Vehicle Stolen From Stephens County Set On Fire

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that a vehicle stolen in Stephens County was found abandoned and had been intentionally set on fire. The fire occurred on Skyland Drive in Cornelia on Wednesday, September 29th. “The vehicle is privately owned and was recently stolen from a residence in Toccoa on September 28th,” said Commissioner King. “We […]

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Stephens County Commission Denies Rezoning Request

One of the issues at this week’s Stephens County Commission meeting concerned the rezoning request from Michael Russ Addison of Spring Branch Circle. Addison was requesting to rezone his property from residential single family to agricultural residential. A number of citizens spoke in favor of the request. Land Owner Amanda Williams Addison said why they were asking for the rezoning. […]

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Stephens County Hospital Makes Request to County

Representatives of Stephens County Hospital spoke at the end of the Stephens County Commission meeting. Hospital board chair Mark Wilkinson asked the commissioners how much, if any, that the county intended to commit to the hospital. “I do think I speak for everyone in the room here tonight. We do know what rural healthcare has gone through in the state […]

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Habersham Approves New Public Safety Radio, Waives Aquatic Center Fees

The Habersham Board of Commissioners has approved a request for proposal for a new public safety radio system. The approved system guarantees 95 percent coverage in Habersham County.  All first responders in Habersham County, including law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services rely on the radio system to communicate with each other in the field, receive real-time updates and stay […]

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Stephens County Grand Jury Indictments

The Stephens County Grand Jury has issued indictments for four individuals. Gary Frank Williams was indicted on seven counts dating back to September, 2018 including: rape, two counts of aggravated sexual battery, two counts of child molestation, aggravated sodomy, and criminal attempt to commit a felony. Hubert Wayne Arrowood was indicted on eleven accounts dating back to December, 2019 including: […]

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Book Signing-Special Part of CMW

The 22nd Annual Currahee Military Weekend returns this week with activities beginning tomorrow. Brenda Carlan, Stephens County Historical Society Executive Director, says it is an exciting time for the community.” We are really excited this year with the anticipation after last year going through in name only. We did have a lot of people to come to Toccoa, but we […]

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Two Arrested After Search Warrant Procured

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant last Friday in the Shady Shores area of a North Century Drive residence regarding identity fraud. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division (CID) has been working on a month-long identity fraud investigation where an individuals personal bank account information had been used, and money transferred […]

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Toccoa City Commission Approves Budget Amendment for Public Safety

The Toccoa City Commission held the regular meeting on Monday. During the meeting the Commission approved General Fund Budget amendments for public safety pay, and employee appreciation bonus. Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse presented the amendment totals. “We do have two budget amendments for your consideration. One is an amendment to last fiscal year, that is FY21’, to cover the […]

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City Reports Sanitary Sewer Spill

The City of Toccoa is reporting a sanitary sewer spill that occurred Tuesday, September 21, 2021 in a lowland area northeast of Eastanollee Creek around manhole C2. City of Toccoa crew members discovered the overflow condition at 7:30 A.M. which was caused by heavy rainfall. The sanitary sewer overflow condition ceased around 11:30 AM. The total volume released was estimated […]

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