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The Toccoa City Commission will meet later today for its regular scheduled meeting. During the meeting, the board will hold the final reading of the Fiscal Year 2021 Operating Budget. At the last Toccoa City Commission meeting, City Manager Billy Morse provided the commission with a budget summary during the public hearing and first reading of the Fiscal Year 2021 […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Two Atlanta gang members are in the Franklin County Detention Center after Lavonia Police say they were caught red-handed breaking into the Hill’s Exxon. It happened in the early morning hours of Monday, June 15, according to Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle. Carlisle says one of his officers was on routine patrol when he spotted the […]

WNEG News has learned that the City of Toccoa is facing a federal lawsuit. According to City Attorney John Dickerson, in October of 2018, a complaint was filed with the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging the Toccoa Police Department practiced discriminatory hiring and promotional practices; however, in November 2018, the EEOC closed the claim, stating there was not enough […]

The annual fireworks display this year has been cancelled. Each year the Stephens County Recreation Department hosts a Fourth of July Fireworks show behind the Rose Lane Ball Fields; however, this year, the fireworks show has been cancelled out of caution for the spread of COVID-19. According to Stephens County Recreation Director Matt Ward cancelling the annual fireworks show was […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health reports 163 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. The latest report from DPH was Friday afternoon. Stephens County has had five deaths due to complications from COVID-19. Habersham County has had 630 positive cases of the virus and 34 fatalities now due to complications from the virus. Locally, at Stephens County Hospital, staff have […]

Stephens County Hospital has announced that one of its employees has tested positive for COVID-19. On Tuesday, June 16, Stephens County Hospital announced that they have received confirmation that an employee at the Clary Care Center has tested positive for COVID-19. According to Stephens County Hospital Chief Executive Officer Mike Hester, that employee is on quarantine at home and will […]

The Stephens County Market will open this weekend in Toccoa-Stephens County. The Stephens County Market is a local farmer’s market made up of products of local farmers or gardeners, processors of agriculture commodities, artists, or handcrafters who have produced the items for sale. According to County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, the farmers market, located at 325 North Broad Street, in Toccoa, […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR A recount of the Franklin County Sheriff’s race is over and the votes came back almost the same as last Tuesday’s election results. Wednesday morning’s recount began at 9a at the Franklin County Board of Elections and Registrations office in Carnesville. The recount was overseen by Election Supervisor Gina Kesler, and the Franklin County Board of […]

Georgia Power is offering a special payment plan to help customers with past-due account balances accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Customers who enroll will be able to pay past-due balances over a six-month timeframe between October 2020 and March 2021 with no late fees. The suspension of disconnections has also been extended until July 15 to continue assisting customers through […]

Following Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s report Tuesday of extensive testing in Nursing and Personal Care Homes, Stephens County Hospital is reporting that an employee at  Clary Care Center has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The hospital reports that the employee has worn a mask and any other needed personal protective equipment required when in contact with residents. The employee is […]