Author: Andrew Hornick

By Ethan Jordan, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Today marks an important day for Stephens County’s 911 Call Center. According to Stephens County 911/EMA Director Danielle Rhodes, today the center is implementing its Emergency Dispatch Program, something her agency has been working towards for over two years. She says the Emergency Dispatch Program will allow dispatchers to give out medical directions over […]

After the December installment of the Historic Ritz Theatre’s Open Mic Monday competition was postponed, Main Street Toccoa is gearing up for its second attempt at the Wild Card competition.   According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, the December competition was postponed due to unforeseen circumstances; but, will now be held on Monday, January 18, at 7:00 p.m. […]

Georgia’s labor force reached an all-time high in November of 5.17 million. Additionally, the state saw significant increases in the number of employed residents and jobs. While nearly every metric remained positive, the unemployment rate for November still increased by 1.2 percentage points to 5.7 percent due to the dramatic increase in the number of citizens returning to the workforce. […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 48 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,089 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic.   The latest report has Habersham County with 86 deaths and now 3,379 positive cases of the virus.   In other neighboring counties, Franklin County has had 21 deaths and […]