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Elections superintendent Bruce Carlisle.

Elections office schedules open house

News Staff

Friday, January 19, 2024

Want to take a look at how elections are going to run in Stephens County this year? That opportunity will be available during an open house presented by the Stephens County Elections Office. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 23, from 5-7 p.m.

Carlos Davenport.

Davenport to speak

News Staff

Friday, January 12, 2024

The Black Christian Men’s Association will mark its 31st observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with an interfaith service on Monday, Jan. 14, noon at Trinity C.M.E. Church.

Todd Mayfield.

Mayfield ranks as travel softball coach

News Staff

Thursday, January 11, 2024

BY LANG STORY THE NORTHEAST GEORGIAN Habersham County Parks and Recreation athletic coordinator Todd Mayfield has already been recognized at the state level for his work when he held the same position in Banks County.

A pre-loaded Mastercard gift card will universally work at more than 25 local businesses in downtown Toccoa.

Toccoa offers multi-business gift cards for holidays

News Staff

Friday, December 8, 2023

Main Street Toccoa is launching a new Shop Local program to bring more money and attention to independent small businesses in the area.

Pam Hill (seated, right) recently received the Pioneer in Education Award. At rear is school superintendent Dr. Connie Franklin.

Pioneer RESA honors Hill

News Staff

Monday, November 27, 2023

Pam Hill of Toccoa was recently honored with the 2023 Pioneer RESA Pioneer in Education Award during a ceremony hosted by Pioneer RESA.

Some 14,000 lights adorn the rooftops of downtown buildings.

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Toccoa Lights up the Night

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

BY TOM LAW THE TOCCOA RECORD Local municipalities adorning city streets with Christmas lights is a long and colorful tradition in Toccoa-Stephens County. As far back as 1948 – that’s 75 years ago – the City of Toccoa was the centerpiece of Christmas lighting in the community.

Gail Watson shows off her work entered in the Currahee Artist’s Guild fall show. She won Exhibitor’s Choice and Best in Show.

Artists' Guild holds Fall Festival show

News Staff

Friday, November 10, 2023

The Currahee Artists' Guild held its Fall judged show in conjunction with Toccoa's Fall Festival Oct. 28-29. The judge for the show was Mandy Ferguson. Ferguson has a bachelor of fine arts from Converse University and earned her masters from Clemson University.

Stephens County pledged $27,900 to the Mountain Judicial Circuit to assist in the opioid crisis.

Circuit requests funding from Opioid Settlement

News Staff

Monday, October 9, 2023

The use of heroin, fentanyl, and other opioids has increased in Stephens County by almost twice of what it was three years ago. That’s the report from the Mountain Judicial Circuit (MJC) in a letter to the Stephens County government relating to drug court.

New library manager Justin Haynes.

Library hires new manager

News Staff

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Justin Haynes started Monday at his new job as manager of the Toccoa-Stephens County Public Library. It’s his third gig managing a library in the northeast Georgia area. The first two were for the public library in Cornelia and after that, the public library in Helen.

Jeremy Holm and his grandfather Andrew Carrico.

2023 Curraheee Military Weekend

News Staff

Monday, October 2, 2023

Currahee Military Weekend will kick off with a repeat showing of the film, The Girl Who Wore Freedom on Thursday, Oct. 5. Three shows are planned – at 10 a.m. for home school students, private and public schools and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. for the general public. Cost is $10 per ticket.