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A fire broke out Friday night, March 20, at a warehouse building on the water treatment plant campus in Toccoa. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, according to City Manager Fredda Wheeler.

A fire broke out Friday night, March 20, at a warehouse building on the water treatment plant campus in Toccoa. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, according to City Manager Fredda Wheeler.

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Toccoa water treatment plant catches fire

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Thursday, March 26, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORDA fire broke out on March 20 at the Toccoa Water Treatment Plant on Falls Road.The blaze began at a metal building at the site that water distribution works out of at approximately 6 p.m. that evening.
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City approves Ritz Theatre inspector

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Thursday, March 26, 2026
BY TOM LAWTHE TOCCOA RECORD   The City of Toccoa last Thursday approved an independent outside vendor to undertake inspections of work on the addition to the historic Ritz Theatre.   An independent inspector was included in the city-construction company contract covering the Ritz work.
Shantelle Grant, left, is the children's services coordinator with the Toccoa-Stephens County library. Last week, she was honored for receiving Employee of the Year by the Georgia Public Library Service. She's being embraced by Delana Knight, director of the Northeast Georgia Regional Library System.

Shantelle Grant, left, is the children's services coordinator with the Toccoa-Stephens County library. Last week, she was honored for receiving Employee of the Year by the Georgia Public Library Service. She's being embraced by Delana Knight, director of the Northeast Georgia Regional Library System.

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Grant honored with state award

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Thursday, March 26, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORD Friends, family members, and work colleagues gathered last week to celebrate a statewide achievement by a Toccoa librarian.
It was Opening Day for the Toccoa Little League on Saturday, March 14. The day kicked off with a parade on Doyle Street. The Riverdogs softball team led the rest of the Toccoa Little League baseball and softball teams down Doyle Street Saturday morning during opening day events.

It was Opening Day for the Toccoa Little League on Saturday, March 14. The day kicked off with a parade on Doyle Street. The Riverdogs softball team led the rest of the Toccoa Little League baseball and softball teams down Doyle Street Saturday morning during opening day events.

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Toccoa Little League has opening day

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Friday, March 20, 2026
On Tuesday night, March 17, the Stephens County Board of Education honored the high school’s two STAR students and teachers.The STAR students are Logan Shirley and Landon Powell, while the STAR teachers are Kasey Ivey and Lynne Fisher. Shirley and Powell got the same SAT score. They were joined by, from left to right, Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen, superintendent Connie Franklin, and Board of Education chair Tripp Arrowood.

On Tuesday night, March 17, the Stephens County Board of Education honored the high school’s two STAR students and teachers.The STAR students are Logan Shirley and Landon Powell, while the STAR teachers are Kasey Ivey and Lynne Fisher. Shirley and Powell got the same SAT score. They were joined by, from left to right, Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen, superintendent Connie Franklin, and Board of Education chair Tripp Arrowood.

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School board honors STAR students, teachers

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Friday, March 20, 2026
BY J. TODD TRUELOVETHE TOCCOA RECORD    As of yesterday, Wednesday, March 18, there are 100 work days left until the reopening of Eastanollee Elementary School.   That’s what deputy school superintendent John Stith told the board of education during it’s regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 17.
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Christian Learning Center relocating this summer

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Friday, March 20, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORD The Christian Learning Center in Toccoa is celebrating its fifth year in 2026.For the center’s birthday, it will be moving from its current location in Bell’s Plaza near Oconee Federal to a new building on the campus of Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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Reavis named next Chamber president

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Friday, March 20, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORD The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce has selected its next president.Tessa Reavis, a Toccoa native, will fill the shoes of current Chamber president Julie Paysen.
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

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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

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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.