Keep Toccoa-Stephens County Beautiful announced the winners of the annual competitive cleanup event at a party held Tuesday at the Stephens County Courthouse Annex in downtown Toccoa. This year’s Cleanup Challenge took place during the months of March, April, and May. KTSCB Executive Director Linda Scofield said this year’s challenge went very well. “Everybody is so proud of what they have done,” said Scofield. “The numbers show for themselves.” According to statistics presented by KTSCB, 101 volunteers put in more than 3,000 hours of time to pick up nearly 700,000 pounds of debris. Volunteers cleaned up more than 1,300 tires, 14 cars, three boats, and a motor home, along with beautifying numerous properties around the city and county. The winning team, a group of citizens called the Toccoa Roto League that was captained by Mark Marsteller, collected more than 480,000 pounds of debris and hauled off nearly 600 tires. “Everybody is just joining in. It’s so great,” said Scofield. “It is bringing the community together for beautification.” Keep Toccoa-Stephens County Beautiful announced the winners of the annual competitive cleanup event at a party held Tuesday at the Stephens County Courthouse Annex in downtown Toccoa. This year’s Cleanup Challenge took place during the months of March, April, and May. KTSCB Executive Director Linda Scofield said this year’s challenge went very well. “Everybody is so proud of what they have done,” said Scofield. “The numbers show for themselves.” According to statistics presented by KTSCB, 101 volunteers put in more than 3,000 hours of time to pick up nearly 700,000 pounds of debris. Volunteers cleaned up more than 1,300 tires, 14 cars, three boats, and a motor home, along with beautifying numerous properties around the city and county. The winning team, a group of citizens called the Toccoa Roto League that was captained by Mark Marsteller, collected more than 480,000 pounds of debris and hauled off nearly 600 tires. “Everybody is just joining in. It’s so great,” said Scofield. “It is bringing the community together for beautification.”
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