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The remains of a Georgia woman last seen in Lavonia have been found. 36-year-old Tosha Herron’s remains were found in the Chestatee Wildlife Management Area off U.S. 129 in Lumpkin County late last week. Authorities say Herron was found down an embankment near where her vehicle had gone off the road the night of October 11, 2016. Family members said […]
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The Stephens County Commission will hold its work session and regular meeting this afternoon at 5:30 p.m. in the Historic Stephens County Courthouse. Included on the agenda under new business is the board to consider a motion to approve amended changes to the land use ordinance, consider a motion to approve a budget amendment for the sheriff’s office, jail, DFACS, […]
Read moreThe E.O. Foundation is denied a request. At Wednesday’s Stephens County Board of Education meeting Evan Oglesby of the E.O. Foundation made a request for a lease extension. “We want to reiterate that the EO Foundation has been serving the community since 2011. We were in a 5-year agreement, but wasn’t able to reach an agreement past that. We are […]
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The Toccoa Planning Commission is working to update their comprehensive plan. According to Planning Director Connie Tabor, this is a planning tool for future growth and direction in the community. The last time the plan was updated was in 2012, and it must be updated every five years. The Commission is looking to get feedback from the community about what […]
Read moreThe Toccoa City Commission will hold the regular meeting today in the Commission meeting room at 5 p.m. Included in the agenda is a proclamation for this week as Georgia Cities Week. The city will be holding a variety of events throughout the week, including Touch a Truck and a Customer Appreciation Day at City Hall. The theme of this […]
Read moreGeorgia DOT’s Highway Emergency Response Operators (HERO) coverage will now extend north along Interstate 985 (I-985) to reduce highway congestion and increase safety for Georgia drivers in Hall county. The additional eight miles from Spout Springs Road to Jesse Jewell/State Route 369 (SR 369) started April 15. Now in the Northeast district, 24 miles of I-985 and 64 miles of […]
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An international company that is bringing jobs to Toccoa-Stephens County had a huge celebration at their location on Friday. Nifco KTW America held a grand opening/ribbon cutting at their location in the Haystone-Brady Industrial Park on Friday. Nifco KTW’s Toccoa plant makes injection-molding parts for BMW and Mercedes-Benz plants. In attendance for the special event was Georgia Governor Nathan Deal. […]
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The Stephens County Indians baseball team advance to the state playoffs with their 9-4 win over the St. Pius Golden Lions Friday night in Atlanta. The Indians scored five runs the first inning and never looked back. Davis Swenson went the distance on the mound for the Indians, scattering seven hits and striking out seven. Indians Catcher, Bryson Fowler, picked […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Indians kept their baseball playoff hopes alive with a 5-2 win over the St. Pius Golden Lions Thursday night at the Reservation. Dawson Sorrells went the distance on the mound, scattering six hits and striking out four. Dylan Huff started the scoring in the bottom of the second inning with a two-run single. St. Pius got a […]
Read morePay raises, education and how to keep rural hospitals from going under were some of the issues discussed in the 2017 General Assembly in Atlanta this session. At this week’s Post Legislative Coffee, State Senator John Wilkinson reviewed some of the bills that were discussed this session in the Senate. Among them House Bill 338, which has to do with […]
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