The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
The Toccoa City Commission approved an amendment to a zoning ordinance yesterday during their regularly scheduled meeting. This amendment restricts the use of ground floor residential living on a commercial store front in the historic district. The Toccoa Planning Commission and the Downtown Development Authority reviewed the amendment and both recommended approval. Toccoa Planning Director Connie Tabor said that this […]
Read more
The City of Toccoa is once again a GEMS Community. On Monday, Community Development Specialist Christian Hamilton announced Toccoa has been re-certified as a Georgia Exceptional Main Street (GEMS) community for 2017. Hamilton said that puts Toccoa among a select group of Georgia municipalities. “There are only 16 GEMS communities in the state of Georgia, and there were only eight […]
Read moreA tragic accident outside a house in Tiger claimed the life of a Clayton girl Saturday afternoon. Emily Thompson, 6, was the passenger on an all-terrain vehicle driven by a 16-year-old boy, according to Trooper 1st Class Travis Sanders of Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa. Sanders said Thompson was seated in front of the operator when the vehicle […]
Read moreCongressman Doug Collins announced today that his office is again holding the annual Congressional Art Competition. All Ninth District students in grades 9-12 are invited to submit their art pieces, which are due to the District Office in Gainesville by 5 p.m. on April 28. The competition is open to high school students. Artwork must be two dimensional. Each framed […]
Read more
If you normally park in the lot between Alexander and Sage Streets in downtown Toccoa, you might have to find alternate parking for a time. That’s because work on Phase 6 of the city’s Streetscape Project is about to get underway. The work involves the alleyway next to WNEG Radio between Alexander and Sage Streets, as well as some of […]
Read moreThis Saturday in Carnesville, the town’s 5th Annual Easter Celebration begins with breakfast with the Easter Bunny. Afterward at 2 p.m., over 10,000 eggs will be hidden at the Community Park with four prize eggs in each age division. Children ages 12 and under will enjoy inflatables, balloons and face painting. The Royston Easter Egg Hunt will be this Saturday […]
Read more
The Stephens County Commission will hold its work session and regular meeting beginning at 8:30 this morning at the Stephens County Historical Courthouse. Included in the agenda is the first reading of the sign ordinance, first reading of the amended land use ordinance and a public hearing involving planning and zoning to include request approved by the Stephens County Planning […]
Read moreThe Toccoa City Commission’s regular meeting is today at 5 P.M. in the court room at Toccoa City Hall. This evening’s meeting agenda includes the monthly financial report, a public hearing concerning a zoning ordinance amendment to restrict ground floor residential use in the Historic District and a consideration of resolution for an ARC grant for upgrades at the Schaefer […]
Read moreA change in street name was approved in Monday’s Lavonia City Council Meeting. The street in question was a small portion of what was known as Linton Ave. in the Lavonia City Limits. During a public hearing on Monday, City Manager Charles Cawthon explained where the portion of the street is located. “Linton Ave currently terminates at Peachtree St, that […]
Read moreOn Wednesday, April 5, the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office, Clayton Police Department and the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) arrested Vonda Sue Hughs, 52, after a search of her residence on Old Chechero Road, Clayton, Georgia. Numerous complaints of Hughs selling illegal narcotics led to the two week investigation by Rabun County authorities. Rabun County authorities found approximately […]
Read more