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Waterfowl hunters are ready to head to their favorite wetland location for the opening day of the Georgia duck hunting season when it opens on Sat., Nov. 18, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). Youth, active military and veterans should take note of an early hunt opportunity Nov. 11-12.  Kara Nitschke, migratory gamebird biologist, […]

The Toccoa Elks Lodge will be honoring veterans this Saturday, November 11, with a Veteran Day Service at Camp Toccoa at Currahee, 2351 Ayersville Road, at 11 a.m. The event is open to the public and will be presented by local veterans organizations. Sheltered seating is provided in the pavilion. Attendees are asked to arrive early, and seating will begin […]

Habersham County was the scene of a second manhunt within a week as, early this morning, law enforcement officials from a number of agencies converged in an unincoporated area of the county near Demorest to search for, and apprehend a suspect. Teamwork from almost every law enforcement agency in Habersham County led to the arrest of the man accused of […]

Taking a look at Franklin County election results: In Lavonia’s City Council race, Incumbent Eddie Floyd won with 158 votes over Harold Harbin, who collected a total of 70 votes. For the Mayoral seat, Courtney Umbehant, who ran unopposed, will resume the position, and collected 206 votes. The Sunday Alcohol Sales Referendum in Lavonia passed with 130 yes votes and […]

After totaling votes at the end of yesterday’s Election Day voting in the Toccoa and Martin Municipal Elections, one race remains too close to call until 12 provisional votes are researched and tallied.  In the Special Election to fill the unexpired Toccoa City Commission Post 3 seat of Jeanette Jamieson, who passed away in April, four votes separate candidates Michelle […]

The GBI has arrested and charged Sammy Reece, age 67, a former Detention Officer with the Banks County Sheriff’s Office, with three felony counts of Items prohibited for possession by inmates; Warden’s Authorization and one felony count of Violation of Oath by Public Officer.  On September 27, 2023, the Banks County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to investigate the allegations […]

On Tuesday, The Stephens County Development Authority and the Stephens County High School Work Based Learning, or WBL, program recognized October’s Work-Based Learning Student of the Month Fayeth Ivester at a presentation at the Stephens County Government Building in downtown Toccoa, where she is currently employed by Stephens County Clerk of Superior Court Tim Quick. Ivester is a junior at […]

Election results for the Toccoa Municipal Election are tallied except for 12 provisional votes that will need to got through an investigative process and will not be tallied until 5:30 on Monday. Of the four ballot items on the Toccoa Municipal Election, one remains too close to call until the provisional ballots are counted. The race for Post 3 between […]

Today is the final chance for residents of Toccoa, and residents of Martin, to have a say in the selection of the elected municipal officials that will represent them in the coming four years. Election day voting for the 2023 Municipal Elections for Martin and Toccoa begins at 7 a.m. today, and residents can cast their vote up until 7 […]

Applications for Toccoa’s 2023 Festival of Trees are now available.  Hosted by Toccoa Main Street, the annual Festival of Trees is held in conjunction with the 2023 Toccoa ChristmasFest on Friday, December 1.  Scheduled to take place again this year in Thacker Hall, 59 W Doyle Street, the Festival of Trees invites businesses, civic groups, schools, individuals, families, or non-profit […]