Category: News

The Toccoa Rotary Club held the “Stuff The Bus” 5K run on November 23rd to help feed the hungry, and two local organizations were presented checks on Tuesday. Approximately $5000 was donated to each the Hope Center and Food to Kids program. Toccoa Rotary Club President Leon Womack says the money was mainly raised through advertisers for the event. The […]

The Stephens County Board of Education approved a motion to transfer $50,000 to cover the cost to operate the Eastanollee Cannery during its regular scheduled meeting on Wednesday. The board met last week to discuss the proposed transfer, and during last night’s meeting, the board unanimously approved the transfer. According to Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey, the board needed […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners appointed Tim McCollum to the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport Authority during its meeting on Tuesday. McCollum will serve a three-year term. McCollum fills the expired term of board member Ed Carman. Stephens County Board of Commissioners Chairman Dean Scarborough thanked Carman for his time serving on the Airport Authority. In other business, the board re-appointed […]

The Stephens County Hospital Foundation is holding a one-day only Poinsettia Sale to raise money for its annual Love Light Campaign. The sale is going on today only until 4:00 p.m. inside the front lobby of Stephens County Hospital. According to Stephens County Hospital Foundation Director Pamela Jones, they have two variations of poinsettias, a $10 one and a $15 […]

There are still over 60 children in Stephens County who, without donors, will not open a gift on Christmas Day through the Salvation Army of Toccoa’s Angel Tree Program. According to Social Worker Brenda Gragg with the Salvation Army of Toccoa, there are more Angels who have requested gifts then there are donors. She says if you would like to […]

The City of Toccoa will begin work next year on resurfacing a number of roads. In their regular meeting Monday, City Commissioners approved a recommendation from City Manager Billy Morse to submit a list of nine city streets to the Georgia Department of Transportation to be resurfaced in 2020 using Local Maintenance Improvement Grant funds. Toccoa is slated to receive […]

The Stephens County Board of Education will meet later today to consider a motion reallocating system funds to cover the cost to operate the Eastanollee Cannery. The board met last week to discuss the proposed transfer. According to Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey, the board will need to approve a transfer of $50,000 to fund the cost to run […]

The winners are in for this year’s Toccoa Christmas Parade. This year’s parade was held on Saturday in Downtown Toccoa. The 2019 winners are as follows: Best Overall – Cub Scouts Troop Number 77 Best School – Stephens County High School Marching Band Best Church of Civic Group – Providence Methodist Church Best Other – City of Toccoa Commissioners The […]

The winner has been announced for this year’s Christmas Fest’s Festival of Trees. Carnes Creek Volunteer Fire Department has been named the winner. The Carnes Creek Volunteer Fire Department’s tree focused on the importance of knowing how to use a fire extinguisher. And volunteers passed out coloring books for the children which teach basic fire safety facts. Ten trees were […]

Home Heating assistance for low-income households continues this week. Brenda Dalin Director of the Ninth District Opportunity in Gainesville tells WNEG News sign up for their Home Heating Assistance program began last Monday and will run through the end of the month. Dalin said this year, one-time payments will be made by check issued to the home heating suppliers up […]