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A reminder from Stephens County Elections Supervisor Bruce Carlisle: Today is the last day to request an absentee ballot for the November 7 Toccoa and Martin municipal elections. Carlisle said that absentee ballots can be requested from his office, located in the Historic Courthouse, 37 W. Tugaloo Street in downtown Toccoa, or online at mvp.sos.ga.gov. Early in-person voting will continue […]

Thursday, October 26 Chick-fil-A Toccoa Trunk or Treat from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., 605 Big A Road, Toccoa. Costumes encouraged!!   Friday, October 27 Swingin’ Medallions at the Ritz Theatre. Fundraiser for Toccoa/Stephens County Humane Shelter. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m.    Saturday, October 28 Toccoa Elks Trunk or Treat from 11 a.m. to […]

In a correction to the Oct. 24 WNEG article “Toccoa Shooting Suspect Taken Into Custody,” Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley did not state that deputies had returned fire after suspect Tristen Grafton began shooting at them. 

MJ Kneiser/WLHR Funeral services are set for Friday for the woman found dead last Friday on Tiger Tail Road just outside of Lavonia. Franklin County Coroner Clayton Bryant identifies the woman as 63-year-old Audrey Jean Fowler McFarlin of Martin, GA. McFarlin had been a school bus driver for the Franklin County School system for 29 years. Franklin County Sheriff Steve […]

Toccoa’s 46th Annual Harvest Festival, featuring more than 160 crafts and food vendors this year, will kick off at 10 a.m. this coming Saturday, Oct. 28, with activities scheduled until 5 p.m, then picking up again from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29.  City of Toccoa Special Events Coordinator Misty Richardson spoke with WNEG NEws, and said […]

2023 AIP Voter Tally for October 25, 2023 Town of Martin Advance In-Person: 2 (Advance In-Person Total: 12) Absentee Ballots Mailed: 0 Absentee Ballots Returned thus Far: 0 Provisional Ballots: 0 City of Toccoa Advance In-Person: 33 (Advance In-Person Total: 267) Absentee Ballots Mailed: 38 Absentee Ballots Returned thus Far: 9 Provisional Ballots: 1

With national Breast Cancer Awareness Month coming to a close, residents can still see signs of support throughout Stephens County, as businesses, individuals and organizations continue the “paint the town pink” effort, displaying pink balloons, wearing pink shirts, shoes and more, and decorating storefronts and office cubicles in pink to spread awareness of breast cancer and its impact on individuals, […]

The Toccoa/Stephens County Community Theater’s production will be on hand at the Harvest Festival this weekend, and tickets for their November production of Elf, The Musical, will be available at their booth in Downtown Toccoa for $10. Tickets purchased online at Eventbrite.com or at the window before each show will be $12.  The production, staged at the Ritz Theatre in […]

2023 AIP Voter Tally for October 24, 2023 Town of Martin Advance In-Person: 0      (Advance In-Person Total: 10) Absentee Ballots Mailed: 0 Absentee Ballots Returned thus Far: 0 Provisional Ballots: 0 City of Toccoa Advance In-Person: 32      (Advance In-Person Total: 234) Absentee Ballots Mailed: 32 Absentee Ballots Returned thus Far: 4 Provisional Ballots: 1

Due to elections currently being held in the Historic Courthouse, the regularly scheduled Board meeting for tonight was moved to the Grand Jury room at the Government Building. WNEG was not able to livestream the meeting due to the change in venue, but we were able to record the entire meeting, as posted here for public viewing.