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Two local organizations are teaming up for a run and food drive to help those in need locally. The Toccoa Rotary Club and Campfire Georgia are partnering to host the 4th annual Stuff the Bus 5k and 10k run/walk this Saturday. Toccoa Rotary Club President Tammy Riddle said the goal of “Stuff the Bus” is to collect food to distribute […]
Read moreMain Street Toccoa starts up a new series of historic plaque dedications in the downtown area. Last Thursday, the first historic plaque in the 2016-2017 series was unveiled at the Department of Driver Services building on Doyle Street in downtown Toccoa. City officials said the building was originally constructed in 1900 and may best be known for its vast, open […]
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After months of waiting, the Stephens County school system has its Fiscal Year 2014 audit. The school system received the audit for the period from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 late last week. Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey said that there were no surprises in the audit, but it does confirm how severe of a situation that […]
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Stephens County marks Veterans Day. The annual observance took place on Friday morning at the new pavilion at Camp Toccoa at Currahee Mountain. This year’s guest speaker for the event was retired United States Marine Corps Major Ed Gerstner, who organizers say was on the last helicopter out of Saigon just before the Vietnamese captured the city. Gerstner talked about […]
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Toccoa Police are investigating a weekend armed robbery at a city convenience store According to Chief Tim Jarrell, the Toccoa Police Department responded to the Valero station on Big A Road on Sunday morning after receiving a phone call. “At approximately 7:44 a.m. (Sunday), the police department received a call that an unknown male subject had entered the business wearing […]
Read moreIt wasn’t much, but Stephens County did see some much needed rain over the weekend. Just over a tenth of an inch fell in downtown Toccoa early Sunday morning. That marks the first measurable rainfall in downtown Toccoa since October 8. Stephens County remains in a state of extreme drought, according to last week’s Drought Monitor report. Over 42 percent […]
Read moreFootball season comes to a close at Stephens County High School. The Stephens County Indians lost to Heritage of Catoosa in the first round of the Class AAAA state football playoffs Friday night in Toccoa, 37-30. Heritage of Catoosa scored a touchdown with just 57 seconds left on a 25-yard pass to take the victory. Indians’ Head Coach Frank Barden […]
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The Stephens County School System is looking at the 2017-2018 school calendar. Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey presented a draft 2017-2018 calendar to the Board of Education for it to review at a work session Thursday. Dorsey said that this year, they used a slightly different method to construct the proposed school calendar. He said each school governance team […]
Read moreThe Georgia State Patrol is undertaking a hiring effort to increase its numbers over the coming years. According to GSP Senior Trooper David Snyder, Georgia Department of Public Safety Commissioner Colonel Mark McDonough wants to increase significantly the number of troopers on the roadways over the next three years across Georgia. “It is hiring that is going to take place […]
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Stephens County opens play in the first round of the AAAA state football playoffs tonight. The Indians host Heritage of Catoosa in a first-round game this evening at the Reservation in Toccoa. Stephens County enters the game as the second-seeded team out of Region 8-AAAA with a record of 8-2. Last week, the Indians beat North Oconee at home, 35-14, […]
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