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The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office has been the recent beneficiary of a donation from the nonprofit organization, Protecting K9 Heroes Foundation. Deputy Ryan Brown and his K9 partner, Reba, were presented with a specialized K9 first aid and trauma kit aimed at providing essential lifesaving items in the unfortunate event of injury during their duties. Stephens County Sheriff’s Assistant Patrol […]
Read moreIn Georgia State Capitol news from Dave Williams with Capitol Beat News Service, the Georgia House gave final passage to a new congressional map for the state last week, at the end of a week-long special legislative session called after a federal judge declared the current map violates the Voting Rights Act. The Republican-controlled House approved the map 98-71, voting […]
Read moreCorrection: City water rates are differentiated between customers who live within the city limits of Toccoa, and those who lived outside the city limits of Toccoa, not between those who live within Stephens County and those who live outside the county. The Toccoa City Commission will meet twice today, Dec. 11. At 4 p.m., the Commission will meet for […]
Read moreDue to heavy rains this past Saturday, The Toccoa Night of Lights Christmas Parade was rescheduled to Thursday, Dec. 14, starting at 7 p.m. Floats will begin lining up at 5:30 p.m. For participants who are unable to attend at the new time, contact the Chamber of Commerce during business hours. The City Council in Lavonia has signed off […]
Read moreChattahoochee/Oconee National Forest officials remind visitors to prepare in advance when riding a UTV on park property. They advise to always obtain a map (motor vehicle use map) of your destination and determine which areas are open to UTVs, saying, “By practicing responsible outdoor recreation, we can keep our favorite areas open to the public. By treating land access with […]
Read moreThe Toccoa/Stephens County Chamber of Commerce has made the difficult decision to postpone the Toccoa Night of Lights Christmas Parade based on weather forecasts predicting heavy rains in our area for the next 48 hours. The parade is being rescheduled with consideration of the holiday season and busy holiday schedules in the coming weekends for many of the participants and […]
Read moreThe Toccoa Elks Lodge (#1820) has advised WNEG News that, due to tomorrow’s weather forecast, the Toys for Tots Car Show scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled and will be rescheduled at a later time. They expressed appreciation for all donated toys.
Read moreBy Gary Boyle The annual Geminid meteor shower will peak on the night of Dec 13 into the morning of the 14th. This shower will produce up to 120 meteors per hour with some bright fireballs. Annual meteor showers are produced when Earth crosses debris fields from comets as we orbit the sun, this is why various showers occur at […]
Read moreThe investigation into the death of a Martin woman in Franklin County in October is still ongoing, according to the GBI. Nelly Miles, Director – Office of Public & Governmental Affairs for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation told WNEG Radio’s sister station WLHR in Lavonia that, as of this past Tuesday, agents are still waiting on the results of forensic […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College will conduct an emergency training drill between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 13, on the Clarkesville campus. There may be numerous police and emergency services vehicles on campus and in the immediate area of the college participating in the training during this time. The purpose of this drill is to test emergency response procedures, […]
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