Toccoa City Commission to meet twice Monday

The Toccoa City Commission will meet twice this coming Monday.  First, at 3 p.m., Commissioners are scheduled to meet for a work session in the city commission meeting room at City Hall, 92 North Alexander Street in Toccoa.  There are five topics for discussion listed on the agenda. FIrst on the agenda is discussion of Police Camera Proposals. In a […]

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Early Voting Underway in Neighboring Counties

As Early In-Person voting for the Toccoa and Martin Municipal Elections continue at the Historic Courthouse in downtown Toccoa, surrounding counties are also holding early voting for municipal elections within their borders. In Franklin County, where early voting is taking place at the temporary offices of the Franklin County Board of Elections on Hull Avenue in Carnesville, all five municipalities […]

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Yellow Caboose Ready to Depart Downtown Toccoa

Downtown Toccoa’s iconic train caboose is about ready to depart. Yesterday, work began to remove the yellow train car from its moorings in the parking lot at the corner of North Sage and East Tugaloo streets. As the caboose was loaded onto a flatbed truck yesterday afternoon, several residents paused to comment on the landmark’s long history in the community.  […]

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Hospital Authority elects new officers; employee turnover drops

At this week’s meeting of the Stephens County Hospital Authority, board members held an internal election to put in place new officers.   The seven-member board includes Clay Fisher, Stan Roberts, Dr. William McDougal, Paul DeFoor, Bo Dotson, Mak McAllister and Phyllis Ayers, who was appointed to fill the board seat left empty by the recent retirement of Authority Board Chairman […]

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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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