The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report into a fatal plane crash earlier this month in Habersham County. Just before midnight on November 4, a Piper was destroyed when it impacted a wooded area following a loss of control during an approach to the Habersham County Airport. Three people were killed in the wreck. According to the […]
Read moreThe pastor at the New Day Worship Center is thanking the community for its support after a weekend fire destroyed its church building. The Rev. Anthony Coley says he wants to thank the fire departments and other first responders that helped fight the fire at the church near the Stephens County Jail on Sunday night. He also says he wants […]
Read moreAt Toccoa Falls College, cross country and volleyball wrapped up their seasons while the men’s and women’s basketball teams have gotten their season underway. The cross country teams participated at the NCCAA Division II national meet on November 14 in Houghton, New York. The TFC women’s 5k was led by Jamie Smith, who placed 11th out of the 43 competitors. Katie Zimmerman finished […]
Read moreToccoa 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.
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