Category: News

At last week’s Toccoa City Commission meeting, commissioners unanimously approved moving forward with the Toccoa Creek Water Pollution Control Plant project, utilizing a new-to-Toccoa construction delivery system, termed a Construction Manager At Risk, or CMAR system, as opposed to the traditional design-bid-build construction project delivery system.  With the vote to approve moving forward, commissioners also approved the selection of Reeves […]

WorkSource Georgia Mountains is offering grant money to businesses to help give their employees extra on-the-job training. It’s called the Incumbent Worker Training Program. Incumbent Work Training is designed to improve the skills of employees and the competitiveness of an employer by offering financial support for the upskilling of the employer’s current workforce. The grant also supplies funding to help […]

On Friday, March 15, thirty-two Stephens County teachers and administrators exchanged their Teacher Workday for a chance to participate in a Discovery Tour of area businesses and industries to “Connect Classrooms to Careers.” Sponsored by Georgia Power and through a partnership between the Stephens County Development Authority, Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce, Stephens County School System, and Stephens County High […]

For parents of high school students, SAT and ACT scores are a huge deal. With college admissions and scholarships on the line, paying for tutors and test prep materials may be worth the price. But watch out for con artists eager to take advantage of this. Scammers – with access to kids’ names and school information – are tricking parents […]

Following up on our breaking news story late last night: On Thursday, April 18, the GBI arrested Cornelius Devaughn Curry, 20, of Toccoa, in Athens-Clarke County during a warrant operation. Curry has been charged with four counts of Aggravated Assault, four counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of Certain Crimes, two counts of Aggravated Battery, and four […]

SFC Donnie Saddler, who has served as commander of Georgia State Patrol Post 7, Toccoa, since being promoted to the position in October, 2020, has been promoted to Lieutenant in the Troop C Command. Troop C covers Cobb, Fulton, Clayton, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties. Saddler, an Elberton native, joined the Georgia Department of Public Safety in 2002, working in the […]

Yesterday, during routine FY2025 budget prep meetings, Stephens County Commissioners met with numerous department heads and elected officials to clarify departmental budget requests for the coming fiscal year.  Among those that commissioners met with was Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George Christian. During Christian’s discussion with commissioners about funding necessities for the District Attorney’s office and upcoming changes in the […]

Continuing our look at Monday’s Town Hall Political Forum, today we’ll focus on the candidates for Stephens County Sheriff. During the qualifying period for the May 21 Election, three candidates qualified for the Sheriff’s race: Dennis Bell, Rusty Fulbright and Harold McCroskey. Candidate Bell spoke first.  Candidate Fulbright spoke next.   Candidate McCroskey closed out the forum with the final […]

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested Cornelius Devaughn Curry, 20, of Toccoa, on multiple charges in connection with the March 31 shooting on West Whitman Street in Toccoa that injured two individuals.  Among the charges Curry was arrested on are four counts of violations of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism Prevention Act. WNEG News will provide further details in […]