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A local travel agency celebrates an anniversary and a new location. On Thursday, the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Ionosphere Travel in downtown Toccoa to celebrate 45 years in business and also to commemorate its new location on Doyle Street. Manager Ron Matheson said that the business started back in 1971 and he has been […]
Read more9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins is a member of the congressional leadership team for the Donald Trump presidential campaign. The Trump campaign announced that team earlier this month. Collins is one of 13 individuals named to that committee. 10 of those are U.S. Representatives from the state of Georgia. Also on the committee are Georgia’s two state senators, David […]
Read moreStephens County High School volleyball picks up two home victories. Last Thursday, the Lady Indians hosted both Madison County and White County in non-region matches at the Currahee Arena. First, the Lady Indians defeated Madison County in straight sets, 25-15 and 25-20. Then, Stephens County defeated White County in straight sets, 25-22 and 26-24. This coming Thursday will be Senior […]
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Northeast Georgia welcomes home Paralympic gold medalist McKenzie Coan. Well-wishers, including students from Toccoa Elementary School, were at Paul Anderson Park in Toccoa on Friday afternoon to greet Coan and congratulate her for her four medals at the Rio Paralympic Games. Coan won three gold medals and one silver medal. She said her success has not really completely sunk in […]
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The Stephens County Indians defeated the Hart County Bulldogs Friday night in Hartwell, 23 to 6. The Indians’ offense did not score, but a safety and two turnovers returned for touchdowns along with a punt return for a touchdown accounted for Stephens County’s scoring. Hart County’s only score came on their first possession of the game on a 70-yard touchdown […]
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Stephens County sees a drop in its unemployment rate in August. According to figures released on Thursday by the Georgia Department of Labor, Stephens County had a preliminary unemployment rate for August of 5.9 percent. That is seven-tenths of a percentage point lower than July’s revised rate of 6.6 percent and four-tenths of a percentage point lower than the August […]
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A run this weekend in Stephens County will benefit the March of Dimes. The March of Dimes for Stephens County and Franklin County is hosting the “Superhero 5K Run/Walk” on Saturday. This is the organization’s annual local fundraiser for the March of Dimes. Leon Womack is with the local March of Dimes. He said there will be the 5k and […]
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Stephens County wraps up non-region football play tonight on the road. This evening, the Indians head to Hartwell to take on the Hart County Bulldogs. The Indians are 3-1 on the season after last week’s 27-7 win over Habersham Central at home in Toccoa. Meanwhile, Hart County is still searching for its first win of the year. The Bulldogs are […]
Read moreA Hart County industry will expand and create 50 new full-time jobs within the next five years. The Georgia Department of Economic Development has announced Ritz Instrument Transformers will expand its current operations in Hart County, investing $8 million. State officials said the planned expansion represents a 50 percent increase of its current workforce. Ritz was founded in Hamburg, Germany […]
Read moreGeorgia will again mark National Hunting and Fishing Day this coming weekend. It is set for Saturday, September 24 and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division says that on this day, there will be a number of different free events around the state. Events offered in Georgia will include kids’ fishing events and Outdoor Adventure Days with […]
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