Category: News

More than 45 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving Day, with a never-ending list of side dishes and desserts. The Thanksgiving meal is by far the largest and most stressful meal many consumers prepare all year, leaving room for mistakes that can make guests sick. That’s why the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service is offering a […]

Triple-A is predicting another record breaking year for Thanksgiving travelers. Nationwide, they expect just over 50-million Americans will travel 50 miles or further to spend the holiday with friends and family. That’s a 3.3% increase over last year. This year’s travel period begins tonight at 6 p.m. and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. Harris Blackwood is with the Governor’s […]

Main Street Toccoa’s Christmas Fest is slated to begin next weekend, to kick-off the Christmas season. Both Friday and Saturday will provide the public with several opportunities to take-in the festivities of the holiday season. The 8th annual event includes carolers, open shops and restaurants, Santa, a live nativity, the lighting of the city’s Christmas tree on the courthouse lawn […]

With new techniques and advances taking place every day in emergency medical care, it’s important for EMT’s and first responders to stay up-to-date of the latest treatments and procedures. That’s why St. Mary’s Healthcare is once again offering its free EMS education seminar next Tuesday November 28th in Athens. St. Mary’s spokesman Mark Ralston says the biannual EMS Conferences provide […]

PBS sensation and Emmy Award-winning folk artist, Annie Moses Band, well-known for their fiery string playing and soulful renditions of beloved American songs, are bringing their holiday cheer to Toccoa, this weekend, with Christmas with the Annie Moses Band at the Georgia Baptist Conference Center, located at 462 Sonrise Way, held in the Garrison Auditorium. The band will perform Sunday, […]

Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa has released preliminary details of Monday morning’s fatal three-vehicle wreck on Ga. 365 south of Trestle View Road in Stephens County. The wreck occurred shortly before 7:00 a.m., and involved a tractor-trailer truck, a car and a pickup truck. A 2017 Ford Mustang driven by John Dean McKay, 21, of Demorest was northbound […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office recently released a report of four individuals arrested for drug possession at a residence on Bel Air Drive. On Nov. 9, deputies from the sheriff’s office went to 38 Bel Air Drive in order to serve an arrest warrant on Mickey Richardson. On arrival deputies met with the homeowner at the front door, who allowed […]

Toccoa City Clerk Fredda Wheeler announced on Friday that due to the Toccoa City Hall being closed in observance of Thanksgiving, both Thursday and Friday, the garbage pick-up will be put-off until the following week. Routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up on Thursday, November 23rd will be picked up on Monday, November 27th and routes for […]

Southern Roots Salon comes to Downtown Toccoa. The newly vested hair salon is located at 36 Doyle Street, and open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting celebrating Southern Roots Salon participation with the city of Toccoa and Stephens County. […]

State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced earlier this week that Georgia broke the 4.5-million jobs barrier in October, bouncing back from a job loss due to Hurricane Irma in September. The state posted 4,510,100 jobs for the month. The preliminary number is higher than Georgia’s previous record of 4,497,700 set in August. In September, Georgia had a temporary setback with […]