-73 victory over Trinity Baptist on Saturday night. Toccoa Falls went 32-41 from the free throw line and overcame 22 turnovers to get the big conference win. Connor Iverson added 17, and 12 different players scored for […]

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Winter Storm Warning In Effect

A winter storm warning remains in effect for Stephens County through 7 p.m. Saturday. That is as a storm moves through the region over the next several hours and into the evening and overnight hours as well. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has declared a state of emergency for 21 counties in Georgia due to the storm, including Stephens, Franklin, Habersham, […]

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Hartwell Spillway Gates Opened

Workers at the Hartwell Dam have opened the spillway gates on the dam to help lower the reservoir’s water level following significant rainfall today. The gates will remain open through the weekend. Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say that water managers and Hartwell Dam officials opened the 12 spillway gates 1 foot. This allows up to 13,400 […]

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Indian Wrestling Update

The Stephens County Indian wrestling team splits a dual meet tri-match. This past Tuesday, the Indian wrestling team traveled to Homer to take on Madison County and host Banks County. In the first dual match, Stephens County defeated Madison County, 54-24. Collecting wins for Stephens County over Madison County were Lee Massey, Javon Jones, Corey Kindel, Jake Murray, Nikko Beady, […]

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