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A pair of police cruisers peek out from behind the old Hemphill’s Store building being turned into a Toccoa P.D. substation. Work on the building has been delayed, city manager Billy Morse said.

A pair of police cruisers peek out from behind the old Hemphill’s Store building being turned into a Toccoa P.D. substation. Work on the building has been delayed, city manager Billy Morse said.

Toccoa police substation on hold

News Staff
Friday, August 28, 2020
    Work on a new Toccoa police precinct at the intersection of Pond Street and Collins Road is on hold.     City Billy Morse said Tuesday the work had to be delayed due to situations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in city crews fulfilling other duties.
Douglas DC-3's are often featured attractions at air shows and provide attendants with a sense of nostalgia and history. This one flew in and out of the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport last week as two pilots received training.

Douglas DC-3's are often featured attractions at air shows and provide attendants with a sense of nostalgia and history. This one flew in and out of the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport last week as two pilots received training.

DC-7 touches down at R.G. LeTourneau Field.

J. Todd Truelove
Thursday, August 27, 2020
    It wasn't a UFO, but Stephens County residents may have seen an unusual flying object if they looked into the northeast Georgia skies last week.     That object, said Toccoa-Stephens County Airport manager Amber McCall, was a vintage Douglas DC-3 airplace.
The 2020 scholarship recipient is Trey Blackwell.

The 2020 scholarship recipient is Trey Blackwell.

Blackwell awarded ACDF scholarship

News Staff
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
    In August 2015, a group of Whitman Street graduates met to brainstorm, collaborate and process appropriate option(s) for giving back to the community in which they grew up.
Pictured with the new photo frame area at the Chamber are (from left) Julie Paysen of the Chamber of Commeerce, Paul Cawley of ASI-Southeast, Kyle Eller of ASI-Southeast, Roger Ward of ASI-Southeast, and Dusty Bolman of North Georgia Technical College.

Pictured with the new photo frame area at the Chamber are (from left) Julie Paysen of the Chamber of Commeerce, Paul Cawley of ASI-Southeast, Kyle Eller of ASI-Southeast, Roger Ward of ASI-Southeast, and Dusty Bolman of North Georgia Technical College.

Community collaborates on Stephens Strong item

News Staff
Monday, August 17, 2020
By Julie Paysen     Here’s another awesome story of community collaboration.     Shortly after the pandemic began, your Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce developed the Keeping Stephens Strong Together Resource page on our VisitToccoa.com website.
The Toccoa City Council, left to right, Gail Fry, Terry Carter, David Austin, Evan Hellenga, and Jeanette Jamieson.

The Toccoa City Council, left to right, Gail Fry, Terry Carter, David Austin, Evan Hellenga, and Jeanette Jamieson.

Jamieson questions city finances

J. Todd Truelove
Friday, August 14, 2020
    Toccoa city commissioner Jeanette Jamieson on Monday questioned the utlities portion of a new lease agreement and pay raises for some Toccoa police officers.
This is part of the Rightfully Hers exhibit now on display at the library.

This is part of the Rightfully Hers exhibit now on display at the library.

Library celebrates women's right to vote

News Staff
Thursday, August 13, 2020
    During the month of August, the Toccoa Stephens County Public Library will host a new exhibition from the National Archives.     Entitled Rightfully Hers, the exhibit commemorates the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote.
Residents are reporting receiving strange seeds in the mail from overseas.

Residents are reporting receiving strange seeds in the mail from overseas.

Be wary of mail seeds.

News Staff
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
By Thad Glenn    The Georgia Department of Agriculture has been notified that several Georgia residents have received unsolicited packages containing seeds that appear to have originated from China.     Recipients are strongly advised not to open the packages or plant the seeds.
Cpl. Michael Vice and Dexter form the sheriff’s office’s newest K-9 unit.

Cpl. Michael Vice and Dexter form the sheriff’s office’s newest K-9 unit.

Sheriff's Office newest K-9 enforcement

J. Todd Truelove
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
    Cpl. Michael Vice did not anticipate he would become a K-9 handler after starting as a jailer with the Stephens County Sheriff's Office in late 2018.     Vice is the handler of the sheriff's office newest K-9 officer, Dexter, a Dutch Shepherd.