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Bass boats must stay off Lake Toccoa. That was the decision of the Toccoa City Commission earlier this week. At their regular work session, City Manager Billy Morse said there have been problems recently with owners of bass boats. “One issue that we’re having is bass fisherman want to take their boats and put them in the lake,” Morse explained. […]

Habersham County and the Habersham County Board of Commissioners have admitted today that there were errors in voting in the District 28 May Primary Election and they have withdrawn their petition to dismiss a suit brought by State Representative Dan Gasaway. In a press release issued Wednesday afternoon, County Commission Board Chair Victor Anderson said, “We concede errors were made.”  […]

Habersham County Commission Chair Victor Anderson says the process to determine which voters live in which House District was long and complicated. The line that divides House Districts 28 and 10 in Habersham County runs from the Rabun County line south through several municipalities, neighborhoods and even properties, according to Anderson. “You got to understand this boundary between District 28 […]

Two Toccoa men have been arrested after each went through a safety checkpoint while driving under the influence. Officers with the Toccoa Police Department held the safety checkpoint, on Aug. 27, at the Intersection of Pond Street and Collins Road. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, Shannon Thompson, 50, of Toccoa, pulled up to the road check, where officers […]

Tuesday afternoon, there was fire outside of Applebee’s on Big A Road. And according to reports, the fire started in the bushes below the eatery’s exterior Plexiglas sign. Between 4:30 and 5 p.m., firefighters responded and extinguished the flames. The cause of the fire has been confirmed by Toccoa Fire Chief Jeff Haslup. He says the fire is the result […]

A domestic dispute calls ends with a multi- county/state “Chop Shop Operation” being dismantled and close to $100,000 worth of property recovered. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, deputies responded to a domestic dispute call, on Aug. 18, at a residence on Vickery Road. Upon arrival, deputies found a man bleeding from one of his eyes. Stephens County EMS […]

Main Street Toccoa is the recipient of two awards from the Georgia Downtown Association. Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton says the awards were presented at a recent GDA conference. “We were presented two awards at Georgia Downtown Conference, which is hosted annually by the Georgia Downtown Association. One was for Board Member of the Year for Mr. and Mrs. Patrick […]

The City of Toccoa will use its incoming Local Maintenance Improvement Grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation to resurface and repair a list of roads in the City. At their meeting Monday night the City Commission voted to use the 2019 LMIG plus funds left over from this year’s LMIG. Toccoa will receive $159,039 in LMIG funds in 2019. […]