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Members of the Fifth Grade Academy student council helped the City of Toccoa plant a tree for Arbor Day Feb. 17..

Members of the Fifth Grade Academy student council helped the City of Toccoa plant a tree for Arbor Day Feb. 17..

Toccoa celebrates Arbor Day

News Staff
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
BY LAURA HEWELL THE TOCCOA  RECORD     Arbor Day in the City of Toccoa was celebrated on Friday, Feb. 17 with the planting of a red nut oak tree in Paul Anderson Memorial Park.
Maggie Smallwood will be praise and worship leader at All About Grace.

Maggie Smallwood will be praise and worship leader at All About Grace.

All About Grace event coming to Toccoa First United Methodist Church

News Staff
Friday, February 24, 2023
     All About Grace, an annual community event for women, will be held Saturday, March 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Toccoa First United Methodist Church.     Started in 2007 and held annually, there is no admission fee or registration required for the All About Grace event.
The Stephens County School System will host two in-person kindergarten registration dates at Big A Elementary.

The Stephens County School System will host two in-person kindergarten registration dates at Big A Elementary.

Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration

News Staff
Thursday, February 23, 2023
     It’s time for kindergarten and pre-kindergarten registration for the 2023-2024 school year.      The Stephens County School System will host two in-person kindergarten registration dates at Big A Elementary School located at 289 Sorrells Road in Eastanollee.
The Indian boys basketball team compete tonight for region championship.

The Indian boys basketball team compete tonight for region championship.

Indian basketball team competing for region championship

News Staff
Friday, February 17, 2023
If the Stephens County  can defeat Monroe Area tonight in the finals of the Region 8-AAA basketball tournament, it will be the first time in 45 years an Indian boys basketball team will be region champs. Indian teams played for region championships in 2017, 1992 and 1979, but lost their title bids.
William Johnson (right) presents a World War II-era Garand M-1 rifle to Brenda Carlan of the Currahee Military Museum

William Johnson (right) presents a World War II-era Garand M-1 rifle to Brenda Carlan of the Currahee Military Museum

Johnson donates World War II rifle

J. Todd Truelove
Friday, February 10, 2023
    William Johnson of Chadbourne, N.C., didn’t particularly want to give up his restored M-1 Garand rifle.     But he decided it was a good fit for the Currahee Military Museum in Toccoa so others could benefit from viewing it.
Toccoa native Milkshake Mayfield will perform in concert tonight at the Ritz Theatre.

Toccoa native Milkshake Mayfield will perform in concert tonight at the Ritz Theatre.

Milkshake jazz at the Ritz

News Staff
Thursday, February 9, 2023
     Milkshake Mayfield has circled the world gracing national and international stages, but on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m., he returns to his hometown to take the stage at the historic Ritz Theatre for a Night at the Ritz performance.
Firefighters struggle to contain a fully-involved fire at the corner of Pond and Elbertson streets.

Firefighters struggle to contain a fully-involved fire at the corner of Pond and Elbertson streets.

Firemen battle pair of fires

News Staff
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
     The Toccoa Fire Department and volunteer fire units battled a pair of residential fires in recent weeks.      The first came just after 4 a.m. on Tuesdsay, Jan. 17 when firefighters from Toccoa and Carnes Creek were alerted to a house on fire at the corner of Pond and Elberton streets.
Pictured are (from left) 2023 GOAL winner at North Georgia Technical College Teresa Burton of Cleveland, NGTC president John Wilkinson and Rick Perkins Award of Excellence winner Brandy Qualls of Toccoa.

Pictured are (from left) 2023 GOAL winner at North Georgia Technical College Teresa Burton of Cleveland, NGTC president John Wilkinson and Rick Perkins Award of Excellence winner Brandy Qualls of Toccoa.

NGTC names Burton for leadership award

News Staff
Friday, February 3, 2023
     Teresa Burton of Cleveland was named North Georgia Technical College’s 2023 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner at a recent Habersham Rotary meeting.     She was nominated for the honor by her instructor, Alex Bladowski.
Pictured, left to right, are Center for Wellness and Recovery founder and CFO Kathy Whitmire and Recovery Champion award winner Shirley Combs.Shirley Combs

Pictured, left to right, are Center for Wellness and Recovery founder and CFO Kathy Whitmire and Recovery Champion award winner Shirley Combs.Shirley Combs

Treatment center salutes Combs

News Staff
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Shirley Combs recently received the Recovery Champion Award presented by Kathy Whitmire, founder and CFO of The Center for Wellness and Recovery.