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If you’re planning to do a lot of fishing this year in Georgia you will want to pick up a copy of the just-released 2019 Georgia Sport Fishing Regulations Guide. Matt Thomas is the fisheries management chief with the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division Fisheries Management Division. Thomas tells WNEG News the guide provides helpful information for all anglers, whether experienced […]
Read moreFilm crews from the History Channel have been seen in and around Toccoa over the past several days. They are filming a segment on Paul Anderson for a new show. On Monday, four current weight lifters were at Paul Anderson Park to see if they could beat Anderson’s weight lifting record. Donald Meyerson is one of the producers and said the […]
Read moreThree Toccoa men are behind bars after a BOLO (Be on the Look Out) was issued for a man wearing a coat and riding a bicycle. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on Friday morning, officers were dispatched to an area on Hill Street in reference to shots fired. A description had been given of a man in a […]
Read moreCity Commissioners now have a better idea of what their departments need and what to budget for in 2019 and fiscal 2020. Commissioners met with department heads Monday afternoon at Reflections in Toccoa. One of those department heads was Toccoa Fire Chief Jeff Haslup. Haslup told Commissioners his department is in need of three new pump fire trucks. Haslup said the […]
Read more16 alleged members of a major drug organization operating in North Georgia are now behind bars in Jackson County after a major multi-law enforcement agency bust. It happened throughout six Northeast Georgia counties Friday. ARDEO spokesman Mitchell Posey said officers began serving 10 search warrants and issued 14 arrest warrants for members and suppliers of Larry “Lil Man” Fricks’ drug […]
Read moreA Toccoa woman has been arrested and charged with her second DUI in less than a year. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on the evening of January 10, an officer patrolling Big A Road observed a Jeep weaving over the fog line. A traffic stop was then performed. The officer requested the driver step out of the vehicle […]
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Stephens County is receiving push back from the Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville Stations, after uploading its application and petition to the Federal Communications Commission. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers the Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville Stations have submitted their own petitions asking the FCC to deny the county’s request. “We’ve submitted and uploaded our application to the FCC’s website. We haven’t received word from the […]
Read moreA group of athletes with the Stephens County Special Olympics recently set out to compete in the Winter Games hosted in Cobb County. WNEG News spoke with Kevin Phillips on Friday about the Stephens County’s Special Olympics. “We got 18 basketball athletes which make up 2 teams going, and also we got a team of bowlers going, so in all […]
Read morePolice are investigating a recent armed robbery in Toccoa. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, the incident occurred shortly before 4:30 a.m. Monday, at the American Eagle Store located on Big A Road. Mize said his officers were dispatched to the store in reference to an unknown issue due to a language barrier; however, upon arrival, officers were able […]
Read moreLocal leaders received a preview of the forthcoming state legislative session on Thursday. 50th District State Senator John Wilkinson and Newly elected District 28 State Representative Chris Erwin appeared before local leaders at the Pre-Legislative Coffee event at the Mitchell Allen Meeting Room at the Historic Train Deport in Toccoa. Both Wilkinson and Erwin addressed a number of topics they […]
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