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The Splits Band will perform during Saturday’s Toccoa Harvest Festival.

The Splits Band will perform during Saturday’s Toccoa Harvest Festival.

Harvest Festival returns to Toccoa

News Staff
Thursday, October 28, 2021
     The 44th annual Toccoa Harvest Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 30-31 in downtown Toccoa.      The event will boast more than 125  vendors.      There will be local crafters as well as crafters from nearby communities in northeast Georgia and  middle and south Georgia.
From Destin, Fla., Ben Frey and his band will present a tribute to Elton John.

From Destin, Fla., Ben Frey and his band will present a tribute to Elton John.

Elton tribute band to play the Ritz

News Staff
Friday, October 22, 2021
A tribute to Elton John, "Still Standing," will be held Saturday, Oct. 23, at the historic Ritz Theater.  Proceeds will benefit the Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter. Tickets can be obtained at the shelter on Scenic Drive, Toccoa, or through Eventbrite.com.
The yard of Anne and Bob Arbogast decorated for Halloween.

The yard of Anne and Bob Arbogast decorated for Halloween.

Arbogast ending long Halloween tradition

News Staff
Monday, October 18, 2021
    Halloween costumes and masks have certainly changed over the past 50 years, but there’s been one constant  in the candy-laden celebration in Toccoa during that span.
These are some of the items, including cash, seized by sheriff’s investigators following arrests for the sale of illegal vaping products.

These are some of the items, including cash, seized by sheriff’s investigators following arrests for the sale of illegal vaping products.

Arrests made relating to the sale of vaping products

J. Todd Truelove
Friday, October 15, 2021
    If law enforcement gives you break with a warning, you’d best stop doing whatever you were warned against.     That’s the message the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office put out in a recent release after the arrest of several individuals in the sale of vaping products.
A scenic view of the upper reaches of the Tugaloo River.

A scenic view of the upper reaches of the Tugaloo River.

Spooky stories on the river

News Staff
Thursday, October 14, 2021
    Get ready to hear some of the spookiest stories on the river.      The Tugaloo River Water Trail (TRWT) will sponsor a Spooky Story Paddle on Saturday, Oct.23 beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Owl Swamp pull out on Toccoa Creek.
A police substation at the intersection of Pond Street and Collins Road was named after former Toccoa policeman Curtie Scott..

A police substation at the intersection of Pond Street and Collins Road was named after former Toccoa policeman Curtie Scott..

Substation named in honor of Curtis Scott

J. Todd Truelove
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Humble, loyal, honorable; those were just some of the words used to describe former Toccoa assistant police chief Curtis Scott.     City officials, business representatives, residents, and Scott's family members assembled on Thursday, Sept.
Events will be held Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 30 -Oct. 3.

Events will be held Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 30 -Oct. 3.

Military weekend event returns

News Staff
Friday, October 1, 2021
By Tom Law The Toccoa Record     After missing 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Currahee Military Weekend returns in 2021.     Events will be held Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 30 -Oct. 3.
Dr. Jeff Deal (left).

Dr. Jeff Deal (left).

Unvaccinated breaks physician's heart

News Staff
Friday, September 10, 2021
  By Dr. Jeff Deal I love Toccoa. I love Stephens County and Northeast Georgia. I love the people who loved me, gave me a great education, cheered for us and with us, and cried for our losses.  From this love, I must be blunt.
The student population had 36 reported as testing positive for COVID-19 from Aug. 30-Sept. 3.

The student population had 36 reported as testing positive for COVID-19 from Aug. 30-Sept. 3.

School system sees increase in COVID-19 cases

J. Todd Truelove
Thursday, September 9, 2021
The coronavirus is making it more difficult to keep students in school for in-person learning. The Stephens County school system reported on Friday, Sept. 3, that 104 students had been quarantined between Aug. 28 and Sept. 3. The Sept.