Category: News

The Toccoa City Commission will hold a work session at 3 p.m. next Monday, Nov. 27.  Included on the agenda for the work session are discussions about the Banks County water sale, water treatment plant upgrades, a camera system for downtown Toccoa, and discussion of a proposed donation of property to the city. In addition, a discussion regarding an occupation […]

Toccoa City Hall will be closed on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24, observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up on Thursday, November 23, will be picked up on Monday, November 27 and routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up on Friday, November 24, will be picked up […]

Both brick-and-mortar and online retail giants such as Amazon and Walmart are predicting a banner Black Friday, but across the country, some 32 million small businesses are hoping to take advantage of recent increases in consumer spending to continue the small-business push to keep consumer dollars local.  In 2022, Small Business Saturday, an annual event hosted by the Small Business […]

In accordance with state code, the State Executive Committee of the Georgia Republican Party has unanimously voted on the candidates they will place on the ballot for the March 12, 2024 Georgia Presidential Preference Primary.  The candidates, listed in order of their filing date, include Former President Donald J. Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Former Governor Doug Burgum, Former Governor Asa Hutchinson, […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, will conduct youth waterfowl hunts at the Richard B. Russell Project during the months of December and January for participants 9-16 years old. The dates for the hunts are dependent on the weather and arrival of the waterfowl. Once dates are determined, those who are selected during a random drawing will be […]

Last week, WNEG News announced the schedule for the Stephens County Commission-sponsored 2023 Polar Express. This week we are reminding residents that not only will the Polar Express be passing out joy and candy to local children at each stop, but they will be extending the holiday spirit even further by collecting food items at each stop for Food2Kids. Suggested […]

Investigators with the Greenville County, South Carolina Sheriff’s Office have obtained warrants against Gregory Wayne Maxwell, 50, of Fair Play, South Carolina, in relation to last Thursday’s shooting of an Oconee County Deputy, and the subsequent shootout with additional deputies a short time later.  Warrants against Maxwell  include five counts of Attempted Murder, and a count of Possession of a […]

With election results from across the state in the books, including results in the Martin and Toccoa Municipal Elections, both state and local officials are looking back at the past several weeks and reviewing the election process.  In a press release from Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, he termed the 2023 elections, and the inaugural run of the state’s new […]

Local law enforcement officials are joining the USDA Forest Service in asking members of the public to be vigilant about any outdoor fires, and request that residents avoid conducting outdoor burning when possible. No bans on fires are in place in Stephens County at the moment, but several counties in the region have placed temporary bans on outdoor burning.  According […]

Stephens County’s placement in Region 8-AA is confirmed, but the 8-AA ranks shrunk by one as Union County’s appeal regarding their placement in the Georgia High School Association’s 2024-2026 region realignment was successful, and they have been moved from 8-AA to 7-AA. As reported by WNEG News earlier this month, The Georgia High School Association, or GHSA,  moved  Stephens County […]