Category: News

With attention turned to Christmas, Toccoa/Stephens County’s Open Arms Clinic is kicking off their annual Holiday Food Drive. This year, in partnership with Neighbors4Neighbors to bring food items to needy families during the holiday season, they are hosting a 12 Days of Christmas Edition Food Drive. According to Open Arms executive director Sherry Beavers, the food drive collected and distributed […]

Preparing for winter weather starts now for Stephens County residents. In partnership with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency’s Ready Georgia campaign, Stephens County Emergency Management is encouraging citizens to take time to prepare for possible inclement weather emergencies this winter. Danielle Rhodes, Director of Stephens County Emergency Management, stated, “Winter Weather Preparedness Week is a great time […]

Christmas Fest will prevail, in spite of inclement weather.  That’s the word from Toccoa officials, who say they are watching the radar every hour, but have  already taken precautions to have most of this Friday’s activities moved indoors to keep people out of the cold and rainy weather if necessary. The lighting of the tree will still be held at […]

Effective December 1, owners of multipurpose off-highway vehicles, or MPOHVs, may voluntarily register their vehicles so they may be driven on county roads. For qualifying vehicles, owners will be able to register their vehicles and receive a certificate of registration and a license plate. The annual registration fee is $20.mThe vehicle will not be titled.  Owners of this type vehicle […]

Recent price hikes have made it almost impossible for many families to pay for everyday essentials like food, fuel, and housing costs. The Salvation Army has started its Christmas Red Kettle campaign to raise money to help families struggling with food instability, prevent overdue bills or eviction notices, and to remind countless members of our community that they are not […]

Four Stephens County Churches are among the 261 congregations that recently broke away from the United Methodist Church denomination following years of debate and division between what became two “sides”; one more conservative, one seeking a more progressive stance on denomination rules and standards. More than 7,250 congregations across the country, and 623 in Georgia, have applied for and received […]

Roger Laquerrius Neal, 34, of Toccoa, was arrested Sunday morning by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and charged with four charges each of second degree burglary and malicious injury to property, as well as two counts of grand larceny.  The arrest comes as part of the investigation into a reported burglary earlier this year.  According to the Oconee County Sheriff’s […]