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The Toccoa City Commission met Monday for its regular scheduled meeting; during which, the Commission discussed the consideration of an Entertainment District Ordinance. The topic wasn’t new, as the Commission previously discussed a similar ordinance in March 2021. Community Development Director Connie Tabor explained that the Downtown Development Authority recently voted to recommend the approval of an Entertainment District Ordinance […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will meet this evening for its regular scheduled meeting. The meeting will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. in the Stephens County Historic Courthouse. Up for consideration are three land use public hearings including a variance request from Jim Chapman Communities, Inc.; a rezoning request from Andrew Griner, for the property located at 3557 Rock […]

The monthly meeting of the Board of Elections and Registration for Stephens County will be held by teleconference. The meeting is scheduled for today at 5:30 p.m. According to Election Supervisor April Roberts, the meeting will be conducted through Zoom. Roberts says the meeting ID is 832 9172 6788 and the passcode is 035257. For questions regarding the meeting, contact […]

A Hart County High School teacher and Toccoa resident charged with sexual assault and electronically furnishing obscene materials to a minor is out on bond in a drug rehab center. Corinna Crumpton, 30, of Toccoa was charged January 4 by GBI agents and charged with sexual assault and electronically furnishing obscene materials to a minor, both felony charges. GBI Agent […]

The Toccoa Police Department recently arrested two men after being dispatched to a possible overdose. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on January 15, officers were dispatched to a possible overdose on Stewart Street. Upon arrival, two male subjects and one female subject were questioned. It was determined that no one was overdosing. Mize says 39-year-old Antonio Mayfield, of […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 116 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 5,323 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. In Stephens County there has been a total of 368 hospitalizations due to the virus since the start of the pandemic. The latest report was released Friday afternoon. In the last […]

The Toccoa Police Department recently made an arrest following a traffic stop. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, around 10 p.m. on January 17, Toccoa Police Officers conducted a traffic stop on Collins Road for driving too fast for conditions due to snow and icy road conditions. Carrie McIntosh, 30, of Toccoa was driving on a suspended license and […]

There are only a few days left to donate your live Christmas Trees to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell Lake Office. As they do every year at this time, the Hartwell Lake Office will accept them through Wednesday, January 26. Jess Fleming is the Corps’ Natural Resources Specialist at Hartwell Lake. Fleming said the trees are tied in […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 116 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 5,283 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. In Stephens County there has been a total of 367 hospitalizations due to the virus since the start of the pandemic. The latest report was released Thursday afternoon. In the last […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a grant to purchase body-worn cameras for its deputies. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, his office was awarded nearly $24,000 to supplement its body camera program. The grant is a 50/50 matching grant funded by the Small Rural Tribal section of the U.S. Department of Justice. Shirley said once the […]