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The Stephens County Indian boys’ basketball team picks up its third straight win. Stephens County jumped out to an 11-point first quarter lead and never looked back in beating Rabun County Tuesday night at the Currahee Arena by a 76-66 score. DeUndra Singleton led the Indians with 23 points. Also scoring in double figures for Stephens County was Nunu Walker […]
Read moreStephens County High School’s wrestling program brings home numerous top finishes from this past weekend’s King of the Mountain wrestling tournament. Jake Murray won a tournament championship for the Indians at the 138-pound weight class. Meanwhile, two Indians brought home third place finishes. They were Javon Jones at 132 pounds and Jay Stowe at 145 pounds. Also finishing in the […]
Read moreA Stephens County jury awards a $1 million verdict in a civil trial. The jury handed down the verdict last week in Stephens County Superior Court in the case of Wilbert “Bobby” Williams vs. Robert Buchanan, M.D. Williams had sued Dr. Buchanan for medical malpractice. According to information from the court, Dr. Buchanan had performed a medical procedure in the […]
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The winners are in for this year’s Toccoa Christmas Parade. Winners were announced on Monday by the Toccoa Woman’s Club. According to the Woman’s Club, the “Best Overall” award went to Cub Scout Pack 77. The “Best School” award went to the Stephens County High School band. This year’s award for “Best Church or Civic Group” went to the Toccoa […]
Read moreStephens County Commissioners will wrap up their calendar year with a meeting this morning. County commissioners will meet at 8:30 a.m. for a regularly scheduled meeting in the second-floor courtroom of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. This is the final scheduled meeting of the year for the Stephens County Commission. County commissioners will begin their meeting at […]
Read moreA number of local residents are now graduates of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development. Recently, five Stephens County residents went through the academy’s 2015 Region 2 Multi-Day Training Program and graduated at a ceremony last month. They are Deborah Gibby, Rick Phillips, Clay Fisher, Julie Paysen, and Tammy Riddle. The Academy’s multi-day program, taught one day a month over […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia They’re searching for a new county attorney, but they’re not. …officially. Franklin County’s Board of Commissioners have decided to form a search committee to review applications for the County Attorney position – but they claim they are not looking for a new county attorney. Current county attorney Bubba Samuels’ contract is up the end […]
Read moreMain Street Toccoa unveils the latest in its yearly series of historic plaques. The newest plaque in this year’s series was unveiled last Thursday at a ceremony at Hayes of Toccoa on Pond Street in downtown Toccoa. Members of the Tabor family, former employees of Tabor Motor Company and current employees of Hayes of Toccoa, the Toccoa Historic Preservation Commission, […]
Read morePhone lines are expected to be back up and running as normal at Toccoa City Hall later this week. For the past several weeks, the only line that people have been able to get through on when calling Toccoa City Hall is the main line at 706-886-8451 after problems developed with the phone system. Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse said […]
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Toccoa wraps up a busy Christmas weekend. This past weekend, Stephens County played host to a number of Christmas activities. First on Friday night, it was the annual Christmas Fest in downtown Toccoa. Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby said that this year’s Christmas Fest was very successful. “We had a great crowd and that is what really makes […]
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