Category: News

Troopers with the Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post say charges are pending after an accident Sunday in Hart County that left two people dead. It happened early Sunday morning around 6a at the intersection of Georgia Highway 59 and Georgia 77  near the Gateway 2 Industrial Park in Lavonia and involved a Jeep Liberty and a Tour Bus. According to […]

Senior Superior Court Judge David Sweat will begin hearing arguments, today in Banks County Superior Court, on whether newly elected State Representative Chris Erwin is liable for attorney fees and court costs stemming from the December Special Primary lawsuit. Attorney for Dan Gasaway, Jake Evens, is seeking over $107-thousand dollars in attorney fees and court costs against Erwin and the […]

A toddler discovered missing around 7:30 p.m. Saturday was found unresponsive in a neighbor’s pool on Tatum Drive in Toccoa. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley reports the 3-year-old boy’s mother and grandparents began looking for him and immediately discovered his bicycle in the neighbor’s yard. They began calling him as they walked around the house and discovered him face down […]

The Stephens County Board of Education is considering setting the property tax rate at 16.8 mills for Fiscal Year 2020, the same as this current year. The good news? Due to an increase in the tax digest, this rate is considered a roll back. Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey says residents will see a very small decrease in their […]

The Hope Center of Toccoa will be giving away pre-cooked, frozen food on Saturday, June 15. According to Hope Center Director Steve Paysen, he received this large shipment of frozen food on Thursday; however, there is not enough space to store the food at the Hope Center. Paysen says this food is perfect for families with children staying home this […]

The City of Toccoa is expected to approve a plan to apply for another Georgia Tourism Product Development Grant. At their work session Monday, City Manager Billy Morse told the Board of Commissioners the grant, if approved, would go to renovate an area downtown. “We propose that we submit a grant to the Georgia Economic Development Authority for a tourism […]

A trash pick up service in Toccoa will likely not be allowed to use the City’s transfer station for their solid waste disposal. FCS Sanitation had applied to lease the facility for five years, including doing any repair work that on the transfer station that would be needed. At their work session Monday, City Manager Billy Morse told the Board […]

Toccoa Train Day is tomorrow, June 15, in Downtown Toccoa. Sponsored by Main Street Toccoa, Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby says the annual event begins at 6:15a with the arrival of the Amtrak Crescent Line, which draws a small but faithful crowd. “Unfortunately, the train comes in at 6:16a and 10:15p at night, but we always have a hearty bunch who […]

Just a brief announcement from Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick, all jurors summoned to appear for jury duty beginning Monday, June 17, do not need to report. All cases have been settled for the week. Again, if you were summoned to appear for jury duty beginning on Monday, June 17, you do not need to report. All cases […]