Polar Express to Deliver, Joy, Candy; Collect Food

The Stephens County Commission-sponsored 2024 Polar Express season begins today, Dec 3, and WNEG News would like to remind residents that the safety precautions taken up by county officials last year will also be in effect this year. Last  year,  county staff and officials updated the Polar Express procedure and route to limit interaction with children during times that the county-sponsored Polar Express vehicle is in motion. 

Staff and officials worked to re-imagine the route to provide more time and a set schedule when the Polar Express would arrive at a set location and pass out treats and interact with area youths.

Also, residents are reminded that not only will the Polar Express be passing out joy and candy to local children at each stop, but they will be extending the holiday spirit even further by collecting food items at each stop for Food2Kids.

Suggested donations for those who would like to donate food this year include individually-wrapped crackers, individually wrapped multi-grain bars, pudding, fruit and applesauce cups, individual milk boxes, 16 oz jars of peanut butter, individual mac & cheese cups, individual juice boxes, tuna kits, and individual-serving cereal boxes. 

Today, Dec. 3, the Polar Express will be visiting local schools this morning, and then this evening, the Polar Express will visit the Toccoa Pines Apartments at 5:15  and then head to the Falls Park Apartments at 5:45, then drop by the Toccoa Chick-Fil-A at 6 p.m. before heading to The Vista I & II at 6:30 p.m.

On Dec. 4, the Polar Express will be at Liberty Hill Baptist Church at 5:30 p.m., Christ Fellowship at 6:15 and will finish out the evening at Tom’s Creek Baptist Church at 7 p.m.

The Polar Express will take Thursday off, and will be back for Christmas Fest in Downtown Toccoa on Friday, Dec. 6, starting at 5 p.m.

On Tuesday, Dec. 10, the Polar Express will visit the Northeast Georgia Housing Authority at 5:30 p.m., the Audubon Apartments at 5:45 p.m. and the Fern Point Apartments at 6:15 p.m.

On Wednesday, Dec. 11, the Polar Express will be at First Baptist Church at 6:15 p.m. and then Sunnyside Church at 7:15 p.m.

On Thursday, Dec. 12 , the Polar Express will participate in the 2024 Toccoa Christmas Parade, starting at 7 p.m.  

The Polar Express will close out the 2024 season on Friday, December 18 with a stop at Martin Baptist Church at 5:45 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m. and a final stop at Carnes Creek Church at 7:30  p.m.