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At the Stephens County Board of Education’s work session last night, Superintendent Bryan Dorsey asked the board’s input on using the leftover $500,000 from the current SPLOST to update technology throughout the school system. “We are in desperate need in our schools throughout the entire system of copy machines and we still have some teachers working on some very old […]
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The Camp Toccoa at Currahee Board is hosting a D-Day Celebration today and tomorrow. Starting today at 5:30 p.m., there will be a reception and cash bar with a banquet to follow at 7. Entertainment will be provided by Big Teach. During the banquet, Colonel Joe Alexander will be speaking. Alexander is the past president of the 101st Association and trustee […]
Read moreMain Street Toccoa’s 2017 Summer Movies at the Ritz series will begin tomorrow and run every Thursday through July 27. Showtimes for every Thursday are at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets and concession are $1 per person and concessions include popcorn for evening shows, candy bars, Coke products, chips and cookies. Community Development Specialist Christian Hamilton says this is […]
Read moreThe Little League Rookie all-star games in Franklin County were last night. The final scores for baseball were Toccoa- 11, Habersham County-3. And for softball, Toccoa-15, Franklin County-5.
Read moreThe Stephens County Hospital Board approved a supplemental resolution to their $15 million bond last night during their called meeting. According to Hospital Administrator Lynne Anderson, the original documents appointed Northeast Georgia Bank as the depository, but the Bank couldn’t accept due to security funding requirements. Last night, the board approved United Community Bank instead. Moving forward, there will be […]
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The Stephens County Board of Education moved their June work session to this evening at 5:30 p.m. due to a needed approval before the regularly scheduled session. The board will be discussing personnel needs as well as the current technology projects for E SPLOST 17 and bond validation for E SPLOST 18. The meeting will remain at the board office […]
Read moreStephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley reports the theft of an AR15 type rifle from a residence on Kimberly Drive. On May 14, deputies responded to the theft report and immediately forwarded the case to the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office criminal investigations division. During the course of the investigation, deputies were able to recover the firearm from a residence inside the […]
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The Ida Cox Summer Concert series is set to begin tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. The concerts are every Saturday from June to August and opening acts begin at 7 with main acts following at 8. Guests can bring their own blankets and chairs to enjoy the concert. Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby said that three restaurants are open during the […]
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The Stephens County High School girl’s golf team recently competed in the quad A Girls State Golf Tournament May 22-23 at Maple Ridge Golf Club in Columbus. This was the first year that GHSA held a two-day event and because of heavy rain, day two was cancelled, leaving only the scores from day one to be counted. The SCHS Lady […]
Read moreThe eighth historic plaque in the 2016-17 series of plaques dedicated to downtown buildings will be unveiled on Thursday, June 1 at 5 p.m. at the former location former location of the Andrews-Hamby Men’s Store, located at 20 Doyle Street. According to Community Development Specialist Christian Hamilton, the building was constructed around 1916 when the City of Toccoa began expanding […]
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