Category: News

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR A Toccoa man is being held in the Habersham County jail with a hold on him for Franklin County after running a fake electrical repair company. According to Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas 30-year-old Michael Dean Bledsoe ran M&B Service and Repair and was able to scam a number of Franklin County residents out of thousands […]

As the City of Toccoa prepares to update the City Comprehensive Plan, the public is encouraged to attend a virtual meeting this afternoon 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 […]

Toccoa Train Day is coming up this weekend. The railroad has been an important part of the history of Toccoa and to honor this history, the City of Toccoa has planned several events to celebrate Toccoa Train Day. The first event of the day will be to welcome the Amtrak Crescent Line this year at 6:15 a.m. at the historic […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Post-Legislative Coffee this morning at the Reflections Event Center, located at 209 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 […]

Toccoa Vice Mayor Jeanette Jamieson asked her fellow Commissioners for support in sending a message to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp that Toccoa businesses are suffering due to not being able to attract new employees because of extended unemployment benefits. On Monday, during the Toccoa City Commission meeting, Jamieson explained that several local restaurants are being forced to reduce their hours […]

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 […]