Author: Ethan Jordan

A Toccoa man was arrested Wednesday following a single vehicle accident. According to a report obtained from the Georgia State Patrol, 34-year-old Larry Bradford Moore was traveling south on US-123 when he failed to maintain his lane, lost control of his vehicle, ran off the roadway and struck a tree. Moore reportedly left the scene of the accident and was […]

Registration for the Toccoa Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program ends this week in Toccoa-Stephens County. According to Social Worker Brenda Gragg with the Toccoa Salvation Army, this year, parents or guardians will use an online form to sign up their child or children to participate in the annual program. She says you can visit www.saangeltree.org to fill out the form. […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet this evening for its regular scheduled meeting. Today’s meeting will be conducted by teleconference beginning at 5:00 p.m. 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 discussion includes the consideration of a proclamation designating November 1 as Retired […]

Early voting continues in Toccoa-Stephens County. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober, the advance voting period has been busy. During the first week of early voting there were 3,462 residents to cast advance ballots; and this week, Gober says Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday a total of 1,457 residents came in to vote early. Early voting will continue Monday through […]

A car accident leads to the arrest of a Toccoa man. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize on October 13, officers from the Toccoa Police Department were dispatched to East Tugalo Street, in reference to a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the driver of the vehicle involved, identified as 27-year-old Cory Whiten, and checked him […]

A single vehicle accident Wednesday leaves the driver with visible injuries and pending charges. According to a report by the Georgia State Patrol, on Wednesday, October 21, at 5:45 p.m., a 2007 Jeep Patriot, driven by 65-year-old Toccoa resident Deborah Pruitt, was traveling east on East Tugalo Street when she failed to keep the vehicle in the proper lane. Pruitt […]

The latest report from the Georgia Department of Public Health has Stephens County with 41 deaths related to Covid-19, and 1,255 positive cases of the virus since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Wednesday afternoon. DPH is now reporting one more death in Habersham County bringing that total to 75, and now 1,840 total positive […]

Former Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey has announced his retirement as Project Specialist from the school system. During Tuesday’s Stephens County Board of Education meeting, the board accepted his resignation effective November 30, 2020. Dorsey served as Superintendent in Stephens County beginning academic year 2014-2015 and stepped down June 30, 2020. Since stepping down, Dorsey has served as the […]