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Main Street Toccoa will continue its Ida Cox Music Series this weekend with a performance by The Wobblers and Jacob Davis. The Wobblers is the headlining act and will take the stage following a performance by opening act Jacob Davis at 7 p.m. The series is named for Ida Cox, who was born Ida Prather in Toccoa before going off […]

The Toccoa Police Department made three arrests after a search warrant. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on July 8, Toccoa Police Department’s Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at 89 Queen Street, on an apartment inside the Georgia Housing Authority apartments. The search warrant was the result of a month-long investigation into the sale of Methamphetamine from the […]

The Toccoa Police Department arrested four after a welfare check. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on July 13, Toccoa Police Department’s Patrol Unit responded to 125 S. Alexander Street, in reference to a welfare check called in by a subjects’ mother, who had not heard from them in four days. Once at the residence, officers made contact with […]

Main Street Toccoa has been awarded a grant by the Georgia Council for the Arts. The grant was part of the Georgia Council for the Arts initial disbursement of grants for fiscal year 2022. A total of 218 organizations were awarded 266 grants that provide more than $2 million in funding to arts organizations throughout the state. The Bridge Grant […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners nominated three residents to serve on the Stephens County Hospital Authority Board. During the recent Commission meeting, County Administrator Phyllis Ayers read the list of interested individuals for the Commission to choose from. Ultimately, the Commission nominated Bo Dotson, Ed Carmen, and Isaac White. The three nominees will now be presented to the Stephens […]

The Toccoa City Commission approved an agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation for Airport Funding. According to City Manager Billy Morse, the funding is part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplement Appropriation Act that was signed into law in January. Morse says a provision of this bill included grant money for general aviation airports in the State of […]

The monthly meeting of the Board of Elections and Registration for Stephens County is coming up this evening in the Stephens County Historic Courthouse. According to Election Supervisor April Roberts, the meeting will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. Roberts says this will be the first meeting of the restructured Board of Elections and Registration for Stephens County. The restructured board […]

A Toccoa man was found with 2-1/2 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop in Stephens County. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on July 11, K-9 Unit Deputy Michael Vice observed a silver Dodge Dart traveling North Bound on Georgia Hwy 17. The deputy recognized the vehicle as one that he had received previous information on from the […]

Toccoa’s Vice Mayor Jeanette Jamieson is warning of a new scam targeting Toccoa-Stephens County senior residents. Jamieson says the scam is a mailer warning that Toccoa will become a Sanctuary City unless you make a donation. “One thing that I would like to bring to the public’s attention is that there’s mailers going out throughout this community that has to […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR We have more information on the charges facing a Hart County man allegedly involved in a shooting last Thursday night. Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland tells WNEG’s sister station WLHR News at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday evening his office received a call that a woman had been shot. When deputies arrived at the residence on Fleming […]