Author: MJ Kneiser

You may have seen work going on at a strip mall on Big A Road where a Bi-Lo and other shops once stood. Now a new business is going in the anchor building and yes, it’s a Planet Fitness.  Franchisee Philip Amato is the CEO of EasyMiles Fitness, LLC.  He says his new health and fitness center is expected to open before […]

Toccoa Falls College is one of the 142 best colleges in the Southeast, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company lists TFC in the Best in the Southeast section of its “2020 Best Colleges: Region by Region” website feature that posted on August 6 at https://www.princetonreview.com/bestSEcolleges. A total of 656 colleges are featured that The Princeton Review recommends […]

Georgia’s unemployment rate dipped in July by a percentage point to 3.6 percent. That’s down from 3.8 percent a year ago and down slightly from the national rate last month, which stood at 3.7 percent. Georgia’s labor force slipped again in July, dropping by less than 1,000 versus a total work force of more than 5.1 million. Even with the […]

Members of the indie-rock band Luxury will be back in Toccoa later this month for the showing of their documentary film, Parallel Love – The Story of a Band Called Luxury. The screening takes place Friday, August 30th at 7p. It’s the full-circle story of five former Toccoa Falls College students who, through a series of events, lost their claim […]

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is inviting teachers from K-5 to encourage their students to participate in the 30th annual Wildlife Poster Contest. For the past 30 years, the DNR has held the art competition as a way to to educate as well as cultivate a greater appreciation of Georgia’s diverse wildlife and their habitats. The theme for the […]

This year, the historic Ritz Theatre is celebrating its 80th anniversary and as part of the celebrations, the Friends of the Ritz will be throwing a party they’re calling the 80 for 80 Celebration. “And we already have our sights set on our first official fundraiser on October 18, which will celebrate the 80th year of the theatre’s existance,” Friends […]

Banks County officials have opened a new road in the Banks Crossing area that should help patrons of some businesses access U.S. Highway 441 more safely. On Monday, a dedication was held to open the new Eisenhower Drive to Diana Way extension. The new road provides motorists an alternate exit from Cracker Barrel and four local hotels. Banks County Commission […]

If you are still considering working in the 2020 U.S. Census, another job fair is coming up in September in Toccoa. The 2020 Census begins April 1, 2020 and the U.S. Census Bureau is looking for men and women to work either full or part-time. To be eligible, you must be at least 18 years old, have a valid Social […]

State Senator John Wilkinson said he is honored to have been appointed to a new committee. Wilkinson was recently appointed by Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan to chair the Senate Study Committee on Reducing Georgia’s Cost of Doing Business. The Committee was created under Georgia Senate Resolution 433 and passed this past Legislative session. Under the Resolution, the Committee will study […]

In Habersham County, a Clarkesville man faces multiple drug charges after a three-month investigation by the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office. Early Saturday morning, Deputies with the Habersham County Sheriff’s office, along with Agents of the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) executed a search warrant at 200 Midland Drive, Clarkesville. During the search, authorities located approximately one quarter pound […]