Category: News

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR It was another historically busy Memorial Day weekend on Lake Hartwell, according to DNR Law Enforcement officials, and that resulted in more incidents. DNR Law Enforcement Officer Craig Fulghum said they had two people injured while on the lake, one arrest, and issued numerous citations. “Friday night we got a call about a male subject who […]

Main Street Toccoa has been designated as an accredited Main Street program for meeting rigorous performance standards. According to Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton, each year, Main Street America and its partners announce the list of accredited programs to recognize their commitment to the Main Street Approach. He says Toccoa Main Street was one of 889 nationally accredited Main Street […]

Today marks the beginning of the Historic Ritz Theatre’s Summer Movie Series. According to Historic Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, every Thursday in June and July, the theatre will screen a different movie with two screenings, one at 10 a.m. and the second at 7 p.m. Today’s movie is Trolls World Tour. Mayhugh says the Summer Movie Series will […]

The annual Boy Scout American Values Dinner was held on Thursday, May 27th in the Commons Dining Hall on the campus of Piedmont University in Demorest, GA. Each year, this dinner event honors three outstanding community citizens with the Distinguished Citizen Award. The honorees at the 2021 Dinner were Superior Court Judge Chan Caudell and Attorney Jim Weidner from Habersham […]

The Hope Center of Toccoa is dissolving itself from the operations of The Wellness and Recovery Center at 467 West Doyle Street. According to Hope Center Director Steve Paysen this was not an easy decision due to the enormous investment of time and energy; but, the best decision based upon mutually agreed terms between Paysen and former Hope Center Board […]

Main Street Toccoa is kicking off its Ida Cox summer music series this Saturday, June 5. The annual summer music series runs through August. Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton says this year’s concert series will be a combination of returning and new performers. Hamilton says Toccoa Jazz has opened the summer concert series for several years in a row, and […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Dam safety officials from the Savannah District, U.S Army Corps of Engineers will test the spillway gates at two hydropower dams on the Savannah River this week. Today, June 2, beginning at 1 p.m., teams will test all the spillway gates at the J. Strom Thurmond Dam north of Augusta, Georgia. Then on Thursday, June 3, […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a Toccoa man. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on May 22, at 12:30 a.m., a deputy received a call regarding suspicious activity at Carnes Creek Baptist Church. The caller advised a male subject was seen under the church van parked near the back of the building using a power tool of […]

A Toccoa man was arrested following a recent traffic stop. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on May 24, at 7:48 a.m., a Stephens County Sheriff’s Deputy and his K-9 Dexter, conducted a traffic stop on a white Tahoe at the intersection of Almond Street and West Currahee Street for displaying a suspended registration. During the stop, a Ruger […]

Stephens County Nutrition Department has announced that the summer meal program will begin on Tuesday, June 1. During the summer months, the program provides a free sack lunch, Monday through Thursday, to children 18 and younger in Stephens County. It may be hard to believe, but there are many children in Stephens County who don’t get enough to eat during […]