Local

The Toccoa Record

The Toccoa Record

Audience packs City Hall room to pray for Dickerson

BY TOM LAWTHE TOCCOA RECORD     It was standing room only for John Dickerson Prayer Day Monday afternoon in the commission meeting room of Toccoa City Hall.     The day had been set aside as a prayer day for the long-time city attorney who is battling illness.
The Toccoa Record

The Toccoa Record

County commission approves Memorial Drive development

BY J. TODD TRUELOVETHE TOCCOA RECORD Property at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Highway 17 was rezoned Tuesday for a planned unit development (PUD).Commissioners approved the rezoning 4-0 with commissioner Craig Oglesby absent.
On Monday, the Toccoa City Commission approved a hotel development and parking easement agreement with Optum Development to build a hotel at the site of the former Tabor Motor Co. dealership at the intersection of Currahee and North Pond Streets.

On Monday, the Toccoa City Commission approved a hotel development and parking easement agreement with Optum Development to build a hotel at the site of the former Tabor Motor Co. dealership at the intersection of Currahee and North Pond Streets.

City of Toccoa green lights hotel building agreement

BY TOM LAWTHE TOCCOA RECORD     A new hotel may be in downtown Toccoa’s future.  City commissioners at their meeting Monday approved a development agreement and a parking easement agreement with Optum Development, LLC, of Gainesville, and the Stephens County Development Authority.
Corey Lydell Bryant was convicted of murder in the 2024 stabbing death of Angela Baker, 42, on East Franklin Street in Toccoa. He will be sentenced next month.

Corey Lydell Bryant was convicted of murder in the 2024 stabbing death of Angela Baker, 42, on East Franklin Street in Toccoa. He will be sentenced next month.

Bryant convicted of murder

BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORDA Stephens County man is facing at least 30 years in state prison after murdering his ex-girlfriend in November 2024.Corey Lydell Bryant, 37, was convicted on Friday, Oct. 24, of murdering Angela Baker, 42, on the night of Nov. 21, 2024.
Camden Gibbs joined other Stephens County High School agricultural education students in preparing a monarch butterfly garden spot at the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce.

Camden Gibbs joined other Stephens County High School agricultural education students in preparing a monarch butterfly garden spot at the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce.

Students plant for butterflies at Chamber of Commerce

BY TOM LAWTHE TOCCOA RECORD    Students from agricultural education classes at Stephens County High School swarmed the grounds of the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce office at the train depot throughout the day Wednesday.
On Saturday morning, Oct. 18, the Tugalo Greenspace in downtown Toccoa was the site of a 5K race organized by Deidra Scott, of the CUREageoUS Crew, and Open Arms Clinic to raise awareness about breast cancer. Other local organizations, such as Currahee Movement Collective, participated in the event. Approaching the finish line here with a big smile and a thumbs up is Savannah Rothstein.

On Saturday morning, Oct. 18, the Tugalo Greenspace in downtown Toccoa was the site of a 5K race organized by Deidra Scott, of the CUREageoUS Crew, and Open Arms Clinic to raise awareness about breast cancer. Other local organizations, such as Currahee Movement Collective, participated in the event. Approaching the finish line here with a big smile and a thumbs up is Savannah Rothstein.

The Toccoa Record

The Toccoa Record

Open Arms clinic may have to cease operations

BY J. TODD TRUELOVETHE TOCCOA RECORD     Open Arms health clinic may have to close its arms next year if the clinic doesn’t acquire funding before December.   Open Arms is Stephens County’s health clinic designed to provide free care for the uninsured.
The Toccoa Record

The Toccoa Record

County BOC releases info on potential quarry

BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORD Residents concerned about a potential rock quarry coming to Stephens County may be able to rest easy knowing a rezoning request for any properties in Stephens County will not be presented this year.
A day of prayer will be held for the City of Toccoa's attorney, John Dickerson, at Toccoa First Methodist Church on Monday, Oct. 27.

A day of prayer will be held for the City of Toccoa's attorney, John Dickerson, at Toccoa First Methodist Church on Monday, Oct. 27.

Day of Prayer to be held for Toccoa city attorney Monday

BY TOM LAWTHE TOCCOA RECORD   The City of Toccoa will host a Day of Prayer for city attorney John Dickerson on Monday, Oct. 27.    The chapel of Toccoa First Methodist Church on Tugalo Street will be open for the prayer vigil from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
An announcement was made at this week's Stephens County Board of Education meeting that BOE vice chair Travis Dobbs is resigning.

An announcement was made at this week's Stephens County Board of Education meeting that BOE vice chair Travis Dobbs is resigning.

BOE vice chair resigns

BY J. TODD TRUELOVETHE TOCCOA RECORD     Travis Dobbs, Stephens County Board of Education vice chair and District 2 representative, ended his time with the board Tuesday.   The board unanimously accepted Dobbs’ — who is moving out of District 2 — resignation, acknowledging his time of service.