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Paul Anderson Memorial Park has already been docrated for the upcoming tree lighting event scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 2.

Paul Anderson Memorial Park has already been docrated for the upcoming tree lighting event scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 2.

Christmas tree lighting returns to Paul Anderson Park

News Staff
Friday, November 12, 2021
     After a two-year hiatus, the Varsity returns to Toccoa, on Thursday, Dec. 2, for the 9th annual Lighting of the Park Christmas Tree event.
These are some of the drugs and a weapon seized by law enforcement officers following an arrest made on Oct. 22.

These are some of the drugs and a weapon seized by law enforcement officers following an arrest made on Oct. 22.

South Carolina man arrested on drug charges

J. Todd Truelove
Thursday, November 11, 2021
     A South Carolina man was arrested last month in Stephens County on charges of intent to distribute heroin and other illegal substances.       Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that on Oct. 22 at around 3 p.m., the sheriff’s office received word of a reckless driver on Big A Road.
SCHS teacher of the year Tonya Hopper.

SCHS teacher of the year Tonya Hopper.

SCHS teacher of the year Tonya Hopper

J. Todd Truelove
Thursday, November 4, 2021
     Top teachers at Stephens County schools have been announced with one of them set to become system-wide Teacher of the Year in the coming weeks.     The announcements come after the event was postponed nationally in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The work of Carly Hardy was named Best in Show in the fall arts and crafts show.

The work of Carly Hardy was named Best in Show in the fall arts and crafts show.

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Currahee Artists’ Guild annul Fall Arts and Crafts Show winners

News Staff
Thursday, November 4, 2021
     The Currahee Artists’ Guild has announced winners of its annul Fall Arts and Crafts Show held in conjunction with the Toccoa Harvest Festival.      Winners were: oil/Acryli, Charlie Huneke, first; Jo Mitchell second; and Lula Lowry, third. Bentley Sabatini received honorable mention.
The Splits Band will perform during Saturday’s Toccoa Harvest Festival.

The Splits Band will perform during Saturday’s Toccoa Harvest Festival.

Harvest Festival returns to Toccoa

News Staff
Thursday, October 28, 2021
     The 44th annual Toccoa Harvest Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 30-31 in downtown Toccoa.      The event will boast more than 125  vendors.      There will be local crafters as well as crafters from nearby communities in northeast Georgia and  middle and south Georgia.
The yard of Anne and Bob Arbogast decorated for Halloween.

The yard of Anne and Bob Arbogast decorated for Halloween.

Arbogast ending long Halloween tradition

News Staff
Monday, October 18, 2021
    Halloween costumes and masks have certainly changed over the past 50 years, but there’s been one constant  in the candy-laden celebration in Toccoa during that span.
These are some of the items, including cash, seized by sheriff’s investigators following arrests for the sale of illegal vaping products.

These are some of the items, including cash, seized by sheriff’s investigators following arrests for the sale of illegal vaping products.

Arrests made relating to the sale of vaping products

J. Todd Truelove
Friday, October 15, 2021
    If law enforcement gives you break with a warning, you’d best stop doing whatever you were warned against.     That’s the message the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office put out in a recent release after the arrest of several individuals in the sale of vaping products.
A scenic view of the upper reaches of the Tugaloo River.

A scenic view of the upper reaches of the Tugaloo River.

Spooky stories on the river

News Staff
Thursday, October 14, 2021
    Get ready to hear some of the spookiest stories on the river.      The Tugaloo River Water Trail (TRWT) will sponsor a Spooky Story Paddle on Saturday, Oct.23 beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Owl Swamp pull out on Toccoa Creek.
A police substation at the intersection of Pond Street and Collins Road was named after former Toccoa policeman Curtie Scott..

A police substation at the intersection of Pond Street and Collins Road was named after former Toccoa policeman Curtie Scott..

Substation named in honor of Curtis Scott

J. Todd Truelove
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Humble, loyal, honorable; those were just some of the words used to describe former Toccoa assistant police chief Curtis Scott.     City officials, business representatives, residents, and Scott's family members assembled on Thursday, Sept.