Author: Charlie Bauder

The city of Toccoa is getting ready for whatever Old Man Winter has in store over the next couple of days. Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse said that city staff and department heads are following the weather reports and getting everything in place. “Snow plows and sand trucks are ready,” said Morse.  “We have snow chains that have been installed […]

The Georgia Department of Transportation is monitoring roads throughout the region. Spokesperson Teri Pope said crews are starting to get to work treating roads as snow falls and watching elsewhere. “They are monitoring conditions throughout the rest of the region,” said Pope.  “We are actively out there and if we are needed, we can begin treating the roads immediately.” Pope […]

With the current budget year over half finished, the city of Toccoa is starting to get ready for the next one. Monday, city commissioners approved a budget calendar for Fiscal Year 2015. The city must approve its Fiscal Year 2015 budget on or before June 30. Under the budget calendar approved Monday by commissioners, City Manager Billy Morse is scheduled […]

Stephens County Commissioners are scheduled to meet this morning for their first regularly scheduled meeting in about a month. Today’s Stephens County Commission meeting is set to start at 8:30 a.m. today at the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. Commissioners did not have their last meeting two weeks ago due to winter weather. Because of that, items from that […]

Toccoa and Stephens County remain in the running for a significant grant to help with a local water and sewer expansion project. Stephens County Development Authority Executive Director Tim Martin says that the Economic Development Administration has contacted the Development Authority to tell it that its grant application for funding to help install sewer along the Toccoa By-pass was selected […]

A Georgia football legend and former Heisman trophy winner is bringing his latest venture to Toccoa next month. Herschel Walker is coming to Toccoa’s Schaefer Center on March 1 to host “Herschel’s Raw Talent.” Walker said “Herschel’s Raw Talent” is a competition that merges a talent show with the power of online videos. “We are bringing in talent,” said Walker.  […]

The Toccoa Fire Department and the State Fire Marshal’s Office continue to investigate a fire earlier this month at a local hotel. Toccoa Fire Chief Tommy Ayers said that crews responded to a room at the Toccoa Inn around 5:30 a.m. on February 2. Ayers said one person was injured in the fire and sent to Grady with burn injuries […]

Toccoa City Commissioners will gather for a regularly scheduled meeting later today. That meeting will start at 5 p.m. at ToccoaCity   Hall. Items on the agenda for today’s Toccoa City Commission meeting include consideration of the Fiscal Year 2015 budget calendar, and a bid opening for the purchase of a bucket truck for the Public Works Department, along with […]