Angel “AJ” Dixon is no stranger to the old adage “hard work is the key to success.” The 22-year-old guard for Toccoa Falls College’s Varsity Women’s Basketball team transferred to TFC in January 2019 from Augusta University after realizing that she wanted to play basketball and study in an environment focused more on Biblical ethics and character.

Recently The Talon requested that I reflect on the past 22 years teaching at TFC. I never cease to be amazed at how quickly the time has passed (you will notice this in your own life as you grow older). I can replay memories in my mind of distant notable occasions as if the events happened very recently.

It is finally time! After weeks of rehearsal, the Theatrical Society at TFC announced the premiere of the spring 2021 play, The 39 Steps: A Live Radio Play.

“I guess it’s genetic. Growing up, my mom played basketball and my dad was an athlete. I always had a ball in my hand,” said Khashahmi “Mimi” Smith, a 21-year-old point guard for the Toccoa Falls College Screaming Eagles Varsity Women’s Basketball team.

Have you ever wanted to know what other students think about the professors, certain classes, or the tedious hours we all have to spend studying? Have you ever been unable to go to a sports game and wanted to know what happened?

Earlier this month TFC students were given the choice to vote for their SGA president and vice president. After a couple of days of voting, Joshua Bingham and Tim Heath headed to the bridge on the sunny side of campus with an envelope holding the election results of their victory.

“I don’t really know what got me into it… I just picked up a basketball and never looked back.” Cedric “CJ” Mitchell found a love for the game of basketball almost 15 years ago.

The halfway point of the semester is here, which means it is time for another Forrest Olympics update. Now five weeks into the competition that will determine which hall in Forrest is truly superior, new victors have emerged in the quest for eternal glory.

Bailey Maxwell is a current sophomore at TFC majoring in Early Elementary Education. This Spring 2021 semester, she is completing a Community Outreach SAO.

A new semester equals a new play put on by the Theatrical Society. Just like last semester, they have partnered up with Eagle Radio to create and perform a radio play that will be aired later in the semester.

Two teams are running in the 2021 SGA race at TFC. Daphne Nateras is running for SGA president, with Shelby Wilkins as her running mate.

Two teams are running in the 2021 SGA race at TFC. Joshua Bingham is running for SGA president, with Tim Heath as his running mate.

"I know that they see me as tough sometimes as far as the standard that I hold them to, but my ultimate desire is that they leave this place – they leave this program – a better man, a better father and husband one day, and a more committed follower of Christ. And I firmly believe in the power that sports has in that development - the tough times, the turmoils, the struggles, the failures,” he shared.

The Olympic Games is a tradition that dates back centuries that has always had a reputation for hosting the strongest and bravest athletes in a contest of skill and wit. During the two weeks of competition every two years, the best of their time step compete in the hopes of taking home a gold medal for their respective country.

Jordan Brown is the new Director of Spiritual Formation at Toccoa Falls College this year… Recently we were able to ask Mr. Brown some questions about his life, testimony, and vision for Toccoa Falls College.

Often, I find myself unable to know what to say to God. So emotionally and mentally drained that I have trouble seeking and understanding His voice and the words I know He is speaking to me.

On Saturday, November 7, the city of Toccoa held its annual Fall Festival. This year it was titled “Pumpkin Daze” and the name was not the only thing that was different about the festival in 2020.