Author: Ethan Jordan

On Thursday, shortly before midnight, a Toccoa Police Department officer noticed a vehicle parked outside a closed shop, while patrolling on Elberton and Avon Streets. The officer stopped to investigate the parked car. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, the driver of the vehicle, Carey Lea Wilbanks, 38, of Toccoa, told the officer she was waiting on the owner […]

Most everyone is familiar with the phrase ‘the sky’s the limit.’ Though, only few, adhere to the idiom. Ivey Andrews, a recent 2018 graduate of Stephens County High School, and Emergency Room Department employee at Stephens County Hospital, is one of the few. Ivey recently took to the sky to get a taste for the career she hopes to pursue. […]

By Mark Berryman, WLHR A domestic cat from Gumlog Creek Road was recently submitted to the Franklin County Health Department to test for rabies and found to be positive. In addition to the tan, white, and gray cat that tested positive for rabies, residents should be on the lookout for a gray-and-black-striped cat with white socks which also may have […]

One of the state’s vital law enforcement agencies is facing a staffing shortage they’re desperate to fill. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division has openings for game wardens. DNR is looking to fill 50 positions immediately to begin training in January 2019. As of now, Georgia has 43 counties that are without a game warden. Game Wardens […]

The Toccoa Post Office will be holding a Passport Fair tomorrow morning from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. The post office is located at 41 Falls Park Drive. No appointment necessary. Anyone who is looking to get a passport issued or updated can come in between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. The standard price for an adult passport is $160, […]

One of American Airlines’ original DC-3 aircrafts descended from the sky and taxied the runway at the Toccoa Airport Tuesday morning. The Flagship Detroit is the oldest DC-3 aircraft still in service. Built in 1937, the Flagship Detroit has since gone through at least 18 different owners, including a short time as a ward of the U.S. Government, prior to […]

Georgia law is clear: don’t drink and boat. Piloting a boat under the influence on waters like Lake Hartwell could land party-goers in jail, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The DNR asks boaters to do three things: be courteous on the lake, wear your life jacket and don’t drink and boat. In Georgia, it is a crime to […]