Category: News

Accident this afternoon on Big A Road in front of Toccoa Rental. According to reports, the driver of the white truck fell asleep and hit this gray truck head on. No serious injuries.

Troopers with the Hartwell Post of the Georgia State Patrol are investigating what, if any, charges will be filed against woman accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian. It reportedly happened Sunday morning on Ridgeview Drive in the Gumlog Community. Authorities say a woman was driving on Ridgeview Drive when she crossed a grassy median and struck a man and […]

According to Toccoa Chief of Police Jimmy Mize, on Saturday, September 1, officers with the Toccoa Police Department responded to a call of possible shots fired with a subject shot in the 300 block area of South Pond Street. Upon arrival, officers were met by Jeffrey Seay, 51, of Toccoa, who told officers he was there to collect some money […]

Preparations are underway for this year’s annual Currahee Military Weekend. Begun in 2001 as a way to honor World War II veterans from the 506th who trained at Camp Toccoa, the weekend has grown each year with thousands attending from all over the country. Currahee Military Museum Executive Director Brenda Carlin says the weekend, which runs from October 4th through […]

The Georgia Department of Labor is helping the Georgia Department of Transportation fill openings. GDOT is looking for maintenance workers who might be posted in various locations around the state. The hiring event will be held September 17 from 10a to 2p at the Habersham Career Center on Hodges St in Cornelia. Job seekers interested in attending this event may […]

On Saturday evening, September 1, officers with the Toccoa Police Department responded to South Pond Street, in reference to a dispute between two males. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, around 9:00 p.m. his officers were dispatched to the 300 block of S. Pond St. where the altercation had taken place. On arrival, witnesses told officers that during the […]

Recent reports of people pulling over for an un-official vehicle prompts law enforcements attention. According to officials, an un-official vehicle posing to be an officer has been conducting traffic stops in the area. The scam was initially reported in Habersham County and prompted Habersham County’s Sheriff Joey Terrell to post to social media a warning of the scam. The post […]

By Mark Berryman, WLHR A subject who called for assistance from the Hart County Sheriff’s Office may have called the wrong agency. Instead, it’s possible she needed to call Ghostbusters. A deputy was dispatched to a Lavonia Highway address on Aug. 20 in reference to someone being pushed. Upon arrival at the residence, the subject told the deputy she had […]

Late last month, State Senator John Wilkinson and State Representative Tom McCall co-hosted the Joint Agriculture Committee Chairmen Ag Issues Summit, at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry, Georgia. Wilkinson told WNEG News that “Agriculture is an integral part of Georgia’s past, present and future.” He added that it’s imperative that Georgia’s citizens understand that agriculture is so […]