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The Georgia Department of Labor’s Habersham Career Center will host a recruitment for Flexicrew on Friday, May 26th from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Flexicrew is a staffing and employment agency that’s looking to hire 35 full-time employees to work in Baldwin. The company is recruiting 25 assemblers and 10 glass room workers. All applicants must be 18-years- of age […]
Read moreHundreds came out Sunday to witness Royston’s unveiling of the Ty Cobb Statue. While the rains forced the ceremony to move inside of the Royston Library, Mayor David Jordan told the crowd that just like Cobb, they would play ball. “This is a wonderful day,” said Jordan. “And I think it’s serendipitous that we’re inside this building instead of outside. […]
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The Stephens County Commission will hold a work session and regular meeting tonight at 5:30. On the agenda includes a presentation of the fiscal year 18 budget, consideration to approve a fiscal year 2017 budget amendment for the sheriff’s office, senior center and 911 communications and a consideration to sign Motorola contract in order to get both contracts on the […]
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The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Thursday at Miles Through Time, a living auto museum located on East Currahee Street in Toccoa in the building that once housed Toccoa Ford. The co-owners of Miles Through Time are Larry Dodd and Shaun Mathis. Mathis told WNEG how Miles Through Time came to be. “I have a […]
Read moreLast week, Congressman Doug Collins introduced the Facilitating Investments in Local Markets Act or FILM Act with co-sponsor Congressman Joe Crowley from New York. The FILM Act recognizes the economic impact of the production industry and extends the tax provision that allows production companies to write-off the first $15 million of a domestic production immediately. The bill also gives an […]
Read moreThe Alcoholic Beverage Board for the City of Toccoa met last week and voted to recommend a 10-day suspension of Applebee’s license to sell alcohol as well as a $500 fine. According to City Clerk Fredda Wheeler, this was a result of the Georgia Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Agency issuing Applebee’s a citation for serving alcohol to an underage person […]
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The Toccoa City Commission is having a regularly scheduled meeting tonight at 5 p.m. On the agenda is the consideration to adopt cemetery rules and regulations, consideration of ratification of the Alcohol Beverage Control Board’s recommendation for Applebee’s, a consideration of appointment to the Alcohol Beverage Control Board and a second public hearing for the fiscal year 18 operating budget. […]
Read moreIn Hart County, a Gwinnett County man, charged in Hart County with attempted murder and a host of other crimes, will spend the next 20 years in a state prison. Thursday afternoon, Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Parks White announced 52-year old Joseph Ray Morrison was found guilty by a Hart County Superior Court Jury of Criminal Attempt to Commit […]
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The Toccoa Lions Club and Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter hosted a Business After Hours Open House last week to announce the new Pride Paws Park. Visitors at the event looked at the drawings for the park and there was a presentation to follow about the plans and amenities for the park. Executive Director of the Shelter Jeff Roberts said that […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Development Authority announces a new member to their team. Elizabeth Jones began as the Assistant to the Executive Director on May 15th. She is a recent graduate of Kennesaw State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Systems. At the development authority, she will work with Executive Director of the Development Authority Tim Martin. He […]
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