The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Mainstreet Toccoa and the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce are hosting a presentation for the tourism product development resource team tomorrow. Community Development Director Connie Tabor said the resource team visited Toccoa earlier this year to evaluate the community’s tourism. “The resource team came earlier this year with 10 participants,” said Tabor. “They evaluated our community’s tourism product and will […]
Read moreFour recreation areas at Lake Hartwell will be open for archery and small game hunting during the 2017-18 hunting season. These areas include Paynes Creek Park, Hartwell Dam Quarry Area, New Prospect Park and Jenkins Ferry Park. Small game hunting is allowed in all areas listed above, but only after the deer and turkey seasons close. Hunting for small game […]
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Qualifying took place last month for two municipalities that will have seats up for grabs in the November General Election, which is November 7th. Both the City of Toccoa and the City of Martin had open seats, according to Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran. The City of Toccoa had two city commission seats open and both incumbent commissioners qualified for […]
Read moreThe Demorest and Cornelia Police Departments were honored at the 17th Annual Governor’s Challenge Awards program hosted by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah last week. The annual recognition program for statewide law enforcement agencies of all sizes features awards in seven different categories based on department size as well as several other specialty […]
Read moreThe Toccoa City Commission is having a regularly scheduled meeting this evening. On the agenda includes consideration of 2018 LMIG project and consideration of agreement with Historic Preservation Division for Historic Resources Survey Phase II. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. and is open to the public.
Read moreMain Street Toccoa will host the last concert in the Ida Cox Music series tomorrow night. Milkshake Mayfield, a smooth jazz and gospel group, is the featured entertainment for tomorrow. Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby says that due to its popularity, the Ida Cox music series was extended into August for the first time this year. “This year we extended it […]
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The Stephens County Indians football team kicks off their season tonight as they play the Franklin County Lions at the Reservation. Indian Defensive Coordinator Roger Gentry was our guest on the “Crunch Time” radio show last night, and he said even though Franklin County lost their season opener at White County last week, he expects them to come in ready […]
Read moreThe unemployment rate in the Georgia Mountains region was unchanged from June to July at 4.4 percent. While that rate remained unchanged, the number of initial claims rose by 39.9 percent. And the total number of employed residents in the region also rose. State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said an unchanged number means good and bad news. “We take a […]
Read moreAlanna Dunson drove in six runs on three hits to lead the Stephens County Lady Indians past Oconee County 11-1 on Thursday in girls region softball action. Dunson drove in runs on a double in the first, a home run in the third, and a home run in the sixth. The big inning came in the sixth inning when the […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Board of Commissioners approved several nominees for expiring positions on the hospital authority board. Mark Wilkinson and Robert Slate’s positions on the board are expiring. There were three nominees per vacant position and the nominees for Wilkinson’s seat include Mark Wilkinson, Clay Fisher and Brian Akin. The nominees approved for Slate’s seat include Dr. Steven Pinkerton, Lynne […]
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