Category: News

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Urgent Med of Toccoa. Urgent Med is a new clinic, located at 1238 Falls Road, in Toccoa, that offers services for minor illnesses, minor injuries, uncomplicated skin infections, wellness visits, sports physicals, screening and monitoring, lab and testing. Urgent Med charges $40 for an exam, […]

The Swift Multipurpose Center will be presenting a Talent Show tomorrow night held in the Historic Ritz Theatre in the Schafer Center, at 5 p.m. Comedian and radio personality Lovely Big O will be the evening’s master of ceremonies, and guarantees to have the audience split at the sides, laughing in the aisles. Event organizer Jeraldine Hayes sat down with […]

Drivers will see plenty of green leaving their wallets if they make the foolish and illegal decision to drink and drive while celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. St. Patrick’s Day is Saturday and the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is joining the Safe and Sober Driving Coalition TEAM Georgia, the Georgia Department of Public Safety and the Georgia Department of Transportation […]

The Stephens County Historical Society is looking for a few good men and women to become volunteers. Today, they will be holding several volunteer orientation sessions at the museum in the Toccoa Train Depot for anyone interested volunteering. Currahee Military Museum Executive Director Brenda Carlin says they have had some volunteers resign over the past year and they are looking […]

Truett-McConnell College will host a Faith and Freedom Celebration featuring Lt. Col. Oliver L. North (retired) on the Truett McConnell University campus next month. The Faith and Freedom Celebration will take place April 20th in the university’s George Blaurock Student Wellness Center. Todd Starnes, columnist, author, and host of the Todd Starnes Show on Fox News radio will emcee this […]

  Students across the United States, this morning, at 10 a.m., in their respected time zones, participated in a nationwide walkout. In the weeks since the shooting in Parkland, Florida, survivors and their allies have turned their grief into activism and advocacy. Part of that effort was today’s national school walkout. Some students at Stephens County High School, were among […]

Authorities were called to the scene of a crash near the South Carolina-Georgia state line that claimed the life of an Anderson, South Carolina man on Tuesday afternoon. According to Georgia State Troopers, the crash occurred around 2:45 p.m. in Hart County on U.S. 29 near Hartwell Dam. Officials from Anderson County also responded to the scene. According to reports, three vehicles were involved […]

The Toccoa Police Department responded to a call on Monday, March 12, 2018, at approximately 5:15 p.m. regarding shots being fired on Whitman Street near the basketball courts. Once officers arrived on scene they were able to speak with witnesses, leading officers to determine that the shooter ran from the scene and the victim left. A BOLO (Be on the […]

You have no doubt seen the signs for the soon-to-be-open Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Store along with the activity going at the store’s location behind the Wendy’s on Big A Road. The new Ollie’s store is expected to have a Grand Opening on Wednesday, April 4th at 9a. Ollie’s Vice-president of Real Estate Jerry Altland says customers will find lots of […]

Inspectors with the Georgia Department of Insurance and Fire Safety believe a fire that destroyed a historic building in Franklin County Sunday night is suspicious and they are asking for the public’s help. The fire on Sunday night destroyed the historic Sandy Cross School on Highway 51. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJFqfMMyBIs&feature=youtu.be Sandy Cross Fire Chief Ronnie Roach said are volunteer fire departments received the […]