Dec. applications set for Home Heating Help for the Elderly and Medically Homebound

Home heating help for the elderly and medically homebound in Stephens County will be available this winter. Brenda Dalin, Program Director at Ninth District Opportunity, Inc., explained that households in which every member is age 65 and older -OR- is medically homebound due to health reasons, may apply for assistance with their heating bills beginning on December 1 of this […]

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North Georgia Credit Union Announces Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for New Clayton Office

North Georgia Credit Union will hold the ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration for the new Clayton office on Tuesday, October 24. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. followed by the grand opening celebration from noon to 4:00 p.m.  The new office, located at 579 U.S. Highway 441 South, features a full-service lobby equipped with a […]

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Today is the first day of early voting for Toccoa and Martin municipal elections

Today marks the first day of Advanced Voting, also known as early in-person voting, for the 2023 municipal elections for Toccoa and Martin. The City of Toccoa elections include a general election for three seats on the Toccoa City Commission, and a special election to fill the unexpired seat of Commissioner Jennette Jamieson, who passed away in April. Michelle Jamieson […]

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Practice Cooking Safety during Fire Prevention Week

County and city officials are joining the National Fire Protection Association, or NFPA, to celebrate the 2023 Fire Prevention Week, which began last Sunday and runs through tomorrow.  This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme is cooking safety. The campaign works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take when cooking to keep themselves and those around them […]

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Class of 2023 hung in to beat state graduation rate

The Stephens County Class of 2023 students trounced the state rate when it came to follow-through.  The four-year cohort that made up the 2023 graduation class in Stephens County persevered through a freshman year of society-wide upheaval and educational turmoil as five letters, in all caps, turned “where’s your homework” into “where’s my mask?” The Class of 2023 were just […]

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Chamber welcomes Sams Package Store

Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce and area citizens recently welcomed one of the community’s newest businesses and a new Chamber member at a celebration for the opening of Sam’s Package Store on Big A Road. Sam’s Package Store is located at 1499 Big A Rd, Toccoa, in the building that formerly housed Radio Shack. Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President […]

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Bell announces 2024 run for SC Sheriff

Although qualifying for the 2024 election cycle is still several months away, Stephens County Commissioner Dennis Bell announced last week that he will not be running for re-election to the County Commission, but will, instead, be seeking election as Stephens County Sheriff. In a post on his Facebook page on Friday, Bell stated, “After careful consideration and many prayers, my […]

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