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As a final reminder, the annual Christmas at the Paul Anderson Memorial Park and Tree Lighting event is being held today in downtown Toccoa. Christmas at the Park has become an annual tradition that marks the beginning of the holiday season for Toccoa-Stephens County. According to Paul Anderson Park Board Member Samantha Rickman, this year’s festivities will begin at 10:30 […]

Christmas festivities start this week in Toccoa-Stephens County. The jollities will kick-off on Thursday, December 5, with the annual Christmas in the Paul Anderson Park Tree Lighting. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. and is expected to continue just after 7:00 p.m., it will feature pictures with Santa, a silent auction and the Varsity Food Truck. Then on Friday, Main […]

The Stephens County Registrar’s Office has officially settled in at its new location. In a series of events, the Registrar’s Office has been moved from the County Government Annex Building to the Historic County Courthouse. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober the new office is located on the first floor of the Historic Courthouse. For additional information regarding the […]

Home Heating assistance for low-income households is now underway. Brenda Dalin Director of the Ninth District Opportunity in Gainesville tells WNEG News sign up for their Home Heating Assistance program began Monday and will run through the end of the month. This year, one-time payments will be made by check issued to the home heating suppliers up to $400.00. Eligibility […]

A North Georgia Tech Currahee student is among the top four students nominated to become the college’s 2020 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) recipient. The top four students who will compete in January for the college GOAL student are Grace Jeffers, an engineering technology student from Baldwin; Kassidy Wood, a business technology student from Mt. Airy; Deitra Gray, an […]

More people are going back to work in the Georgia Mountains region and more companies are hiring. State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said the Georgia Mountains region, which includes Stephens, Franklin and Hart counties, set more records in October in labor force numbers and employment. However, the area, he said also saw a slight rise in the unemployment rate. In […]

The Stephens County Board of Education will meet this week on Wednesday for its work session. One item up for discussion is a consideration to reallocate system funds to cover the cost to operate the Eastanollee Cannery. According to Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey, the board will need to approve the transfer of funds in order to cover the […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR In this season of holiday spending, the Ritz Theatre in Toccoa is offering you a fun, cost-effective way to treat your family to the movies. Through December 19th, the Ritz is showing several of your favorite Christmas movies for just a $1 per person. And all concessions are also just a $1. Beginning this Thursday, December […]

The deadline to participate in the annual Downtown Toccoa Storefront Window Contest is fast approaching. According to Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton, the deadline to sign up is Thursday, December 5. Hosted by Main Street Toccoa the annual Downtown Toccoa Storefront Window Contest will run throughout the month of December. Hamilton says all month long, downtown businesses will decorate their […]

Stephens County will soon be the home of a new hotel. The Stephens County Board of Commissioners recently approved several land use rezoning and variance requests during its regular scheduled meeting last week. The bulk of the land use rezoning and variance requests came from Real Property Holdings, Toccoa GA, LLC, and Currahee Club Investment Land, LLC the holding companies […]