Stephens County Spring Hike

Stephens County Foundation will be sponsoring a seasonal spring hike at the Estatoe Heritage Site along the Tugaloo Corridor on Saturday, April 24th. The public is invited to join local naturalist Jim Sullivan for a nature walk through the forests and wetland edges at the Tugaloo Corridor Estatoe Heritage Site. The hike will focus on the spring wildflowers and their habitats. We’ll also discuss the exotic/invasive plant issues the property is facing.

Interested walkers and nature buffs meet at the Estatoe Heritage Property on Yonah Dam Road, 2.1 miles from Prather Bridge Road at 9:00 am. Participants should bring a packed lunch and drink. Long pants and stout shoes should be worn as poison ivy may be encountered. There are no restroom facilities presently available at the site.

Georgia Mountain Laurel Magazine

WRAF highly recommends the Georgia Mountain Laurel Magazine. It's free and available in Stephens County at the following locations:

* WRAF Radio (Toccoa Falls College)
* Dreamgivers Art Gallery (Doyle St.)
* Sosebees Restaurant (Doyle St.)
* Cornerstone Restaurant (Doyle St.)
* Threads Sporting (96 N. Sage St.)
* Care South (602 Skyview Ln. Ste. 105)
* Perk Up Cafe (156 W. Tugalo St.)
* Whistlestop Antique Mall (Doyle St.)

FEMA / GEMA Closes Stephens County Recovery Center

ATLANTA –Five of the 14 Disaster Recovery Centers operated by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are closing. Officials urge residents to go to the centers to meet face-to-face with specialists to get information or assistance with their recovery from the mid-September flooding.

“Traffic has slowed at the centers we are closing,” said GEMA Director and State Coordinating Officer Charley English. “That’s good news, because it means we’ve likely met most of the information need, and help remains available through other sources.”

The following Disaster Recovery Centers will close at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10:

• Carroll County. Old Greenway Medical Building, 590 Hays Mill Road, Carrollton, GA 30117
• Catoosa County. Learning Center, 36 Muskogee Trail, Ringgold, GA 30736
• Chattooga County. Trion School, 919 Allgood St., Trion, GA 30753
• Rockdale County. Government Annex, 1400 Parker Road, Conyers, GA 30012
• Stephens County. Stephens County Senior Center, 199 Hayley Drive, Toccoa, GA 30577

For more information on Georgia’s disaster recovery, visit www.fema.gov or www.gema.ga.gov or www.ready.ga.gov/ or http://twitter.com/GeorgiaEMA or www.afcema.com.

FEMA / GEMA Open Stephens County Recovery Center

GEMA AND FEMA HAVE OPENED A DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER IN STEPHENS COUNTY WHERE THOSE AFFECTED BY STORMS AND FLOODING THAT BEGAN SEPTEMBER 18 CAN MEET WITH RECOVERY SPECIALISTS.

THE RECOVERY CENTER IS AT THE STEPHENS COUNTY SENIOR CENTER ON 199 HAYLEY DRIVE IN TOCCOA.

THE CENTER IS OPEN FROM 8 A.M. TO 7 P.M. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. GET HELP WITH YOUR CLAIM AND LEARN ABOUT DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAMS.

REGISTER FIRST BY CALLING 800-621-FEMA.
800-621-3362.
OR W-W-W DOT DISASTER ASSISTANCE DOT GOV.

Stephens County High School 2009 Football Schedule

Boys Varsity

Fri 08/28/09 @ Flowery Branch High School

Fri 09/04/09 @ Seneca High School

Fri 09/11/09 La Grange High School

Fri 09/25/09 @ Hart County High School

Sat 10/03/09 Eastside High School

Fri 10/09/09 @ Oconee County High School

Fri 10/16/09 Morgan County High School

Fri 10/23/09 @ Franklin County High School

Fri 10/30/09 Elbert County Comp High School

Fri 11/06/09 Jackson County High School

Michael Harden to Speak in Stephens County

State Representative Michael Harden will bring a legislative update and take input from all interested local citizens during "The Stephens County Republican Party Monthly Breakfast" meeting this Saturday morning, February 7th at 9 o’clock at Carolyn’s Kitchen on Stephens Drive in Toccoa. Breakfast will be provided on a donations-basis by Carolyn’s Kitchen. For further information, call Party Chairman Jimmy Harris at 706.886.4321.

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