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Stephens County Schools Deputy Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham has been named the sole finalist for the position of Stephens County School Superintendent effective July 1, 2020. During the recent Stephens County Board of Education meeting, Stephens County Schools current Superintendent Bryan Dorsey recommended the Board of Education transfer his position of Superintendent to Project Specialist for the duration of his […]

WNEG News told you earlier about the new platform Stephens County Schools are using to meet the needs of students; however, before the school system can post its needs, there must be at least 350 participants signed up in Stephens County. According to Stephens County School Deputy Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham, the system has joined Purposity, a new app that […]

There are still over 60 children in Stephens County who, without donors, will not open a gift on Christmas Day through the Salvation Army of Toccoa’s Angel Tree Program. According to Social Worker Brenda Gragg with the Salvation Army of Toccoa, there are more Angels who have requested gifts than there are donors. She says if you would like to […]

The Toccoa Rotary Club held the “Stuff The Bus” 5K run on November 23rd to help feed the hungry, and two local organizations were presented checks on Tuesday. Approximately $5000 was donated to each the Hope Center and Food to Kids program. Toccoa Rotary Club President Leon Womack says the money was mainly raised through advertisers for the event. The […]

The Stephens County Board of Education approved a motion to transfer $50,000 to cover the cost to operate the Eastanollee Cannery during its regular scheduled meeting on Wednesday. The board met last week to discuss the proposed transfer, and during last night’s meeting, the board unanimously approved the transfer. According to Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey, the board needed […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners appointed Tim McCollum to the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport Authority during its meeting on Tuesday. McCollum will serve a three-year term. McCollum fills the expired term of board member Ed Carman. Stephens County Board of Commissioners Chairman Dean Scarborough thanked Carman for his time serving on the Airport Authority. In other business, the board re-appointed […]

The Stephens County Hospital Foundation is holding a one-day only Poinsettia Sale to raise money for its annual Love Light Campaign. The sale is going on today only until 4:00 p.m. inside the front lobby of Stephens County Hospital. According to Stephens County Hospital Foundation Director Pamela Jones, they have two variations of poinsettias, a $10 one and a $15 […]

There are still over 60 children in Stephens County who, without donors, will not open a gift on Christmas Day through the Salvation Army of Toccoa’s Angel Tree Program. According to Social Worker Brenda Gragg with the Salvation Army of Toccoa, there are more Angels who have requested gifts then there are donors. She says if you would like to […]

The City of Toccoa will begin work next year on resurfacing a number of roads. In their regular meeting Monday, City Commissioners approved a recommendation from City Manager Billy Morse to submit a list of nine city streets to the Georgia Department of Transportation to be resurfaced in 2020 using Local Maintenance Improvement Grant funds. Toccoa is slated to receive […]

The Stephens County Board of Education will meet later today to consider a motion reallocating system funds to cover the cost to operate the Eastanollee Cannery. The board met last week to discuss the proposed transfer. According to Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey, the board will need to approve a transfer of $50,000 to fund the cost to run […]