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Ethan and Allyson Green, who are graduating from Stephens County High School tomorrow night, embrace their aunt, Toccoa Elementary School media specialist Amy Lee, during the traditional Senior Walk at the elementary school last week.

Ethan and Allyson Green, who are graduating from Stephens County High School tomorrow night, embrace their aunt, Toccoa Elementary School media specialist Amy Lee, during the traditional Senior Walk at the elementary school last week.

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Graduation celebration

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Thursday, May 21, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORD   A chance of rain on Friday has moved the high school’s graduation indoors.   The commencement begins at 8 p.m.    The Class of 2026 has 294 graduates, according to school administrators.
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Teachers moving into renovated Eastanollee Elementary in June

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Thursday, May 21, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORDTeachers and staff members will begin moving into the revived Eastanollee Elementary school next month.Assistant schools superintendent John Stith told the Stephens County Board of Education during its work session meeting on Thursday, May 14, that migration to...
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Motorist hits broken down vehicle on Ga. 365

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Thursday, May 21, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORDThe Georgia State Patrol is investigating a crash that occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning involving a wrong-way driver and a broken down vehicle on Ga. 365.The incident occurred at approximately 1:12 a.m. near the Stephens-Habersham county line in the...
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BOE approves Little Indians Learning Center

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Thursday, May 21, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORDThe Stephens County School System has approved a Little Indians Learning Center to help teach its early childhood learning students.The center will fill in a gap left by the imminent closure of a daycare center in Toccoa, which recently announced it is closing...
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Voters pick primary candidates

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Thursday, May 21, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORD The Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) will continue for another five years.That was just one of the measures voted on Tuesday, as 4,848 voters arrived at the polls to cast their ballots during the primary election day.
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Toccoa Falls College ready for spring commencement

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Thursday, May 14, 2026
BY MICHAEL O’HEARNTHE TOCCOA RECORDThe 2026 Toccoa Falls College spring commencement is tomorrow night.It will be held at 7 p.m. at the Grace Alford Performing Arts Center on campus.Jennifer Ham, director of communication and public relations at TFC, told The Toccoa Record there are 205 graduates...