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Toccoa Police have charged someone in connection with a weekend shooting. Chief Tim Jarrell said that officers responded to a home on West Franklin Street Saturday night at about 7:45 p.m., along with Stephens County EMS and Toccoa Fire. Jarrell said that officers found one person had been shot at that location. “When officers arrived at the residence on West […]
Read moreAuthorities said that they are still investigating to try and figure out exactly what caused Sunday night’s fire at the New Day Worship Center in Toccoa. The State Fire Marshal’s Office says that the origin and the cause of the fire both remain undetermined. However, the fire marshal’s office does say that the fire is not considered suspicious in nature […]
Read moreToccoa is renaming a local drive after a late veteran. Tuesday, Toccoa City Commissioners voted unanimously to rename the driveway that serves the old Whitman Street Recreation Center as Emory Johnson Drive. City Manager Billy Morse said they are doing so after it was requested earlier this month by the Marine Corps League Currahee Mountain Detachment 1303. “That driveway also […]
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The Stephens County Board of Education sets its meeting schedule for 2016. Tuesday, the Board of Education approved 2016 meeting dates and times. Those regular school board meetings will remain on the third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m., except for December 2016, which will be on the second Tuesday. Meanwhile, the school board’s work sessions and called meetings […]
Read moreAn annual Pre-Thanksgiving tradition takes place this weekend. The men of Friendship Baptist Church will sponsor their 20th annual Sandra Harbin Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner for Senior Citizens on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Toccoa-Stephens County Boys and Girls Club on Whitman Street in Toccoa. Co-organizer Randolph Sherman said they are looking forward to marking 20 years of this dinner this […]
Read morePending favorable conditions, fire managers on the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests will soon begin the prescribed burns they say are essential to improving wildlife habitat and maintaining a healthy forest. Approximately 32,000 acres across the Forests may be treated through fire from mid-November 2015 through mid-May 2016. Forest Service officials say one of those burns will be located in the Stephens […]
Read moreThe Evan Oglesby Foundation is hosting a Community Potluck Dinner tonight from 6 to 7:30 p.m. to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday at its facility on Pond Street in Toccoa. There is no charge to attend, but people attending are asked to bring a dish to share. For more information or to RSVP, call 404-969-5334.
Read moreA fire over the weekend destroys a Stephens County church. The fire occurred at the New Day Worship Center Sunday night, according to posts on the church’s Facebook page. That church is located on County Farm Extension Road, in the area of Scenic Drive and the Stephens County Jail. Posts on the church’s Facebook page also say that the building […]
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Toccoa and Stephens County receive an award for the deal that brought NIFCO KTW to the community. Monday, the Georgia Economic Developers Association recognized the Stephens County Development Authority with its “Deal of the Year” award for small communities for the agreement that was put together to bring the German company to Stephens County. Local officials were on hand to […]
Read moreA number of Toccoa Police officers are growing beards, goatees, and moustaches all for a good cause. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said that starting this month and continuing for the next several months, the police department has waived its policies slightly to allow officers to grow facial hair. Jarrell said it is part of a police department fundraising effort. […]
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