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Toccoa Main Street is set to hang yet another historical plaque in the downtown area. This time it’s at the Elrod’s Jewelry store building on Pond Street. The Elrod Jewelry plaque is third in the 2018 – 2019 series, which is dedicated to downtown buildings and will be unveiled on Thursday, at 5 p.m. Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton says […]
Read moreIn Banks County, two people are being treated for their injuries after a bizarre two-car wreck. It happened Monday morning in Homer, according to the Gainesville Post of the Georgia State Patrol. Troopers say just before 7:30a Monday, a 1999 Honda Civic was in the left-turn lane at the intersection of Highway 15 and Thompson Street and failed to yield […]
Read moreLast week’s shooting outside of a local motel revealed to be self-inflicted. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, his officers were dispatched to the Regency Inn, on West Currahee Street, in reference to a “shots fired” call with an injured male. Mize said that when his officers arrived on scene, they found Johnathan Zimmerman, 28, of Carnesville, lying at […]
Read moreBy Rob Moore, AccessWDUN A Toccoa woman was injured and her male passenger died of injuries in a single-vehicle wreck in Stephens County Sunday night. According to the Georgia State Patrol, a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Amanda Renee Combs, 26, of Toccoa and formerly of Cleveland, was traveling north on Ga. 17 Alternate (Talmadge Drive). The Jeep failed […]
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This is the last week to cast an early ballot in the November Mid-Term Elections if you haven’t already done so. Across the country, voter turnout during the early voting period is breaking records and it is no different in Stephens County. County Registrar Bill Cochran said Monday he expects the final early voter turnout to be as big as […]
Read moreWe have additional information on an accident we told you about recently. According to officials with the Georgia State Patrol, the accident involved a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle at South Side Package, located on the corner of E. Currahee and South Hill Streets. On October 18, Joshua Kay, 27, of Toccoa was driving in the parking area of […]
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Hundreds of tiny trick or treaters are expected to descend on Doyle Street Wednesday morning for the 28th annual preschooler Halloween parade and costume contest. Sponsored by Toccoa Main Street, Event Coordinator Sharon Crosby says what started out as an activity for kids in daycare has grown to include the entire community. “We start at 10a and people start lining […]
Read moreAnother Toccoa man has been charged with the August 2018 fatal shooting of 18-year-old Joel Keshon Green. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on Friday, the murder investigation of Green was presented to a Stephens County Grand Jury, and as a result, warrants were issued for Demetrius Sanchez Smith, 29, of Toccoa. Smith was then arrested on charges of […]
Read moreRecent reports of an aggravated assault ended with three Toccoa residents being arrested. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, his officers were notified of the South Alexander Street aggravated assault. He says, investigators were able to speak with Antonio Jackson, who told them he was heading to Pond Street when 20-year-old Clarence Grimes Jr. waved him down. According to […]
Read moreThe Ninth District Opportunity’s representatives with the Low Income Heating Assistance Program will begin seeing appointments on Thursday. Appointments can be made for home heating assistance for seniors age 65 and older. The Low Income Heating Assistance Program or LIHEAP is a federally-funded program that assists low-income, elderly and disabled Georgians with heating bills through direct payments to home energy […]
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