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The Georgia Department of Transportation has made a change to the intersection of Memorial Drive and the Toccoa Bypass. Drivers can only make right turns on to the Bypass or turn left onto Memorial Drive. The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office said the change was made to reduce accidents at that intersection.

The Georgia Department of Transportation has made a change to the intersection of Memorial Drive and the Toccoa Bypass. Drivers can only make right turns on to the Bypass or turn left onto Memorial Drive. The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office said the change was made to reduce accidents at that intersection.

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GDOT changes dangerous intersection

News Staff
Friday, March 20, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORD People coming off Memorial Drive onto the Toccoa Bypass are in for a big change that was implemented at that intersection last week.It is one of Toccoa’s most dangerous intersections near Home Depot and Waffle House.
Operation Silent Hand, a multi-county drug bust, resulted in the arrests of two Toccoa residents last week.

Operation Silent Hand, a multi-county drug bust, resulted in the arrests of two Toccoa residents last week.

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Operation Silent Hand arrests two Toccoa residents

News Staff
Thursday, March 12, 2026
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office made a sweeping drug bust last week that encompassed six counties.As part of the drug bust, two Toccoa residents were arrested and 20 individuals were apprehended.
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Masonic Lodge celebrates 150 years

News Staff
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Toccoa has a local organization that predates even the creation of Stephens County, which was founded in the early 1900s.Soon after the birth of the City of Toccoa in 1874, this organization came along with some of the city’s earliest residents. Stephens County was not established until 1905.
Gas prices are on the rise across the country, including here in Stephens County. This was at the Raceway gas station on Big A Road on Tuesday afternoon, March 10.

Gas prices are on the rise across the country, including here in Stephens County. This was at the Raceway gas station on Big A Road on Tuesday afternoon, March 10.

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Pain at the pump

News Staff
Thursday, March 12, 2026
By J. Todd TrueloveThe Toccoa Record   Motorists’ pocketbooks in Toccoa and across the nation are taking a hit as gas prices escalate at what the website GasBuddy.com calls one of the fastest increases in history.
The Toccoa Police Department and Clary and Wilkinson centers in Toccoa partnered together to put on a senior prom on Saturday, Feb. 27, for 60 residents from the care centers. The event was held at the Reflections at Lake Toccoa venue and several members of the community helped with the evening. The police department would like to thank Quality Foods, Chick-Fil-A, Toccoa Wedding Experts, a group of retired teachers, Alexander’s Florist, and April Littleton with Sweet Dreams Photography.

The Toccoa Police Department and Clary and Wilkinson centers in Toccoa partnered together to put on a senior prom on Saturday, Feb. 27, for 60 residents from the care centers. The event was held at the Reflections at Lake Toccoa venue and several members of the community helped with the evening. The police department would like to thank Quality Foods, Chick-Fil-A, Toccoa Wedding Experts, a group of retired teachers, Alexander’s Florist, and April Littleton with Sweet Dreams Photography.

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Toccoa Police Department, Clary Center host senior prom

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Thursday, March 5, 2026
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Toccoa police arrest three on drug, rape charges

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Thursday, March 5, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORD The Toccoa Police Department have arrested three individuals this week, including two on drug activity charges and one following a months-long rape investigation.
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Qualifying underway

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Thursday, March 5, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARN AND J. TODD TRUELOVETHE TOCCOA RECORD     Candidates are signing up quickly this week to compete for various county seats.
Toccoa police chief Bruce Carlisle shows off the new municipal courtroom at the future Toccoa Police Department location on Fernside Drive, opening soon.

Toccoa police chief Bruce Carlisle shows off the new municipal courtroom at the future Toccoa Police Department location on Fernside Drive, opening soon.

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Toccoa Police Department relocating

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Thursday, March 5, 2026
BY J. TODD TRUELOVETHE TOCCOA RECORD   Toccoa police chief Bruce Carlisle wants the community to know that work is almost completed renovating space beside the fire department on Fernside Drive to move police offices.   “This is something we’ve needed for a long time,” Carlisle said.
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County postpones funding fireworks

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Thursday, February 26, 2026
BY J. TODD TRUELOVETHE TOCCOA RECORD   The budgeting for this summer’s Independence Day fireworks show was postponed Monday by Stephens County commissioners.     County administrator Christian Hamilton recommended providing the $8,247 to Pyro Shows East Coast for the fireworks.
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City commission mourns L.J. Harrison’s passing

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Thursday, February 26, 2026
BY TOM LAWTHE TOCCOA RECORDToccoa commissioners at their meeting Monday afternoon reflected on the life and service of the late L.J. Harrison.The funeral for Harrison, the City of Toccoa’s first Black commissioner and mayor, was held at First Baptist Church of Toccoa earlier Monday. He died Feb.