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Atlanta-based Chick-Fil-A  has dropped the Paul Anderson Youth Home in Vidalia, Georgia from its Foundation’s donation list for 2020. According to a report in the Atlanta Journal Constitution,  Chick-fil-A President and COO Tim Tassopoulos told Bisnow the Paul Anderson Youth Home in Vidalia, Georgia, would no longer be funded by the company. Anderson, a Toccoa, Georgia, native, started the home after […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners recently approved a motion for a purchase order for a new vehicle for the Sheriff’s Office not to exceed $36,000 for the police rated vehicle and $4,000 for the equipping of the vehicle using funds from the SPLOST VI account. The original item presented to the board was for a used vehicle not to […]

This is the last week to sign up a child to receive gifts through the Salvation Army of Toccoa’s Angel Tree Program. That’s according to Social Worker Brenda Gragg with the Salvation Army of Toccoa. She says anyone still needing to sign up can come by the Salvation Army of Toccoa, located at 306 E. Franklin Street, between now and […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR After several years of construction and hiring, Nestle’ Purina will debut its newest plant in Hartwell this morning with a special ribbon cutting. Company officials will unveil the $320-million dollar plant to local and State officials in a special ceremony at the plant in Hartwell. This is Purina’s first new U.S. plant in some two twenty […]

The new Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Training Facility has been named after Toccoa resident and businessman, Rick Phillips, for his continued generosity to the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office. On Thursday, several community members, business leaders, and elected officials gathered outside the training center for a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley told the crowd about Phillips […]

An annual pre-Thanksgiving tradition returns this weekend. The men of Friendship Baptist Church will sponsor the annual Sandra Harbin-Wendell Sherman Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner on November 24, at 1:00 p.m. at the Toccoa-Stephens County Boys and Girls Club on Whitman Street in Toccoa. Randolph Sherman is one of the organizers of the event each year. He said that the dinner is free […]

Today is the last day to sign up to receive a meal on Thanksgiving Day through the Salvation Army of Toccoa and the Love Him Love Them Ministry. That’s according to Social Worker Brenda Gragg, with the Salvation Army of Toccoa. She says the partnership between the Salvation Army and the Lavonia-based social service organization Love Him Love Them ministry […]

The Stephens County Board of Education approves the academic calendar for 2020-2021 school year. Board of Education members unanimously approved the 180-day calendar at their meeting on Wednesday. The calendar for next school year calls for 90 student days in each semester. According to Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey, students will return to school on August 5, 2020, a […]

A Toccoa man is behind bars after leading sheriff’s deputies on a brief chase. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, the incident occurred on Monday, November 11, after deputies with his office responded to the area of Skyline Drive to assist the City of Toccoa in locating a male suspect who had walked away from a domestic dispute. The […]

A Toccoa man, formerly of Columbus, was arrested after an armed robbery. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, the incident occurred on November 12, after a Toccoa Police Officer was approached outside the Police Department by a female who said she had been robbed at gunpoint on Skyview Lane. The female said she had picked up two male acquaintances […]