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Investigators with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office made a drug arrest over the weekend. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, an investigation began after receiving multiple reports of traffic in the area of Greenwood Circle related to the sale of illegal narcotics. After a brief investigation, Shirley says investigators obtained a search warrant for the residence of 28-year-old Kadaryl […]

A Toccoa man has been arrested for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on September 27, deputies and investigators with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a residence on Tabitha Page Lane in Toccoa. Shirley says the search warrant was the result of an investigation, which began after […]

Passersby may have noticed the recent grading that began Monday morning, on Big A Road According to Main Street Toccoa’s Community Development Director Connie Tabor, Toccoa will soon be the home of another fast-food chain restaurant—Burger King. She says Venture is the construction company that will be completing the project. Michael Carter is the Assistant Vice President of Venture. He […]

Today is the last day for parents and guardians to sign their children up to receive Christmas gifts through the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program. Brenda Gragg is a social worker with the Salvation Army Toccoa. She says that the Angel Tree Program is an opportunity for the community to come together and ensure that every child can open a […]

A railroad car full of used cross ties ignited into fire during Tuesday night near the Seneca’s S. Walnut Street crossing. The fire proved stubborn and required both fire fighters and railroad workers to offload some of the cross ties to allow for access to the hot spots. Fire Chief Richie Caudill (Caw-DEAL) said it became necessary to delay the […]

The WoodmenLife office in Toccoa is helping to add landscaping to downtown. Last Thursday, WoodmenLife conducted a Community Improvement Project in cooperation with the City of Toccoa by planting a Japanese Black Pine along with some fall mums and mulch next to the Woodmen Life office at the corner of Foreacre and North Pond Street. Money for the improvement came […]

Citizen complaints lead to the arrest of two Toccoa residents. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on September 25, deputies and investigators with the Stephens County Sheriff Office executed a search warrant on a residence located on E. Doyle Street. Investigators began their investigation into the activity at this residence several months earlier after receiving a multitude of citizen […]

A Toccoa man has been arrested for the possession and distribution of drugs after an investigation led Stephens County Investigators to his house. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, the arrest occurred September 24, when Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Division and officers with the Georgia Department of Community Supervision conducted a search at a residence on Oliff Private […]

Toccoa residents who are planning to cast ballots for the city commission race and the SPLOST VII Referendum on election day, November 5, will have to vote at two separate locations. For the city commission race, incumbent David Austin is being challenged by Toccoa resident Inger Neal for post 2. During election day, voters who wish to cast a ballot […]

Northeast Georgia Health System announced Tuesday, that, as of midnight on October 1, most NGHS facilities have been forced out of the Anthem network. Their current contract between Anthem, formerly Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, expired with no new agreement in place. According to Vice-President of Managed Care Steve McNeilly, NGHS offered Anthem a proposal that was rejected. […]