Author: Ethan Jordan

Main Street Toccoa will host another installment of the Ida Cox Summer Music Series this weekend in Toccoa-Stephens County. Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby says this week’s concert will feature headlining act Packway Handle. Packway Handle is a Bluegrass band based out of Athens, Georgia. Crosby adds that Main Street Toccoa will continue to encourage social distancing to […]

Following the August 11 Primary Runoff election, voters in Northeast Georgia continue to wait for a definitive answer in the 50th District State Senate runoff. According to the Secretary of State’s website, Republican candidate Bo Hatchett who was leading by 34 votes after election night, was able to pick up six more votes after provisional ballots were added to the […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a Toccoa resident after Sheriff’s Deputies uncovered illegal drugs during a traffic stop. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on July 31, a Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Canine Unit performed a traffic stop on a vehicle at the intersection of Georgia Highway 17 and Hayes-Wilbanks Road. Upon speaking to the driver, later […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting the 17th death in Stephens County due to complications of Covid-19. DPH is now reporting a total of 696 positive cases of Covid-19 in Stephens County. This marks an increase of 20 positive Covid-19 cases in Stephens County since Friday. The latest report was released Sunday afternoon. DPH is now reporting 52 […]

The Downtown Development Authority has decided to cancel this year’s Harvest Festival. During the recent DDA meeting, the authority discussed three options for the Harvest Festival prior to deciding to cancel the event. Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby presented three options for the festival. She says the first option would limit the festival to just one day instead […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office makes an arrest after performing traffic stop on vehicle. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on July 31, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Canine Unit conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Hwy 123 near Fernside Drive. Upon making contact with the driver, Sheriff’s Corporal Michael Vice was granted consent to search the […]

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley has been selected to serve as the President of the Georgia Sheriff’s Youth Homes, Incorporated. The announcement was made during a training conference sponsored by the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association, held at Lake Lanier Islands in July. Seventy sheriffs from around the state participated in the three-day event. The conference was devoted to training sessions to […]

Main Street Toccoa will host another installment of the Ida Cox Summer Music Series this weekend in Toccoa-Stephens County. Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby says this week’s concert will feature headlining act Radio Rangers. Radio Rangers is an Americana band based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Crosby says Main Street Toccoa is expecting another successful concert. She adds that […]

The Historic Ritz Theatre will hold another installment of its Saturday Matinees this weekend in downtown Toccoa. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, throughout the month of August, the theatre will be screening films on Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. She says the films being played in August were originally scheduled for the first half […]

Could provisional votes change the outcome of the State Senate District 50 race? As it stands, Bo Hatchett has 34 more votes than Stacy Hall according to the Secretary of State’s Office. If the results of the Republican primary elections is an indicator,  it’s not certain. Here are the results from the Secretary of State’s Office for total number of […]