Lace up to fight Alzheimer’s Disease

Toccoa’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s is just around the corner, and organizer Lisa Lawson is looking forward to a well-attended event.  Lawson has been involved in the local walk for several years, and her motivation goes back to personal connections to the disease, she said.  Lawson said the event not only raises funds, but needed awareness about Alzheimer’s The local […]

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Georgia September Adjusted Revenues Down 3.2%

The State of Georgia’s net tax collections during the month of September totaled nearly $3.3 billion, for an increase of $199.1 million or 6.4 percent compared to September 2022, when net tax collections totaled almost $3.1 billion for the month. $199.8 million of September’s tax revenue changes were the result of the reinstatement of the Motor Fuel Excise Tax. Excluding […]

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Heritage Falls coming to the Ritz this Thursday

The 2023 “Fall Into the Ritz ” movie series continues this Thursday, October 19, with showings of “Heritage Falls.” The 2023 Fall Into The Rtiz” series puts the spotlight on Stephens County with a lineup of Toccoa-filmed features. The first film of the series was “County Line,” which was shown on Sept. 21. “Heritage Falls” was filmed in 2016, primarily […]

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Dec. applications set for Home Heating Help for the Elderly and Medically Homebound

Home heating help for the elderly and medically homebound in Stephens County will be available this winter. Brenda Dalin, Program Director at Ninth District Opportunity, Inc., explained that households in which every member is age 65 and older -OR- is medically homebound due to health reasons, may apply for assistance with their heating bills beginning on December 1 of this […]

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North Georgia Credit Union Announces Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for New Clayton Office

North Georgia Credit Union will hold the ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration for the new Clayton office on Tuesday, October 24. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. followed by the grand opening celebration from noon to 4:00 p.m.  The new office, located at 579 U.S. Highway 441 South, features a full-service lobby equipped with a […]

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Today is the first day of early voting for Toccoa and Martin municipal elections

Today marks the first day of Advanced Voting, also known as early in-person voting, for the 2023 municipal elections for Toccoa and Martin. The City of Toccoa elections include a general election for three seats on the Toccoa City Commission, and a special election to fill the unexpired seat of Commissioner Jennette Jamieson, who passed away in April. Michelle Jamieson […]

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Practice Cooking Safety during Fire Prevention Week

County and city officials are joining the National Fire Protection Association, or NFPA, to celebrate the 2023 Fire Prevention Week, which began last Sunday and runs through tomorrow.  This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme is cooking safety. The campaign works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take when cooking to keep themselves and those around them […]

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Class of 2023 hung in to beat state graduation rate

The Stephens County Class of 2023 students trounced the state rate when it came to follow-through.  The four-year cohort that made up the 2023 graduation class in Stephens County persevered through a freshman year of society-wide upheaval and educational turmoil as five letters, in all caps, turned “where’s your homework” into “where’s my mask?” The Class of 2023 were just […]

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