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The Stephens County school system recently received an $8,000 grant from the Georgia Department of Education to cultivate new homegrown teachers.

School system receives grant to encourage students to teach locally

News Staff

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

The Stephens County school system recently received an $8,000 grant from the Georgia Department of Education to cultivate new homegrown teachers. “Funds will support ‘Grow Your Own’ teacher recruitment pathways in school districts,” DOE spokeswoman Meghan Frick reported on June 26.

Sharon Crosby retired after 16 years of service to the City of Toccoa.

Crosby retires

News Staff

Friday, July 7, 2023

The City of Toccoa held a retirement reception on Thursday, June 29, honoring special events coordinator Sharon Crosby’s retirement. She retired after 16 years of “dedicated service.

The Toccoa-Stephens County Airport will hold World War II Heritage Lineage Days Airport Open House in honor of the paratrooper history of Toccoa on Saturday, July 8.

Heritage Day at Toccoa Airport

News Staff

Thursday, July 6, 2023

The Toccoa-Stephens County Airport will hold World War II Heritage Lineage Days Airport Open House in honor of the paratrooper history of Toccoa on Saturday, July 8.

Lyn Hack of Toccoa

Lyn Hack has a history of military service

News Staff

Monday, July 3, 2023

BY LAURA HEWELL THE TOCCOA RECORD During Lyn Hack’s tours of military service, she was based near Norfolk, Va., which meant her Fourth of July celebrations were pretty much every other American.

The Stephens Counyd Board of Education recently approved the purchase of seven new buses.

SPLOST dollars at work. School system buys seven new buses.

News Staff

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Financial matters topped the to-do ist of the Stephens County Board of Education Tuesdaynight with the board addressing items such as new school buses, pressure washing, and the school system’s 2023-2024 budget.

Jeremy Ward is the new City of Toccoa assistant planning director.

Ward joins city planning

News Staff

Monday, June 26, 2023

BY LAURA HEWELL THE TOCCOA RECORD City of Toccoa planning director Connie Tabor has a new assistant. Jeremey Ward started in the planning department part-time in January and in May came onboard full-time. Ward, originally from Alabama, moved with his family to Chester, S.C.

Chef Eric Faulkerson and student Diane Rucker.

NGTC students win at Burger Bash

News Staff

Friday, June 23, 2023

Two North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) culinary arts students recently earned top honors at the 2023 Burger Bash hosted by the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Atlanta Chefs Association, Inc. (ACA) and Buckhead Meat of Atlanta, a Sysco company.

Country music singer/songwriter David Wills will perform at the Ritz Theatre on June 30.

Wills concert comes to Ritz

News Staff

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Tugalo Records and Georgia Legends Concert of Royston recently announced a David Wills album concert set scheduled Friday, June 30, at 7 p.m. at the historic Ritz Theatre. The concert will also feature country entertainer, the Joe Olds Band of Commerce.

The Toccoa Symphony Orchestra will hold its annual outdoor Patriotic Pops Concert on Sunday, June 25.

TSO to perform Patriotic Pops

News Staff

Thursday, June 8, 2023

The Toccoa Symphony Orchestra will hold its annual outdoor Patriotic Pops Concert on Sunday, June 25. The gate opens at 6 p.m. and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m.

The 2023 Ida Cox Music Series will begin Saturday, June 3 in downtown Toccoa. The music starts at 7 p.m.

Ida Cox Music Festival returns

News Staff

Friday, June 2, 2023

The 2023 Ida Cox Music Series will begin Saturday, June 3 in downtown Toccoa. The headlining act for the first week of the series will be Toccoa Jazz, a local favorite.