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Toccoa Main Street hosted its annual awards on Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Ritz Theatre and gave out seven awards to downtown businesses and volunteers.

Toccoa Main Street hosted its annual awards on Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Ritz Theatre and gave out seven awards to downtown businesses and volunteers.

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Main Street Toccoa hosts annual awards

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Thursday, January 29, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORD The Main Street Toccoa awards held last week recognized the achievements of volunteers and businesses downtown.An awards ceremony was held at the Ritz Theatre on Thursday, Jan. 22, that invited city officials, volunteers, and business owners to the venue.Seven...
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Grand jury hands down indictments

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Thursday, January 29, 2026
BY J. TODD TRUELOVETHE TOCCOA RECORD There was only one charge relating to the selling of drugs in Stephens County among indictments issued Jan. 6  by a Stephens County Grand Jury.Three of four suspects were named by the grand jury within an indictment on a count of trafficking methamphetamine or...
Reed and Sunnie Norton took advantage of the ice storm on Sunday, Jan. 25, to go snowmobiling.

Reed and Sunnie Norton took advantage of the ice storm on Sunday, Jan. 25, to go snowmobiling.

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Fern freezes Stephens

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Thursday, January 29, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORD Winter Storm Fern slowly crept through Stephens County on Sunday, and none were safe from her ice cold embrace.Although Stephens County did not receive snow, the storm created icy conditions and dumped sleet and freezing rain on the area beginning Saturday night,...
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Sheriff’s Office makes three drug arrests

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Thursday, January 22, 2026
BY J. TODD TRUELOVETHE TOCCOA RECORD    The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Bureau of Investigation Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) arrested three suspects last week on drug trafficking charges.   The arrests came in two unrelated incidents.
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Chamber announces two STAR students

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Thursday, January 22, 2026
BY J. TODD TRUELOVETHE TOCCOA RECORD   The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that two students have been named this year as its PAGE STAR students.
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BOE picks chair, vice chair

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Thursday, January 22, 2026
BY J. TODD TRUELOVETHE TOCCOA RECORD   The Stephens County Board of Education on Tuesday appointed its chair and vice chair and decided for the time being to put aside a proposed attendance policy..     The board appointed Tripp Arrowood as chair and Wendy Dawkins as vice chair.
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Grand jury hands down flurry of indictments

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Thursday, January 22, 2026
BY J. TODD TRUELOVETHE TOCCOA RECORD Indictments recently released by a Stephens County Grand Jury include cases of burglary, an escape, a DUI with injuries and other incidents.These are in addition to indictments that included drugs and counts of violence.A suspect whose indictment contained the...
Trinity CME Church Elder Charles Thompson leads the congregation at a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration on Monday, Jan. 19, in song and worship.

Trinity CME Church Elder Charles Thompson leads the congregation at a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration on Monday, Jan. 19, in song and worship.

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Community honors MLK Day

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Thursday, January 22, 2026
BY TOM LAWTHE TOCCOA RECORD Individuals need to look internally at problems or habits that hold Stephens County back from reaching its full potential, Martin Luther King Day speaker A.J. Howard said Monday.He was the primary speaker at the MLK Day Inter-Faith Service held at Trinity CME Church on...
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Grant named Library Employee of the Year

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Thursday, January 22, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORD A Toccoa-Stephens County Public Library employee has earned a state award this month.Shantelle Grant, regional children and youth services director with the Northeast Georgia Regional Library System, has been named Library Employee of the Year by the Georgia...