Category: News

The festival season kicks off this weekend as Lavonia gets a jump on Autumn with the annual Lavonia Fall Festival.  The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Lavonia this Saturday, September 30 and will include food choices from funnel cakes, BBQ, Rubens, turkey legs, boiled peanuts, and shaved ice as well as unique, hand-crafted […]

Individuals and families who are covered by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield through their employer-based health plans will still be able to utilize services from Northeast Georgia Health System, with the service covered under their insurance plan.   Northeast Georgia Health System, or NGHS, and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Georgia have extended a new two-year agreement with […]

At the September 19 Board of Education meeting, school officials recognized the classified and certified employee Spirit of Stephens award winners for September. The award recipients are nominated each month by fellow employees. The criteria for nomination state that the nominee must demonstrate a strong commitment to student success, encourage teamwork and assist other staff members, inspire others with a […]

The Stephens County School System, earlier this week, announced the Teacher of the Year and the Support Person of the Year at each of its six schools and at the central office. This year’s honorees were selected by their coworkers.  The Central Office Support Person of the Year is Susan Lambert. At Big A Elementary School, Jacki Bush was named […]

A new study by the Shelter Animals Count organization shows that, in animal shelters in the US, the non-live outcome rate for dogs has nearly doubled (from 5.6% to 10%) from the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2023, and Stephens County is not immune to this trend, says Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter Executive Director Jeff Roberts. […]

Last night, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the application by  AK New Ventures, LLC to rezone 42 acres of undeveloped property near the intersection of Mize Road and the Highway 17 Bypass from Commercial General to Planned Unit Development. The Planned Unit Development, or P.U.D., designation is a new zoning classification added to Stephens County Zoning by […]

Sidney Allen McCollum, of Pickens County, South Carolina, has been sentenced in US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in Gainesville on charges stemming from 2021 bank robberies in Toccoa and Gainesville.  As previously reported by WNEG News, on August 11, 2021, McCollum entered the Northeast Georgia Bank on Big A Road in Toccoa, presented a note to […]

Habersham County Emergency Services and the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office responded just before 7:30 p.m. Saturday to a wreck with possible injuries on Ga. 15 / U.S. 441 north of Grandis Heights Circle in Hollywood. \A white Toyota Camry that was traveling south overturned, crossed the media and southbound lanes before coming to rest on top of the guardrail on […]

Stephens County Sheriff’s deputies recently responded to Mega Motorsports,  located on Big A Road after receiving a 911 call regarding an individual attempting to use an alleged stolen identity. Once deputies arrived, employees advised that an individual attempted to make an online purchase for one of their All Terrain Vehicles.  Employees asked the person in an online response to send […]

The Stephens County 4 H Rifle team is getting closer to the official start of their season, and is continuing to welcome new participants.  Students in 7th to 12th grade who are interested in learning marksmanship, firearms safety, and becoming a 4-H Rifle Team member through the 4-H Rimfire Sporter Program, are invited to attend an informational meeting at 6 […]