Author: MJ Kneiser

Toccoa Ford-Lincoln dealership owner Mike Jones is going back to the drawing board in hopes of gaining City approval to put up a billboard along the 17Bypass. Jones said Tuesday he hopes to work with city officials to come up with a solution after his sign variance request was denied at Monday’s City Commission meeting. “That’s probably the road we’re […]

One of the first holiday events in Toccoa-Stephens County is coming up this Thursday. It’s the annual Christmas in the Park and Tree Lighting event at Paul Anderson Park at the corner of Tugalo St. And Big A Road and it’s going on all day. Events get underway Thursday morning at 10:30 and continue until the Christmas tree lighting at […]

Flu season is upon us, and the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta says it’s not too late to get vaccinated. National Influenza Vaccination Week begins next Monday, December 2 and runs through Friday, December 8. National Influenza Vaccination Week was established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2005 to highlight the importance of continuing flu vaccinations […]

Today is Giving Tuesday and as the Christmas holiday season gets underway many of us will be donating to charities as part of our holiday giving. With that in mind, the Better Business Bureau is urging people to give wisely. Northeast Georgia Better Business Bureau President Fred Elsberry said people should be very careful when considering where to donate their […]

The Toccoa Post Office is hiring. Russell Chatham is a supervior of customer service at the Post Office. Chatham said they are looking for part-time, fill-in rural carriers. “We’re looking for rural carriers. A vehicle is required. I’m not sure of the salary. I think it’s $13-$17 an hour plus mileage, and you get benefits after so long with the […]

While thousands of consumers are taking advantage of today’s Black Friday sales, Mainstreet Toccoa is reminding you that local shops downtown will be open for Small Business Saturday tomorrow. First observed nationally in 2010, Small Business Saturday or Shop Small Saturday is a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which feature big box retail and e-commerce stores, according to […]

Black Friday is tomorrow and it is the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season where millions of holiday shoppers jam stores to get those holiday gift deals. And while this practice still remains, the Better Business Bureau said more shoppers are being more careful and doing some research before buying In 2017, shoppers spent a record $5 billion on […]

The Lavonia McDonald’s on Highway 17 is back open for business after a customer videoed a mouse inside the store. It happened Sunday. The video, posted on Facebook by a former employee, shows a mouse sitting on top of a drink cup at the beverage dispensers by the drive-thru window.  The mouse then darted behind the dispensers and disappeared. That video […]

To help ease Thanksgiving traffic congestion statewide, the Georgia Department of Transportation is suspending construction-related lane closures on interstate highways. Travel is expected to be at an all-time high this year as people visit friends and family for the Thanksgiving holiday and shop on Black Friday. The lane closure suspension began this morning and will run through Monday morning at […]