Author: Ethan Jordan

Main Street Toccoa will continue its fourth season of the Ritz Theatre’s Open Mic Monday series next week in Toccoa-Stephens County. The Open Mic Monday competition will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 16. The competition is limited to just 10 contestants each, so anyone interested in competing is asked to sign-up online by emailing Ritz Theatre General Manager […]

The weekly Stephens County School System Covid-19 report is showing a rise in cases for the week ending November 6, 2020. The report is as follows: 5 staff members with a positive Covid-19 test. 3 staff members quarantined at home. 150 students quarantined at home. 4 students with a positive Covid-19 test. 3,929 students currently enrolled in-person and virtually. 536 […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet today for its regular scheduled meeting. Today’s meeting will be conducted through teleconference. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting can dial in at 706-898-5160. After dialing in you’ll be prompted to input the code 790453. Up for consideration is an intergovernmental agreement with Stephens County for Animal Control Officer. The agreement will allow Stephens […]

The Toccoa Salvation Army continues to promote its Angel Tree Program. As a reminder, anyone wishing to adopt an Angel this year can do so online. According to Social Worker Brenda Gragg with the Toccoa Salvation Army, this year, residents who would like to provide gifts for children at need a link is available on The Toccoa Salvation Army website, […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR The Franklin County Tax Commissioner’s office is closed after two staff members tested positive for COVID-19. On Tuesday, Tax Commissioner Bobby Martin announced the office would be closed for at least 10 days. “We had one staff member test positive for COVID Monday and by 4p another staff member did not feel well. She tested positive […]

Amnesty Day in Stephens County is this weekend. Keep Toccoa-Stephens County Beautiful in conjunction with Stephens County and the City of Toccoa, are hosting the event on Saturday, November 7, at the Stephens County Road Department, located at 1587 Scenic Drive, in Toccoa. The Amnesty Day event is open to every resident of Stephens County, and provides a way to […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Satellite TV customers in three counties will have to wait a little longer to be switched to the Atlanta metro TV market, if at all. That’s because according to Franklin County Manager Beth Thomas the switchover is in limbo. In May, the Federal Communications Commission approved the market transfer of satellite TV customers from Greenville TV […]

Today is the 43rd anniversary of the Kelly Barnes Dam break in Toccoa. On November 6, 1977 the Kelly Barnes Dam above the Toccoa Falls gave way during a heavy rainstorm. A wall of water washed over the dam, flooding the campus and killing more than 30 people, many of them entire families.

Toccoa Main Street’s Pumpkin Daze Fall festival is this weekend. Pumpkin Daze will replace Toccoa Main Street’s traditional Fall Harvest Fest this year due to concerns of the spread of COVID-19. This smaller event will take place Saturday, November 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Doyle Street. Main Street Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby tells WNEG News Pumpkin Daze […]