Firefighters battle blaze on Hwy. 123

Brush fires keep firefighters busy in recent weeks

  • A brush fire on the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 31, shut down a section of Hwy. 123 in Toccoa as firefighters worked to contain the blaze.
    A brush fire on the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 31, shut down a section of Hwy. 123 in Toccoa as firefighters worked to contain the blaze.

    BY J. TODD TRUELOVE

    THE TOCCOA RECORD

    While there may not have been smoke on the water in Toccoa on Wednesday, Dec. 31, there was a fire in the sky off Hwy. 123 due to a brush fire.

    Firefighters in Steph…