Category: News

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday for its regular scheduled meeting and work session. The board will consider a motion to authorize County Administrator Phyllis Ayers to sign a letter and application for reimbursement of a tire amnesty event with the EPD. In the same vein, the board will consider a motion to authorize Ayers to […]

Does your child love YouTube videos? Did you know that while your kids were watching their favorite shows, YouTube was collecting data and using it to send her targeted ads? Under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission this week, YouTube and its parent company, Google, must pay a record $170 million for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act […]

The Friends of the Ritz Theatre will meet next week to kick off its fundraising efforts. On Saturday, September 14, at 10 a.m. the group will meet at the Historic Ritz Theatre to finalize their 80 for 80 Celebration plans. This year, the historic Ritz Theatre is celebrating its 80th anniversary and as part of the celebrations, the Friends of […]

Internationally televised, Emmy award winning television show, Fishing University, will be  in Hartwell next month to film an episode that will air in 2020. The segment will not only feature fishing on Lake Hartwell, but local dining, activities and attractions. Hosts and fishing legends Charlie Ingram and Ray Brazier, along with the crew, will arrive on October 14th, to fish […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR A speeding vehicle over Labor Day led to a high-speed chase and a drug bust. It happened last Saturday, September 1 on I-85. According to Commander Sgt. Tracy Webb with the Hartwell Post of the Georgia State Patrol, an alert motorist called Franklin County 911 to report a Mercedes driving recklessly on I-85 northbound. “A Franklin […]

A local Vietnam Veteran received a surprise plane ride on Saturday. Sgt. James “Jimmy” Jacks served as a UH-1H Crew Chief in the Army from 1970 until 1972. He says he never thought he would get to fly again. “It’s the most fantastic thing I’ve ever done,” he said. “Even flying in Vietnam and such, that was phenomenal. I was […]

As Hurricane Dorian moves up the coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas, some local residents have asked if Toccoa-Stephens County will experience any inclement weather. WNEG News reached out to the National Weather Service for answers. According to Meteorologist Steve Wilkinson, Toccoa-Stephens County will only receive a slight breeze from the storm. “No, Hurricane Dorian is going to stay well […]

A group of community partners and agencies will be coming together later this month to discuss addressing poverty in our region. The Northeast Georgia Poverty Round Table is slated for Wednesday, September 18, at 10 a.m. Community partners and agencies from Habersham, White, Stephens, Banks and Rabun counties have partnered to create a plan to reduce poverty in our area. […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR The Lavonia Chamber of Commerce is developing a plan to provide storybooks for Lavonia Elementary School’s kindergarten students and their younger siblings and they need your help. Chamber volunteer Susan Poole tells WNEG’s sister station WLHR the project is called, Lapsitting Learners. “We are asking for donations of books appropriate for children from infancy to age […]

The second 2020 U.S. Census job fair is slated to return to Toccoa next week. The 2020 Census begins April 1, 2020 and the U.S. Census Bureau is looking for men and women to work either full or part-time. To be eligible, you must be at least 18 years old, have a valid Social Security number, and be a U.S. […]