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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will waive day use fees at Lake Hartwell recreation areas in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day next Monday, Jan. 15. Day Use fees at J. Strom Thurmond recreation areas will also be waived, as the Corps is instituting the fee-free day at more than 2,850 Army Corps-operated recreation areas nationwide. The waiver […]

Yesterday afternoon, Stephens County School officials announced that all county schools would be closed today, Jan. 9, due to the threat of severe weather. In a news release, Stephens County Schools Community Engagement Director April James stated they had been advised that the National Weather Service was predicting “excessive rainfall in a short amount of time, flash flooding, and peak […]

Several Toccoa fire department units responded approximately 30 minutes ago to a fire inside a room at Regency Inn. WNEG has been advised on scene that the fire has been put out. No further information is available at this time. WNEG will update this story when the official fire department report is released in the coming days.

The Stephens County School System has announced that schools will be closed tomorrow. The following announcement was posted just minutes ago. “Stephens County Schools will be closed Tuesday, January 9 due to the threat of severe weather.  The National Weather Service is predicting excessive rainfall in a short amount of time, flash flooding, and peak wind gusts, which have the potential for downed […]

Continuing WNEG News’ look back at 2023, today we take a look at the top stories in September: September was a month with a business focus in Stephens County.  On Sept. 1, the Stephens County Chamber of Commerce announced the new Small Business Incubator Program and the Chamber Pop-up Shop in the Cornerstone Antique Market-Downtown Toccoa, where six local entrepreneurs […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet twice today.  At a work session scheduled for 4 p.m., the only item on the agenda is a discussion of the Tugaloo Street Greenspace budget.  At the regular meeting, scheduled for 5 p.m., an executive session is scheduled at the beginning of the meeting to discuss a personnel issue. Also on the agenda is […]

Continuing our interview from last week with Stephens County Elections Supervisor Bruce Carlisle, WNEG News reports that every registered voter in Stephens County has been mailed a new voter registration/precinct card. He explained that, due to the change of the voting location to have all voting take place at the Historic Courthouse in downtown Toccoa, all voters, both active and […]

Habersham County Coroner Kasey McEntire has identified the man as 21-year-old Nicholas Patterson of Cornelia. Although foul play is not suspected, other details are pending further investigation. WNEG News previously reported that personnel from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and Habersham County Emergency Services responded on Wednesday to a report of an individual who had been found deceased in a […]

Toccoa Falls College has been recognized in the 2024 Best Institutions guide from Intelligent.com, a resource for program rankings and higher education planning. The recognition highlights six areas of TFC’s service, including counseling, Christian counseling, ministry, and sports management programs, in addition to two in-state overall rankings. Rankings are based on a scale from 0 to 100 across six categories, […]

Continuing WNEG News’ look back at 2023, today we take a look at the top stories in August: In early August, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office made an initial hire under the $1.2 million dollar Community Public Safety Grant awarded earlier in the year by the state. The grant, which required no matching funds from the county, was meant to […]