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The city of Toccoa has its budget in place for Fiscal Year 2016. Toccoa City Commissioners unanimously approved the budget for next fiscal year at their meeting Monday. Toccoa’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget totals just under $36.2 million and includes no change in the millage rate for city property owners and no change in utility rates for city water and […]

The Georgia State Patrol is releasing more information about an accident that injured a pedestrian in Stephens County over the weekend. It occurred on Georgia Highway 17 in the Martin area, near the Stephens County-Franklin County line, just after 9 p.m. on Sunday. Toccoa GSP Post Commander Chad Johnson said a 2014 Nissan Sentra, driven by 24-year-old Savannah Renea Woods […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Ty Cobb Healthcare officials said they had no choice but to sell the Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center to St. Mary’s Healthcare System. That was the message at a state-required public hearing on the proposed sale last Thursday. Ty Cobb CEO Greg Hearn said during the hearing that the hospital had been losing money […]

Stephens County Commissioners will consider a motion today to set up a short-term recycling location and solution as work continues on a long-term solution. The Stephens County Commission meets at 8:30 a.m. today in the second-floor courtroom of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. During the meeting, county commissioners are scheduled to consider a motion to authorize staff […]

Toccoa City Commissioners are expected to vote on approving a Fiscal Year 2016 operating budget for the city of Toccoa at their meeting later today. The city commission meets at 5 p.m. at Toccoa City Hall. City commissioners will hold the second and final reading of the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 operating budget at today’s meeting. Commissioners held the first […]

Two separate drug investigations in Stephens County lead to multiple drug arrests. First, agents of the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, the Georgia Department of Corrections Canine Unit, and the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office arrested numerous individuals on May 1. Authorities said that 35-year-old Brandy Handberry and 42-year-old Robert Handberry, both of Toccoa, were arrested and charged with Possession of […]

Stephens County Special Olympians take to the field. The annual Stephens County Special Olympics Spring Games took place Friday at the Stephens County High School football stadium. Athletes from all over the county gathered to compete in a number of events and also enjoy other activities. Stephens County Special Olympics Local Coordinator Kevin Phillips said that everything went well on […]

Main Street Toccoa has recognized the winners of this year’s “A Taste of Toccoa” awards. The 25th annual “Taste” took place last Saturday in downtown Toccoa. Friday, Main Street handed out the awards in an event at Toccoa City Hall. Award winners are as follows: Best Representation of Business First Place: Victoria’s Sweet Treats Second Place: Meat’n in the Middle […]

The search for the next Stephens County Hospital Administrator could be nearing a conclusion. Stephens County Hospital Administrator Ed Gambrell said that the Hospital Authority Personnel Committee met on Monday. No action was taken at that meeting. However, Gambrell said that the search for his replacement is continuing to move forward. “The Personnel Committee did meet to further review and […]

Stephens County marks National Day of Prayer. The annual Day of Prayer event took place on Thursday on the lawn of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. Again this year, the Stephens County High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes organized the local National Day of Prayer commemoration. Kenneth Brock with the Stephens County High School FCA encouraged those […]