Main Street Toccoa’s annual Downtown Toccoa Storefront Window Contest starts in December

Main Street Toccoa has announced it will once again host the annual Downtown Toccoa Storefront Window Contest during the month of December. According to Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton, all month long, downtown businesses will decorate their storefronts in a theme of their choosing to promote holiday cheer in the historic downtown district. This year, cash prizes will be awarded. […]

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Recent study gives 3 Stephens County dams poor ranking, but expert says “Stephens County dams are not close to failing”

Stephens County has three high hazard dams in poor conditions. That’s according to a recently published study by The Associated Press. According to its findings, there are at least 1,680 dams across the United States that pose potential risk. WNEG News reached out to Georgia Department of Natural Resources Safe Dam Progam Manager Thomas Woosley. He says three dams in […]

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Local organization making plans for Detox Center in Toccoa-Stephens County

A local organization has set its sight on opening a Detox Center in Toccoa-Stephens County. Still in the very early stages, Stephens County Mental Health and Addiction Alliance is looking at opening a free, medically assisted Detox Center to help combat the opioid crisis that continues to negatively impact the residents of Stephens County. According to Alliance Co-Chair Steve Paysen, […]

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Last day to sign up for Angel Tree Program

Today is the final day to sign up a child to receive gifts through the Salvation Army of Toccoa’s Angel Tree Program. That’s according to Social Worker Brenda Gragg with the Salvation Army of Toccoa. She says anyone still needing to sign up can come by the Salvation Army of Toccoa, located at 306 E. Franklin Street, by the end […]

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Annual Sandra Harbin-Wendell Sherman Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner slated for Sunday

An annual pre-Thanksgiving tradition returns this weekend. The men of Friendship Baptist Church will sponsor the annual Sandra Harbin-Wendell Sherman Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner on Sunday, November 24, at 1:00 p.m. at the Toccoa-Stephens County Boys and Girls Club on Whitman Street in Toccoa. Randolph Sherman is one of the organizers of the event each year. He said that the dinner is […]

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High-speed chase on Tuesday ends near Toccoa

WNEG News has received reports of a high-speed chase that ended in Stephens County Tuesday night. According to reports, the chase started around 9:15 p.m. after Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputies attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a 2002 Jeep Liberty for speeding, following too closely, and failure to maintain lane, on I-85; however, the subject sped up to over […]

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Robbery suspect turns self in after several days evading law enforcement

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley has announced that the suspect believed to be responsible for the robbery of a Toccoa business have been apprehended. The suspect has been identified as 22-year-old William Merle Jakubac, of Toccoa. The incident occurred on Monday, November 11, after Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a business on Big A Road. According to Shirley, when deputies […]

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