NGTC Part of Agreement With Irish School

North Georgia Technical College is opening the international door for Engineering Technology students. Leaders of the Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland and the Technical College System of Georgia recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that establishes a partnership giving Georgia and Irish students expanded educational opportunities. North Georgia Technical College was selected as one of two Georgia technical colleges […]

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Big A Elementary Principal Retiring

Big A Elementary School will have a new principal next year. Dr. Phyllis Carson has announced her retirement effective on May 31 and it was accepted by the Stephens County Board of Education at their meeting on Tuesday. Also at Tuesday’s meeting, the Board of Education accepted the resignation of Stephens County High School Assistant Prinicipal and CTAE Director Natalie […]

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Indian Basketball In Sweet 16 Tonight

The Stephens County High School basketball team will head on the road later today for the second round of the AAAA state boys’ basketball playoffs. Stephens County will head to the Thomaston area to take on Upson-Lee High School in a second-round match-up. Upson-Lee is undefeated on the season, coming in a with a record of 28-0. They defeated North […]

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SCHS Tennis Splits With Lumpkin Co.

Stephens County High School tennis gets a split in non-region play. On Wednesday, the Indian boys’ tennis team defeated Lumpkin County, 3-2. The Indians swept all three singles contests as sophomores Ben Smith, Brayden Shiflet, and Carson Keener won their singles matches to give the Indians the win. Stephens County’s boys are 4-1 on the season and have won four […]

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New Sound System At Schaefer Center

The new sound system at the Ritz Theatre at the Schaefer Center in downtown Toccoa is complete. City officials say that the new system was installed two weeks ahead of schedule. Christian Hamilton with Main Street Toccoa said the new system not only has surround sound for movies and a state-of-the art speaker and microphone system for concerts, but it […]

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Sunday Chase in Franklin Co. Ends In Arrest

By Charles Robertson, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A police chase Sunday morning on Interstate 85 ends with a crash and arrest. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, 36-year-old Clifford Linsey of Atlanta drove off after being stopped for speeding on I-85 around 10 a.m. Sunday, leading officers on a chase towards the state line that eclipsed 100 miles an hour […]

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Hospital Authority, County Commission Holding Joint Meeting Tonight

The Stephens County Hospital Authority and Stephens County Commission will meet tonight for a called meeting. Both boards announced the called meeting on Monday. Stephens County Hospital Administrator Lynne Anderson said the meeting is to allow the Hospital Authority to present a bond proposal for the county to consider backing the hospital on. “We have been talking with the county […]

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