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An annual Fall tradition returns to downtown Toccoa this weekend. The 42nd annual Toccoa Harvest Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday in downtown Toccoa. Toccoa Main Street Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby said there will be many craft and food vendors with booths set up, but also this year’s festival will feature entertainment options, ranging from two music stages to activities […]
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The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office will be receiving two 2019 Ford Police Interceptor Sedans. During the recent Stephens County Board of Commissioners meeting, the board voted and approved a motion to award the bid to Mike Jones Ford for the two vehicles. The vehicles cost $21,823.68 per unit and will be purchased with funds from the Special Purpose Local Option […]
Read moreOfficers with the Toccoa Police Department recently responded to an unknown disturbance call at a business on Big A Road. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, upon the arrival of officers, they were met by an employee from Lula’s Dollar General she was identified as Amanda Perkins, 25, of Alto. Mize said that Perkins told officers she had received […]
Read moreGeorgia’s unemployment rate dipped in September to 3.7 percent – the lowest since May 2001. Unemployment claims were also down in September by 14 percent, and 26 percent for the year. The total number of unemployment claims for September was 18,23 – the lowest since June 1974. At the same time, Georgia continued to set records for jobs and employed […]
Read moreA South Carolina man was arrested after deputies were following up on reports of alleged drug dealings. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, his investigators were looking into recent complaints of a suspect dealing methamphetamine in a local gas station’s game room. He says that his investigators were watching the suspect, identified as Randy Clint Funderburk, 45, of South […]
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Across the state of Georgia hospitals struggle to stay afloat, and almost all of them are losing large amounts of money each month; especially, in expansive rural areas, where six hospitals have closed since 2013 and more than half of those remaining are at risk. According to Stephens County Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer Roger Forgey, the hospital staff has been […]
Read moreVoters in Toccoa-Stephens County will be able to cast an early ballot Saturday in the November Mid-term election if they have not already done so. This Saturday is the one weekend day to advance vote for the November Election, according to Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran. “Saturday the Registrar office will be open for early voting from 9a to 4p; […]
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Athens Office in conjuction with Athens-Clarke County Police is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing college-age female. According to Nellie Miles with the GBI, authorities are searching for and attempting to identify a college age white female last seen in downtown Athens early Wednesday morning, October at 12:15 am. Surveillance photos and […]
Read moreThe Toccoa Police Department recently responded to a bomb threat at M&Js on Georgia Highway 106. According to Police Chief Jimmy Mize, his officers responded to the scene on October 19, just after 1 p.m. He says Jacqueline Arnold, an employee of the eatery, had reported the threat after receiving a call from Nathan Webb who told her that there […]
Read moreGreenville and Asheville, NC TV stations have been granted extra time to appeal the switch to Atlanta TV stations by satellite TV customers in Franklin and Hart counties. After submitting petitions to the Federal Communications Commission, the FCC recently ruled that satellite TV customers in both counties could receive TV stations in Georgia rather than from the Carolinas. According to […]
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