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Christmas festivities start this week in Toccoa-Stephens County. The jollities will kick-off on Thursday, November 29, with the annual Christmas in the Paul Anderson Park tree lighting. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. and is expected to continue until just after 7:00 p.m., it will also feature pictures with Santa, a silent auction and the Varsity Food Truck. Then on […]
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Early voting continues this week in Stephens County. Residents will cast early ballots in the runoff elections for Secretary of State and Public Service Commissioner, and some eligible voters will cast ballots for the District 28 State Representative Re-run election. Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran told WNEG News, on Wednesday, that absentee, by-mail ballots for the runoff election would be […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreThree men have been arrested and charged with burglary and other crimes after deputies with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office after found an abandoned vehicle stuck in the mud in front of a house under construction. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, his deputies were dispatched in response to a suspicious vehicle on Nub Garland Road, November 2. After […]
Read moreWhile 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 […]
Read moreBlack 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 […]
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Just a brief announcement from the City of Toccoa and Stephens County. City Hall will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving tomorrow, Nov. 22, and on Friday, Nov. 23. Routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up on Thursday, November 22, will be picked up on Monday, November 26 and routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be […]
Read moreThanksgiving is Thursday and across the state, troopers with the Georgia State Patrol will be out in force, reminding motorists to practice safe driving habits as they travel. The 102-hour holiday travel period begins at 6 p.m. today, November 21, and will continue through midnight, Sunday, November 25. Troopers with the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) and Officers with the Georgia […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreTo 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 […]
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