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Two people face drug charges after police searched their hotel room last week. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said that it occurred on the morning of October 27 when police were called to the Country Hearth Inn. “We responded and met with the clerk for what they believed to be an odor of burnt marijuana coming from a room,” said […]

The city of Toccoa passes Sunday sales of alcohol by the drink for on-site consumption. In a close vote Tuesday, city voters approved the referendum by a count of 216 to 198, according to unofficial results from votes cast. City officials said that it would not take effect immediately, as procedures and rules have to first be put in place. […]

A traffic stop leads to drug charges against one individual. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said that an officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle early Saturday morning on Collins Road. “After making contact with the driver, Virginia Lee McCollum of Toccoa, he found her to be in possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, less than one ounce,” said Jarrell. […]

The Georgia Department of Labor and several other local organizations are teaming up to sponsor a career expo in Habersham County Thursday. It will run from 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursday in the Student Commons Building at Piedmont College on Georgia Street in Demorest. Teaming up with the Labor Department for Thursday’s expo are the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of […]

Toccoa was not the only town to pass a Sunday sales referendum. Restaurants in Lavonia will now be allowed to sell alcohol by the drink on Sundays in Lavonia as voters there opted in on that new law Tuesday. After the votes were tallied, the final count was 128 yes and 111 no. When the question was put before voters […]

Registered voters in Toccoa and Martin are headed to the polls today in municipal elections. Voting runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for both elections. Those voting in the Toccoa municipal election will vote at Toccoa City Hall on Alexander Street in downtown Toccoa, while those voting in Martin will vote at the Martin Community Center on Highway 17 […]

The Internal Revenue Service is issuing some important reminders after another scam report in the area. Someone called WNEG recently and said that they received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS. According to that person, the caller told them they owed the IRS a significant amount of money and if they did not pay immediately […]

Heavy rain received over the last couple of days is to blame for a sanitary sewer spill in Toccoa’s city system. City officials say that the spill occurred Monday just outside of the fenced area of the Ward Creek Liftstation. According to the city’s report, personnel located an overflow condition just before noon Monday. The city says staff immediately began […]

Hart EMC is one of six rural EMC’s in Georgia who will be receiving a major loan from the USDA to upgrade their electric and power service. The rural electric cooperative will be receiving over $25 million in loan money and another $526,000 for improvements to install smart grid technology. The USDA announced last month it is awarding loans to […]

A Stephens County School System employee is facing charges in light of allegations of sexual abuse on a minor. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that 51-year-old Keith Foster of Toccoa was arrested last week and charged with Aggravated Child Molestation and Incest. Shirley said his office was contacted about the allegations on Thursday. “We were called into the case […]