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🌱 How nearly $10,000 in donations will help Toccoa kids this Christmas

And on the Toccoa Patch calendar - First Steps Pistol

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Good morning Toccoa! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How nearly $10,000 in donations will help Toccoa kids this Christmas
  • Big-money Southern Nationals race returning to Toccoa Raceway next July
  • Toccoa’s Macy Parker earns key scholarship to advance her nursing career

Also on today's calendar: Nashville Noel: A Country Christmas Spectacular at the Ritz Theater - Toccoa GA and 4 more events.

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📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Toccoa? Post it to Toccoa photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 58 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 56, low: 38.
  • Thursday: A shower; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 54 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Third Annual Stephens County Sheriff's Office Food and Toy Drive makes a Difference in Community (wnegradio.com) — Stephens County families in and around Toccoa are getting a big boost after the Sheriff’s Office Food and Toy Drive raised $5,743 for Food2Kids and donated about 1,000 toys to groups including First Baptist Church of Toccoa’s Toy Store. Local businesses like Toccoa-Ace Hardware also chipped in raffle prizes, helping raise a total of $9,743 for children in need.
   

• Schaeffer's Oil Southern Nationals Series Announces Loyalty Program and Unveils 2026 Schedule - St. Louis Racing (stlracing.com) — Toccoa racing fans can look forward to the Southern Nationals Series returning to Toccoa Raceway on July 19, 2026, with a $10,071-to-win feature. The two-week tour will barnstorm through several Georgia tracks, add a new loyalty program for drivers, and put more than $355,000 in total prize and bonus money on the line.
   

• 5 St. Mary's Colleagues From Across Region Awarded Nursing Education Scholarships (athensceo.com) — A Toccoa resident, Macy Parker, has been awarded a Marilyn Brown Nursing Scholarship to support her studies toward a Bachelor of Science in Nursing while she works as a patient care technician at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital. She’s one of five St. Mary’s colleagues across Georgia receiving $2,500 each to advance their nursing education and continue serving local communities.
   

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    Wednesday December 17
  • First Steps Pistol
    ACT Personal Defense, LLC, 646 Davis Rd, Eastanollee
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  • Who’s golden retriever in shorewood ?
    He won’t stay out of my yard . We’re on Oakwood ln . There has also been a black and white marked dag with him . He left and hasn’t been back . (Nextdoor Shorewood Estates)
  • Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Toccoa. Apply here.
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