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In Stephens County, Toccoa’s Ritz Theatre, formerly known as the Schaefer Center, has been named to the National Register of Historic Places. Located on the corner of West Doyle and Broad Sts in downtown Toccoa, the theatre made the list in October. The theater was listed as part of a small boundary increase to the Toccoa Downtown Historic District. City […]

This weekend, you and your family may be planning to adopt a puppy or kitten to give as a gift to someone for Christmas. But experts advise waiting until after Christmas for a number of reasons. According to Sheri Lockhart, director of the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter in Lavonia, picking out a pet is a personal choice. “We recommend that […]

The weather should be perfect Sunday for the 30th annual Montevideo Christmas Parade. As it does every year, the parade begins at 2 p.m. Sunday on the Hart County/Elbert County line. It’s a parade for the “other guy,” with no special rules, no pomp and circumstance, just a lot of fun, organizers said. Spectators come from all over Northeast Georgia […]

Sunday sales of alcohol by the drink for on-site consumption is now officially in place in the city of Toccoa. On Monday, the Toccoa City Commission unanimously adopted changes to the city’s Alcohol Beverage Control ordinance to allow for Sunday alcohol sales for on-site consumption and waived the second reading, meaning the changes take effect immediately. Back in November, city […]

We have an update on a story we told you about earlier in the week regarding a missing teen from Mooresville, North Carolina. According to initial reports, the girl was found in Rabun County, but on Wednesday, Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas confirmed the 16-year old, identified as Elizabeth Mayo, was located in Franklin County Sunday afternoon. Mayo had been […]