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The Toccoa City Commission will meet today for its regular scheduled meeting. The meeting will be conducted through teleconference. Anyone wishing to attend can call in at 706-898-5160. After calling in you’ll be prompted to input the code 790453. Up for consideration is a resolution for the CARES ACT. Additionally, the Commission will consider renewal of the Health Insurance for […]

South State Bank recently made a $5,000 donation to the Stephens County School System. During last week’s Stephens County Board of Education meeting, Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham made an announcement about the donation. He says the funds will be used for COVID-19 relief. For questions regarding the recent action of the Stephens County Board of Education contact […]

During the recent Board of Education meeting, Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham asked for the board’s support to move forward with his plans to report a weekly COVID-19 update. Oldham says the weekly report will include the number of students in the school system with a positive COVID-19 test result, the number of employees with a positive COVID-19 […]

For the second consecutive day, the Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 16 more positive cases in Stephens County, or a total of 32 in the last two days. DPH is now reporting that there has been a total of 743 positive cases of Covid-19 in Stephens County. That is a total of 64 more positive cases since the […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 16 more positive cases in the last 24 hours in Stephens County. DPH is now reporting that there has been a total of 727 positive cases of Covid-19 in Stephens County. The latest report was released Thursday afternoon. The Thursday report still shows 19 deaths in Stephens County due to complications of […]

The Stephens County School System has announced that any bus driver or teacher can require masks to be worn by students in their presence. During the recent Stephens County Board of Education meeting, Dr. Daniel Oldham asked for the boards support to allow bus drivers and teachers, who have general concerns for their own safety to be allowed to require […]

The Stephens County School System is one of 13 school systems throughout North Georgia to receive a grant from the North Georgia Community Foundation to help with COVID-19 relief. The North Georgia Community Foundation recently completed its sixth cycle of COVID-19 relief grants which included funding for nonprofit organizations along with the 13 school systems throughout North Georgia. NGCF noted […]

The first COVID-19 report for Stephens County Schools has been released. As WNEG News told you earlier this week, the Stephens County School system has decided to track COVID-19 throughout the district. On Thursday, a report was released announcing that a paraprofessional at Big A Elementary School received a positive COVID test. Following the guidelines from the Georgia Department of […]

Main Street Toccoa has announced that this weekend’s Ida Cox Summer Music Series will now feature headlining act Frankie’s Blues Mission, instead of Packway Handle, who was originally scheduled to perform. Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby says the change is due to unforeseen circumstances; however, she adds that the concert will still be great. Crosby adds that Main […]

Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham has been exposed to COVID-19, and will be in quarantine for 14 days. In an email sent this morning, Oldham explained that one of his family members has tested positive for the virus. He writes: “It has come to my attention today that my family and I have been exposed to COVID-19. During […]