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Business seminar coming to The Ritz on Oct. 29.

Business seminar coming to The Ritz on Oct. 29.

Home and business seminar coming to The Ritz.

News Staff
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
    Main Street Toccoa and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are joining together to present Home & Business Essentials, a free seminar focusing on a variety of different quality-of-life topics, all aimed at helping people get ahead in life.
Young farmer and rancher awards were presented to Matt and Chelsea Bohannon.

Young farmer and rancher awards were presented to Matt and Chelsea Bohannon.

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Bohannons notch Farm Bureau awards.

News Staff
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Bobby Gunter and Randy Ruff present the D2 Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement Award to Matt and Chelsea Bohannon of Stephens County (middle).  They were recognized for their accomplishments in production agriculture and leadership development.
See how the pioneers lived at Traveler's Rest during Pioneer Day.

See how the pioneers lived at Traveler's Rest during Pioneer Day.

Pioneer Day at historic inn on Oct. 12.

News Staff
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
    Traveler’s Rest State Historic Site will hold Pioneer Day on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.     Visitors will learn the skills of the early settlers and hear the stories of times past from living historians.
The Studio in Toccoa will host the Currahee Artists' Guild art show.

The Studio in Toccoa will host the Currahee Artists' Guild art show.

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McIntosh to judge art show

News Staff
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
    Erin McIntosh, assistant professor of studio art at the University of North Georgia, will judge the Currahee Artists’ Guild art show held in conjunction with the Toccoa  Harvest Festival later this month.
Former Toccoa resident Thomas L. Watson will talk about his life Oct. 17.

Former Toccoa resident Thomas L. Watson will talk about his life Oct. 17.

Watson to share life story

News Staff
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
    Author and speaker Thomas Leon Watson, a former resident of Toccoa, will share his life story during a talk at the Toccoa-Stephens County Public Library on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m.     The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Traveler’s Rest, the old stagecoach inn and plantation on the banks of the Tugaloo River.

Traveler’s Rest, the old stagecoach inn and plantation on the banks of the Tugaloo River.

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Traveler's Rest offers a look back in time

Toccoa Editor
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
By: Billy Hawkins, a volunteer host and clerk at Traveler’s Rest State Historic Site. It has been my pleasant duty for the last few months to be a kind of host and clerk at the Traveler's Rest state historic site located just this side of the South Carolina line.
Rabun County Sheriff Chad Nichols, co-chair of the Mountain Judicial Circuit Family Violence Task Force, accepts the task force of the year award from Stephanie Woodard, chair of the Georgia Commission on Family Violence.

Rabun County Sheriff Chad Nichols, co-chair of the Mountain Judicial Circuit Family Violence Task Force, accepts the task force of the year award from Stephanie Woodard, chair of the Georgia Commission on Family Violence.

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Mountain Judicial Circuit receives Task Force award

Toccoa Editor
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
    The Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV) presented its Task Force of the Year Award to the Mountain Judicial Circuit Family Violence Task Force at the 25th Annual Family Violence Conference.     The curcuit’s task force encompasses, Stephens, Habersham and Rabun counties.
Bicyclists gather at Yonah Dam Park for the start of a previous Tour de Tugaloo. This is the 17th year of the popular bicycle ride.

Bicyclists gather at Yonah Dam Park for the start of a previous Tour de Tugaloo. This is the 17th year of the popular bicycle ride.

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Tour de Tugaloo is on Oct. 19

News Staff
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
    Want to enjoy the dazzling fall scenery of northeast Georgia and upstate western South Carolina while getting some exercise?     Then you need to try the 17th annual Tour de Tugaloo on Saturday, Oct. 19.
An interim suspension on attorney Tim Healy has been lifted.

An interim suspension on attorney Tim Healy has been lifted.

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State Supreme Court lifts suspension on local attorney

J. Todd Truelove
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
    An interim suspension of local attorney Timothy Healy has been lifted.     The docket of the Supreme Court of Georgia indicates that the interim suspension of Healy was lifted on Thursday, Sept. 26.     The state Supreme Court ordered on Sept.
Three Stephens County students will be in Piedmont College's Cabaret musical Oct. 3-6.

Three Stephens County students will be in Piedmont College's Cabaret musical Oct. 3-6.

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Stephens County students cast in Cabaret

News Staff
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
    Three Stephens students are cast members in the the Piedmont College Theatre’s production of Cabaret.     They are Shelby Woodward of Martin, Jessica Eves of Toccoa and Donald Stoltz of Eastanollee.     The musical will be staged Thursday, Oct. 3, through Sunday, Oct. 6.