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ASI Aids New York War on COVID-19 Spring season An Easter to remember Phil Hudgins perspective – Page A7 means tomatoes It’s time to start planting county’s Weather watchers favorite summer vegetable – Page B5 Some stayed awake for twister – A5 VOL. 147, NO. 16 THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020, TOCCOA, GA 30577 $1.00 www.thetoccoarecord.com ASI aids New York war on COVID-19 BY TOM LAW THE TOCCOA RECORD A Toccoa-Stephens County industry is providing some of the infrastructure to allow hard- pressed New York City, N.Y., to continue it’s life and death battle against the coronavirus. ASI Southeast, with multiple plants locally, manufactures bath- room partition panels. The company’s Toccoa-Ste- phens employees are building and expediting oversized bathroom partition panels that are being used to provide extra space to house patients suffering from the effects of COVID-19, the disease Winds from Monday morning’s EF-1 tornado ripped the roof off this house located near Green Ford Mart on Rock Creek Road. caused by the coronavirus. New York City has been la- beled as the “hot spot” for the pandemic in the United States for the last month and the large number of cases has swamped Tornado wreaks existing facilities. That surge of patients has prompted state and federal medi- cal offi cials in New York to con- vert buildings into ones that can provide medical care. “We are expediting oversized havoc in Stephens bathroom partition panels that BY J. TODD TRUELOVE been injured or killed due to are being used in New York – and THE TOCCOA RECORD the severe weather outbreak. in other states – to set up tem- A suspected EF-1 tornado Rhodes said she had par- porary walls in the convention plowed through Stephens ticipated in a fl ight over the centers or other locations for a County early Monday morning county to see an aerial view of makeshift hospital that’s deal- damaging 20 homes in its west- the storm's impact. to-east path of destruction but "We were able to see a path SEE ESSENTIAL A3 infl icting no injuries. in certain areas of the county," County Emergency Man- she said. agement Agency/911 director Earlier Tuesday, Rhodes Danielle Rhodes told county reported that NWS "believed commissioners Tuesday that the tornado that came through COVID cases National Weather Service last night was an EF-1 tornado. (NWS) offi cials arrived in Ste- Wind speeds for EF-1 tornados phens County Monday to as- are typically between 86-110 climb locally sess storm damage. mph," Rhodes said. BY TOM LAW "They haven't given us the At the commissioners' meet- THE TOCCOA RECORD offi cial report," Rhodes said Tommy Lee attacks this massive downed tree with a chainsaw. ing, chairman Dennis Bell said Tuesday, adding that possibly he had spoken with Gov. Brian The confi mred cases of Lee was working at his sister’s residence on Sunset Road. two tornados may have struck Kemp who assured the county COVID-19 in Stephens County the county. lis Ayers said that one of those "They literally had no time would receive some state help. since the coronavirus outbreak Rhodes said fi ve houses fi ve destroyed homes was the (to react)," Ayers said. "They Downed trees caused wide- climbed to 24 late Tuesday, accord- were destroyed and eight hous- residence of a county employ- immediately felt the air of the spread power outages in the ing to the Georgia Department of es were heavily damaged. ee who was at home when the sky on them." Health. County administrator Phyl- tornado hit. Rhodes said that no one had SEE STORM A4 That’s up from 14 confi rmed cases at the same time a week ago. There have been no coronavi- rus-related deaths in the county as of Tuesday night. Pandemic turns avid quilter Stephens County Hospital CEO Mike Hester reported Tuesday the hospital and its physician’s group have tested 100 people for the into dedicated mask-maker coronavirus with nine positive re- BY J. TODD TRUELOVE patients at no cost and dent Carol Martin. sults, 86 negative results and fi ve THE TOCCOA RECORD services are provided by Martin is a former test results still pending. Sherry Beavers knew volunteers. Open Arms volunteer who “We have received many re- early on that healthcare "I knew what we were Beavers said also is an sults on patients tested over the workers were going to really going to need is face award-winning quilter. weekend, all of which were nega- need more masks to re- coverings," Beavers said. "(Martin) is an avid tive and we’re very thankful for duce the risk of infection While Beavers said they quilter," Beavers said. that, but we do anticipate seeing from COVID-19. have been provided face "She'll quilt us all gifts for more cases in our community Beavers is the director coverings from a variety the holidays." which are positive,” he said Tues- of the Open Arms clinic of sources, she said a spe- Carol Martin fashions more masks with the that serves uninsured cial source is Martin resi- SEE MARTIN A9 help of her sewing machine. SEE COVID A3 COUNTY STILL CONCERNED ABOUT STATE PARK CROWDS – A2 INDEX The Toccoa Legals.........................B6 Opinion.......................A8 Record Classifieds................B2 Community...............A2 Obits...........................A6 Business...................A3 67 W. Religion......................B2 Doyle St. Toccoa, Ga. together for healthier tomorrows Habersham Medical Center and Northeast Georgia Medical Center are working together for healthier tomorrows. The same physician groups that provide emergency and inpatient care at Northeast Georgia Medical Center are now extending their BNUDQ@FDSN'@ADQRG@L,DCHB@K"DMSDQ 3GDRDRDQUHBDRENQLNTQMDV@ƧKH@SHNMVHSG-NQSGD@RS&DNQFH@'D@KSG2XRSDL @MCHSLD@MRXNTB@MQDBDHUDSGDR@LDFQD@SB@QDNƤDQDCHM&@HMDRUHKKDVHSGNTSKD@UHMF'@ADQRG@L"NTMSX Learn more DERXWRXUDƫOLDWLRQZLWK1RUWKHDVW*HRUJLD+HDOWK6\VWHPDWZZZKDEHUVKDPPHGLFDOFRPWRJHWKHU Phone: 706-886-9476 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 706-886-2161 Mail: P.O. Drawer 1069, Toccoa Ga. 30577 2A THE TOCCOA RECORD COMMUNITY NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020 ■ Grill at Elk’s Lodge up, running Toccoa The Toccoa Elks Lodge fully-cooked pasta pans, has launched a new com- fully cooked meals such as munity service. grilled salmon, roast beef It’s called Tim’s Grill at and roasted pork tender- to utilize the Lodge and food items loin. Entrees include Ha- are sold in bulk portions waiian chicken, meatloaf, for curbside pickup or free chili and vegetable soup. vacant delivery. For more information Portions can be sized or to place an order call from two to 20. Tim Fleming at 706-968- building Food items included 4965. BY J. TODD TRUELOVE b(iGi9GuhhGi(͊ THE TOCCOA RECORD Toccoa city commis- sioners unanimously ap- ͻĂƌƉĞƚΘhƉŚŽůƐƚĞƌLJůĞĂŶŝŶŐ proved an agreement with Georgia Power Monday ͻƌĞĂƵŐůĞĂŶŝŶŐͻ$ƵĐƚůĞĂŶŝŶŐ to lease the company's ͻhŽůĚΘtĂƚĞƌĞŵĞĚŝĂƚŝŽŶ former facility on Collins Road. ͻƌĂǁůƉĂĐĞ(ŶĐĂƉƐƵůĂƚŝŶŐ City manager Billy Morse said the sub-station will serve to isolate any Cleaning & Restoration fi refi ghters who come into The city will use the former Georgia Power Company building on Collins Road to K&K Services contact with the COVID-19 house coronavirus-exposed fi re fi ghters. virus. "Our hope is this isola- crisis. gency. cautions. ͞zuh(d͞zuh(d tion will add a layer of "I also want to thank "The cash postition is "I want to express b(iGi9(GbGd͟ protection should one Jeremy Spradlin with looking better, increasing my appreciation to the crew (member) come into Georgia Power for his as- over last year," Bohannon city employees that have 706-886-9222 contact with the virus," sistance in making the said, assuring commis- continued to provide our 561058 Morse said. sub-station possible," sioners she will notify essential services during Morse said that Geor- Carter said. them if fi nances became this diffi cult time," Morse gia Power is allowing the City commissioners tight. said. city to use the facility for also heard from fi nance Monday's meeting was "All the city employees three months at no cost. director Becky Bohannon teleconferenced and the that had been quaran- Mayor Terry Carter during the Monday meet- fi rst the city has held tined have been cleared to commended fi re chief ing. since an employee tested return to work," he said. Jeff Haslup for fi nding Bohannon reported positive for COVID-19 two Morse said city meet- Since 1873: Toccoa’s ways to make sure fi re that the city is "not seeing weeks prior resulting in ings will continue to be Oldest Business Institution services will continue any negative indicators some employees being teleconferenced through during the coronavirus from the state of emer- sent home for safety pre- April 27. Legal organ of Stephens County 67 W. Doyle Street Toccoa, Georgia 30577 Telephone: 706/886-9476 FAX: 706/886-2161 Periodicals Postage Paid at Toccoa, GA. County again calls for park closures POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Toccoa Record, PO Box BY J. TODD TRUELOVE Georgia counties to close continued not abiding by amount of time that a 1069, Toccoa, GA 30577 THE TOCCOA RECORD the state parks. rules, the governor's offi ce travel-trailer can be used County commissioners Commission vice chair has said action would be ived in. THE TOCCOA RECORD on Tuesday unanimously Debbie Whitlock ques- taken. That limit was estab- Published weekly (Thursdays) ratifi ed a letter that was tioned whether people Bell said it is a public lished at 60 days per year, 67 W. Doyle Street, Toccoa, Georgia 30577 sent to Gov. Brian Kemp were abiding by Kemp's safety issue. unless the trailer is in a USPS 632-120 last week requesting the shelter-in-place orders.
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