Local

The Toccoa Record

The Toccoa Record

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Voters to consider distilled spirits questions in November

News Staff
Thursday, July 30, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORDVoters will decide in November if the county can allow and regulate the consumption of distilled spirits by the glass on Sundays.An election referendum with three questions was approved by the Stephens County Board of Commissioners (BOC) Tuesday night.This would...
William Tucker was one of the 17 individuals selected to carry a torch during the 1996 Summer Olympics, which were held in Atlanta July 19 through Aug. 4, 1996. On Tuesday, he was photographed standing next to the eternal flame statue in front of Toccoa City Hall.

William Tucker was one of the 17 individuals selected to carry a torch during the 1996 Summer Olympics, which were held in Atlanta July 19 through Aug. 4, 1996. On Tuesday, he was photographed standing next to the eternal flame statue in front of Toccoa City Hall.

Exclusive Subscriber Content

And the crowd goes wild

News Staff
Thursday, July 23, 2026
BY TOM LAWTHE TOCCOA RECORD People. Lots of people crowded into downtown Toccoa.That’s one of William Tucker’s most vivid memories of the Olympic torch relay that came through Toccoa 30 years ago this week en route to the Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Eastanollee Elementary will reopen on Monday, July 27. The school has been closed for more than a decade.

Eastanollee Elementary will reopen on Monday, July 27. The school has been closed for more than a decade.

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Schools preparing for new year

News Staff
Thursday, July 23, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORDThe 2026-27 school year is rapidly approaching, with the first day of school coming in less than two weeks on Wednesday, Aug. 5.Leading up to the first day of school, the Stephens County School System has multiple open houses scheduled on Aug. 3 and 4.The middle...
The Toccoa Record

The Toccoa Record

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Having an impact

News Staff
Thursday, July 23, 2026
BY TOM LAWTHE TOCCOA RECORD     City commissioners learned at a recent work session that the best impact fee may be no impact fee at  all.
The Toccoa Record

The Toccoa Record

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Stephens properties undervalued

News Staff
Thursday, July 23, 2026
BY J. TODD TRUELOVETHE TOCCOA RECORD Properties in Stephens County have been undervalued in the county’s tax digest for some six years, according to the county’s board of tax assessors.“Most properties in the county are undervalued,” said Ken Struble, chair of the Stephens County Board of Tax...
Downed trees and power lines were left in the wake of a severe storm that ripped through Stephens County on July 10. This was the scene off Cedar Lane on Monday morning, July 13. The National Weather Service said the weather was a microburst with 70 mile per hour winds.

Downed trees and power lines were left in the wake of a severe storm that ripped through Stephens County on July 10. This was the scene off Cedar Lane on Monday morning, July 13. The National Weather Service said the weather was a microburst with 70 mile per hour winds.

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Severe storms slam Stephens

News Staff
Thursday, July 16, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORDSevere weather ripped through Stephens County quickly on the afternoon of Friday, July 10, leaving behind downed trees and power lines.The storms also resulted in traffic lights out along Hwy. 17 and throughout Toccoa.Power outages forced businesses such as...
The Toccoa Record

The Toccoa Record

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Two juveniles arrested in bomb threat hoax

News Staff
Thursday, July 16, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORDA bomb threat hoax at the Eastanollee Walmart resulted in two juveniles with charges of being unruly.The incident occurred on Thursday, July 9, around 4:30 p.m.The two juveniles were charged with acting in an unruly/ungovernable manner in a public setting, which...
Det. Desiree Thomas, who is being embraced by police chief Bruce Carlisle on the left, was commended Monday, July 13, for her handling of a domestic shooting situation on Friday, July 10.

Det. Desiree Thomas, who is being embraced by police chief Bruce Carlisle on the left, was commended Monday, July 13, for her handling of a domestic shooting situation on Friday, July 10.

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Detective honored for handling domestic shooting

News Staff
Thursday, July 16, 2026
BY TOM LAWTHE TOCCOA RECORD    A Toccoa police officer was publicly commended on Monday evening for her actions in peacefully resolving a domestic shooting incident that unfolded Friday, July 10.    Police chief Bruce Carlisle read aloud the citation praising Det.
The Toccoa Record

The Toccoa Record

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Cash flow

News Staff
Thursday, July 16, 2026
BY TOM LAWTHE TOCCOA RECORD    The City of Toccoa closed the 2025-2026 fiscal year with some $2.8 million in cash reserves.   That was one of the numerous highlights of a strong fiscal year delivered to city commissioners Monday by city finance director Becky Bohannon.