Category: News

Toccoa Falls College is one of the 142 best colleges in the Southeast, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company lists TFC in the Best in the Southeast section of its “2020 Best Colleges: Region by Region” website feature that posted on August 6 at https://www.princetonreview.com/bestSEcolleges. A total of 656 colleges are featured that The Princeton Review recommends […]

Georgia’s unemployment rate dipped in July by a percentage point to 3.6 percent. That’s down from 3.8 percent a year ago and down slightly from the national rate last month, which stood at 3.7 percent. Georgia’s labor force slipped again in July, dropping by less than 1,000 versus a total work force of more than 5.1 million. Even with the […]

Additional charges have been brought up against the two men from Greenville South Carolina who were linked to the recent string of vehicle break-ins in Stephens County. The men are identified as 30-year-old Vonnie Earl Locklear, and 22-year-old Wallace Wardlaw, both of Greenville, South Carolina. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on August 15, his office received three reports […]

A woman has been indicted on one count of arson in the second degree. The Stephens County Grand Jury indicted Laquetta Shenay Sheard with one count of arson. According to the indictment, the incident took place the morning of September 28, 2018. Authorities say Sheard knowingly damaged a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe by setting the vehicle on fire. The vehicle was […]

Members of the indie-rock band Luxury will be back in Toccoa later this month for the showing of their documentary film, Parallel Love – The Story of a Band Called Luxury. The screening takes place Friday, August 30th at 7p. It’s the full-circle story of five former Toccoa Falls College students who, through a series of events, lost their claim […]

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is inviting teachers from K-5 to encourage their students to participate in the 30th annual Wildlife Poster Contest. For the past 30 years, the DNR has held the art competition as a way to to educate as well as cultivate a greater appreciation of Georgia’s diverse wildlife and their habitats. The theme for the […]

Two sheriff’s deputies were first on scene of a car fire that occurred this morning in Stephens County. According to local law enforcement, one deputy was traveling on Big A Road when he came up behind a Toyota Rav4 that was smoking. The vehicle eventually pulled into the parking lot of B & H Diner where the driver and his […]

This year, the historic Ritz Theatre is celebrating its 80th anniversary and as part of the celebrations, the Friends of the Ritz will be throwing a party they’re calling the 80 for 80 Celebration. “And we already have our sights set on our first official fundraiser on October 18, which will celebrate the 80th year of the theatre’s existance,” Friends […]

Banks County officials have opened a new road in the Banks Crossing area that should help patrons of some businesses access U.S. Highway 441 more safely. On Monday, a dedication was held to open the new Eisenhower Drive to Diana Way extension. The new road provides motorists an alternate exit from Cracker Barrel and four local hotels. Banks County Commission […]

Qualifying continues through today for three Toccoa City Commission seats that are set to expire at the end of 2019. According to City Clerk Fredda Wheeler, incumbents Gail Fry, Terry Carter and David Austin have qualified. The three seats are for post 1, 2, and 4. Wheeler says anyone wishing to qualify can do so by coming to the city […]