Toccoa River News Today

A pair of bipartisan bills seeking to designate the almost-300-mile-long Benton MacKaye Trail in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina a National Scenic Trail have been introduced for the first time in both the U.S. House and Senate.

You can't just jump into your thru-hike without a trial run backpacking trip. Take these three trails for a spin before the big trip.

A selection of fun ways to celebrate the season, including trips to must-visit museums and a getaway to Macon.

From rugged to glam, tons of ideas for sleeping among the trees

Dining-table standards go out of the window on holiday – and not just where kids are concerned

Westminster is a small town in the northwestern corner of our state. U.S. 76 runs through it. Ginger and I were on our way to a new adventure. After passing through Westminster, we stopped for gas at a country general store in the Longcreek …

One North Georgia restaurant started implementing a fee to pressure parents to get their children to sit down and behave while dining out, and it […]

World News - Fed up with misbehaving children at their establishment, a restaurant in the U.S state of Georgia imposed a dining surcharge on a pair of customers recently – for bad parenting. The couple were left stunned when they were asked to fork out USD$50 (S$68) for... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Everyone needs to be on their best behavior.

The Toccoa Riverside Restaurant in Northern Georgia has implemented a controversial policy charging parents an extra fee when their children misbehave. Diners have mixed feelings about the policy, but it makes sense if kids create a dangerous work environment for the waitstaff.