Author: Charlie Bauder

A bank with Toccoa ties is purchasing 13 locations from another bank. The website GSA Business said recently that South State Corp. announced that it plans to purchase 12 South Carolina branch locations and one Georgia branch location from Bank of America. GSA Business reported that the Georgia purchase is in Hartwell. South State said in the report that the […]

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said Monday that three people have been arrested in Toccoa in connection with a Virginia homicide over the weekend. In a Facebook post, Shirley said the homicide occurred in Franklin County, Virginia in the early morning hours of Saturday. He said that investigators from Stephens County and Franklin County, Virginia worked around the clock from […]

Local post offices and letter carriers are looking for the community’s help this weekend in stamping out hunger. This Saturday is the 23rd annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive nationwide. The National Association of Letter Carriers organizes the food drive each year across America and locally, letter carriers in Toccoa, Martin, and Eastanollee will participate once again this year. Toccoa […]

Stephens County’s annual Special Olympics event is coming up later this week. The actual games are Friday morning at the Stephens County High School football stadium. However, Stephens County Special Olympics Public Relations Chair Letty Beatty said that everything will actually kick off Thursday at 7 p.m. with a pep rally at the stadium. “We are so excited about kicking […]

A company with Stephens County connections has purchased another firm. GSA Business reported recently on its website that Sage Automotive Interiors has acquired Miko SRL. According to that report, Miko SRL is an Italian maker of suede-like automotive interior fabrics. The report said financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Sage CEO Dirk Pieper told GSA Business that Miko’s […]

A group of local singers perform at Turner Field. The Toccoa Falls College Singing Men performed the National Anthem at last night’s Atlanta Braves game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Atlanta at Turner Field. This is not the first time they have sung the anthem at Turner Field, having performed it numerous times in years past. According to the college’s […]

Toccoa Falls College receives recognition for its counseling program. In March 2015, the website, BestCounselingDegrees.com, published a ranking for the Top 25 Small Colleges for a Counseling Degree. The list was arranged by the overall undergraduate graduation rate with a counseling degree and TFC made the list. Toccoa Falls College officials said they are honored to have the school recognized […]

“A Taste of Toccoa” celebrates its 25th year. Saturday, a large crowd came to downtown Toccoa on a beautiful day to enjoy the annual culinary event. People tried different foods from a host of Stephens County restaurants and caterers, while enjoying entertainment and more. This was the first year that Main Street Toccoa held “Taste” on a Saturday. Main Street […]

Stephens County Commissioners are expected to vote on whether to approve the issuance of $4.5 million in bonds in order to forward fund road work in the county at their meeting later today. The county commission is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. today in the second-floor courtroom of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. County commissioners are […]