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The Georgia Department of Public Health continues to report 147 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. To date, Stephens County has had three deaths due to complications from COVID-19. Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 572 positive cases of the virus and 26 fatalities due to complications from the virus. Locally, at […]

A Toccoa Attorney has surrendered his license to practice law. According to the State Bar of Georgia Tim Healy has voluntarily surrendered his license following numerous alleged violations of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct. In a release issued on May 4, the State Bar of Georgia writes that Healy, who has been a member of the State Bar since […]

*Note: these totals NOW include the Absentee Ballot results, Advance In-Person, and Election Day totals. Stephens County’s unofficial election results for Stephens County Sheriff: (I) Randy Shirley (R) – 3,615 Rusty Fulbright (R) – 1,936 Stephens County’s unofficial election results for 50th District State Senator: Andy Garrison (R) – 337 Dan Gassaway (R) – 998 Stacy Hall (R) – 1,326 […]

Here are the latest numbers  for Primary races we are following:   U.S. House District 9 (with 85% reporting) Republican Matt Gurtler 23,310 22.80% Andrew Clyde 19,072 18.65% Kevin Tanner 14,537 14.22% Paul Broun 13,749 13.45% John Wilkinson 12,689 12.41% Democrat Brooke Siskin 8,847 43.02% Devin Pandy 6,384 31.04% Dan Wilson 5,336 25.94% State Senate District 50 (with 87.5 % […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 147 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. As of Wednesday evening, Stephens County has had three deaths due to complications from COVID-19. Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 572 positive cases of the virus and 26 fatalities due to complications from the virus. […]

The City of Toccoa has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Stephens County to resurface 9 city streets. Billy Morse told the Commission on Monday about the estimated cost to resurface the list of roads. “We are proposing that the city enter into an agreement with Stephens County to utilize their road crew to do the work. Their estimate to […]

The Stephens County School System Nutrition Department will continue providing daily meals at no cost for children age 18 and under through the month of June. According to School Nutrition Director Kim Caudell, they will operate the drive-by meal pick-up at Stephens County Middle School, where children will receive a grab-and-go lunch with a breakfast included for the following morning. […]

*Note: these totals do not include the Absentee Ballot results. Stephens County’s unofficial election results for Stephens County Sheriff: Advance in Person, Election Day totals: (I) Randy Shirley (R) – 1,646 Rusty Fulbright (R) – 1,190 Stephens County’s unofficial election results for 50th District State Senator: Advance in Person, Election Day totals: Andy Garrison (R) – 175 Dan Gassaway (R) […]

Stephens County residents will have to wait another day before getting the final unofficial results for the Presidential Preference Primary and General Primary Election. As of 1:30 a.m. Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober decided to call it quits for the night. She says her office will resume counting today at 2:30 p.m. The only results that have been reported are […]

WNEG News will bring you the election results as they are released online at wnegradio.com and on air beginning at 6:05 a.m. So far the only results released are for the Presidential Preference Primary March 24 totals. Republican President Donald Trump has received a total 810 votes. In the Democratic race for President, Joseph R. Biden has received 281 votes […]