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🌱 What do Stephens County’s 2,833 Flock camera searches really reveal?

Also, don't miss 2026 Golf Tour - GA on the Toccoa Patch calendar

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Hi there, Toccoa! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What do Stephens County's 2,833 Flock camera searches really reveal?
  • Need a computer? See how to borrow a laptop in Toccoa
  • Meet the hometown student chosen as Toccoa's new Rotary scholar

Also on today's calendar: ROCK n ROLL NIGHT WITH JACOB TOLLIVER and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Friday: Rather cloudy and humid, temps: high: 85, low: 68.
  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Stephens Flock logs show 2,833 entries after monthlong records delay (nowgeorgia.com) — In Toccoa, newly released Stephens County Sheriff's Office records reveal 2,833 uses of Flock license plate readers in seven months, heavily focused on drug and wanted-person investigations. Officials redacted user names and IDs, limiting public oversight, even as other Georgia counties have already uncovered policy violations and discipline tied to similar camera systems.
   

2. Check out Laptops at the Toccoa-Stephens County Public Library (wnegradio.com) — If you need a computer in Toccoa, the Toccoa-Stephens County Public Library now lets cardholders check out laptops or Chromebooks for up to two weeks at no cost. Located on West Savannah Street, the library offers this flexible option during its weekday and Saturday hours to help residents with schoolwork and other projects.
   

3. Fan chosen as Toccoa Rotary Club's Georgia Rotary Scholar for 2026-27 (wnegradio.com) — A local Stephens County High School graduate, Rebecca Fan, has been selected as the Toccoa Rotary Club's Georgia Rotary Student Program scholar for the 2026–27 year, studying music education at the University of Toccoa Falls. Her selection highlights the club's role in bringing international students to local colleges and celebrates a hometown student who once sang the National Anthem at her graduation.
   

4. Signed and Scrubbed: September 2026 hospital M&A (healthcare-brew.com) — Stephens County Hospital in Toccoa has agreed to join the larger Wellstar Health System, a move that could reshape local healthcare access and services. The deal is part of a nationwide wave of hospital mergers, but for Toccoa residents it may influence everything from specialty care availability to where you're referred for treatment in the coming years.
   

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  • Are there any scrub shops around here?
    Desperately need ceil blue scrubs, small tops and xsmall bottoms. I've been all over Gainesville today and found one set. (Nextdoor Toccoa)
  • I saw a brown dog in Shorewood estates about 8:15 last night as I was headed for my night shift job it looked like it was lost I couldn't stop and get a picture because of other traffic behind me it was a medium sized brown dog on the skinny side
    looks like it's had a hard time because it was so skinny so if anyone lost a dog that is medium height check Shorewood estates and also it's brown… (Nextdoor Shorewood Estates)
  • Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Front of House Team Member in Toccoa. Apply here.
  • Waffle House posted a job opening for Cook / Grill Operator in Clarkesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Toccoa here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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