Senate Study Committee on Rural Medical Personnel Recruitment Holds First Meeting

This week, the inaugural meeting of the 2023 Senate Study Committee on Rural Medical Personnel Recruitment took place at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center located in Demorest, Georgia. This five-member Senate Study Committee was established through the passage of Senate Resolution 371, which was sponsored by Senator Bo Hatchett (R – Cornelia) during the 2023 Georgia Legislative Session. Sen. Hatchett […]

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Hartwell, Thurmond reservoirs enter drought level 1

Despite heavy rainfall over the weekend, the reservoirs on the Upper Savannah River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, declared the first drought level Sunday, Sept. 10, in response to the pool elevation at J. Strom Thurmond Lake dipping below 326 feet above mean sea level.  Entering Drought Trigger Level 1 activates the Corps’ Drought Management […]

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SC Hospital considering consolidating and upgrading Electronic Medical Records system

During the most recent Stephens County Hospital Authority meeting, held on August 28, Authority members were updated on the ongoing research into a possible new Electronic Medical Records system and vendor to provide unified and cohesive services to all sectors of the hospital’s operations. Hospital CEO Van Loskoski sat down with WNEG News a few days after the meeting to […]

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County commissioners to recognize 2023 All Stars at tomorrow’s meeting

Members of the Toccoa Little League Junior League and Senior League All-Stars teams will be recognized for their outstanding 2023 seasons at tomorrow’s regularly-scheduled meeting of the Stephens County Board of Commissioners. Communications officer Shift Supervisor Sherry Trip will also be recognized for 20 years of service with Stephens County 911. Also on tomorrow’s agenda are two public hearings on […]

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Local business briefs

Looking at a few business news briefs of interest in Toccoa/Stephens COunty, a new company headquarters for North Georgia Credit Union is in the planning stages, with the location marked on Big A Road in the vacant lot adjoining the Chick Fil A property. According to NGCU President/CEO Brian Akin, groundbreaking will take place in the months to come, and […]

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Looking ahead…

Here are some of the stories that we are working on for next week: Whataburger to open in Lavonia off Highway 17, across the street from Dunkin Donuts, according to Lavonia City Manager Charles Cawthon, who made the announcement at the Sept. 5 Lavonia City Council Meeting. The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded contracts for 44 projects, including several […]

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Labor Day weekend a deadly one on Georgia Roads

Georgia roads claimed 21 lives over the 54 hour Labor Day holiday travel period this year.  Between 6 p.m. on Friday, September 1, and 11:59 p.m. on Monday, September 4, Georgia State Patrol Troopers responded to eight fatal crashes resulting in nine deaths, including one in Stephens County. County and municipal law enforcement officials statewide investigated seven fatal wrecks resulting […]

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Planning Commission to recommend approval of county’s first PUD

Members of the Stephens County Planning Commission, at Tuesday’s meeting, voted to recommend to the Stephens County Board of Commissioners that they approve a request for what would be the county’s first Planned Unit Development. Stephens County Administrator Christian Hamilton said that Planned Unit Development zoning is a successful land use concept used throughout the country, but that it is […]

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