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The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will be meeting this morning for its regular scheduled meeting. Similar to last month’s meeting, the Board of Commissioners will be meeting by teleconference. Stephens County Clerk Beth Rider encourages the public to attend the meeting by teleconference. She says the call-in number for the meeting is 425-436-6345; when you call you will be […]

Many are still without power in Stephens County and surrounding area due to storms and a possible tornado just after 3 A.M. Monday morning. As of 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, Hart EMC had 2,126 members without power. According to Public Relations Director Angie Brown many areas are going to require time. “We are finding so many areas that have multiple poles […]

Today Governor Brian Kemp declared a statewide state of emergency following severe storm damage across Georgia over the last twenty-four hours. “We are praying for those who lost loved ones overnight and the families dealing with severe storm damage. In coordination with private-sector partners, multiple state agencies – including the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, Department of Public […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 19 positive cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County. The Department of Public Health also reported the first fatal case of COVID-19 in our area. As of 7 p.m., Sunday, the Department of Public Health released that in Habersham County there have been 15 confirmed cases of the virus, with one individual dying […]

Stephens County Hospital continues to report the number of COVID-19 cases that are being treated at its facilities throughout the county. As of this morning, the hospital reported 95 individuals had been tested for the virus; of those, nine have received positive test results, 79 received negative results, and seven individuals are still awaiting their results. According to Stephens County […]

The Stephens County School System is resuming its Grab-N-Go lunch program today at Stephens County Middle School. The meals are provided to children at no cost, daily, Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Each day, students will receive a sack lunch that includes breakfast for the following morning. According to officials with the school system, children must […]

-ASI Southeast operations are closed today due to power outages and storm damage. Employees should expect to receive status update and information.  Employees are asked to continue to listen to WNEG or check wnegradio.com for any additional information.    

A severe storm occurred early this morning in Stephens County. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley there are areas of the county that received substantial damage from the storm. He says there are a lot of downed power lines and trees in areas stretching from mid to the southern part of Stephens County, due to storm that occurred in […]

Stephens County Hospital continues to report the number of COVID-19 cases that are being treated at its facilities throughout the county. On Friday, the hospital reported 87 individuals had been tested for the virus; of those, eight have received positive test results, 75 received negative results, and four individuals are still awaiting their results. According to Stephens County Hospital Chief […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will be meeting on Tuesday for its regular scheduled meeting. Similar to last month’s meeting, the Board of Commissioners will be meeting by teleconference. Stephens County Clerk Beth Rider encourages the public to attend the meeting by teleconference. The call-in number for the meeting is 425-436-6345; when you call you will be asked to […]