The Stephens County Planning Commission has unanimously recommended the denial of a proposed men’s sober living residence on E. Silver Shoals Road.Forever Faithful Investments would like t ...

Sometimes, you leave your hometown only to find yourself coming back years later. That was the case for the Brent and Katherine Sanders, who were born and raised in Stephens County and returned more ...

Toccoa’s L.J. Harrison has severed this community in many ways since first moving here in 1977, including working as an educator and being the first black city commissioner and Mayor of Toccoa.

State legislators recently previewed the upcoming 2025 legislation session. Pictured are: Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce Chair Lisa Lawson, Chamber vice-chair Cassandra Wilkins, Chamber ...

NEW ORLEANS — Pregame jubilation and anticipation was abruptly displaced with horror and safety concerns in New Orleans prior to the 91st Allstate Sugar Bowl as a pickup smashed through ...

Toccoa was hit by a double whammy last week with torrential rain followed by Hurricane Helene. The storms left in their wake fallen trees, power outages, and downed power lines scatter ...

The City of Toccoa approved several items at its recent meeting. Among these was a contract to update the lighting at the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport. The lights were last re ...

By Phil Hudgins Retired CNI editor Myles Robert Godfrey and I were in diapers the first time we met. I think Myles had soiled his, but I didn’t say anything. After all, he was just a month old. I was ...

A Toccoa native and former teacher in the Stephens County School System was named Teacher of the Year by the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Katherine Wi ...

THE TOCCOA RECORD Mailing Address: P.O. Drawer 1069 Toccoa, GA 30577 Phone: 706-886-9476 Fax: 706-886-2161 ...

BY MARIE T. COCHRAN SPECIAL TO THE TOCCOA RECORD We continue the 45th anniversary of President Jimmy Carter’s declaration of June as Black Music Month and show ...

Michael O’Hearn has been named editor and publisher of The Toccoa Record. He succeeds long-time The Record editor and publisher Tom Law who is retiring after a 47-year career in community journalism.