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Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter Executive Director Jeff Roberts is reminding Stephens County pet owners of several upcoming rabies clinics here in Toccoa-Stephens County. He says, Toccoa Veterinary Hospital will be doing their clinics at the Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter, located at 1747 Scenic Drive, in Toccoa, on Friday, April 30 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and on Friday, May 14 […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Post-Legislative Coffee Thursday at the Reflections Event Center, located at 201 Black Mountain Road. State Senator Bo Hatchett and State Representative Chris Erwin will be discussing some of the issues and legislation passed during the 2021 Legislative Session. Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen says the event is a […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has expanded the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer or P-EBT in order to feed low-income children over the summer months. Summer months are difficult for low-income children because they lack access to school meals that fill a nutrition gap during the school year. When school is out of session, summer feeding programs—considered a lifeline for some […]

The Toccoa City Commission approved a Standard Utility Agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation on Monday during its regular scheduled meeting. The agreement will allow the Georgia Department of Transportation to share the cost to relocate the water line on Falls Road at Toccoa Creek for the bridge replacement project. According to City Manager Billy Morse, the total project […]

By Chad Dorsett, WRBN Emergency crews from Habersham and Rabun County as well as Tallulah Gorge State Park are being praised for working five hours Thursday afternoon, April 22, to recover a body from 300-feet down the Tallulah Gorge. Mark McKinnon, Public Affairs Officer for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Division says they received a call […]

The Town of Martin celebrated its new Town Hall on Sunday with a ribbon tying ceremony, facilitated by the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce. The Town Hall is now located at 3707 Historic Highway 17, in Martin. The building that now houses Martin Town Hall was one of the first stores to be built in Martin; however, the original building […]

As the City of Toccoa prepares to update the City Comprehensive Plan, this week, the public is encouraged to attend a virtual meeting to get citizen input on the direction they’d like the city to go. According to Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton, in March 2021, the City of Toccoa began the five-year update to the City Comprehensive Plan which […]

A Toccoa man has been charged in Habersham County with the rape of a 17-year-old girl. According to the Cornelia Police Department, 35-year-old Lester Hoyte of Toccoa is charged with rape, false imprisonment, sodomy and battery. Cornelia Police Chief Chad Smith says officers responded to the Habersham County Shopping Center on February 12 on a report of sexual assault. The […]

A Stephens County man has been convicted of child molestation. According to Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George R. Christian, Victor Lashawn Brown has been found guilty of one count of Child Molestation. Christian says the trial began on April 19, and Brown was found guilty on April 22. Chief Assistant District Attorney Suzanne Boykin and Assistant District Attorney Sarah […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet today at 5:00 p.m. for its regular scheduled meeting. The meeting will be conducted through teleconference. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting can dial-in at 706-898-5160. After dialing in you’ll be prompted to input the code 790453. Up for consideration is a Standard Utility Agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation for Water Line […]