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Stephens County’s newly renovated Rose Lane Therapeutic Pool is now open. After a year of being shuttered, Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers and Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen arranged a ribbon cutting ceremony to formally celebrate the reopening of the community’s beloved pool. During the ceremony, Ayers spoke about the long process, citing bureaucratic red tape prolonged […]
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Despite the government shutdown, the Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday that it will start processing tax returns beginning January 28, and will provide refunds to taxpayers as scheduled. On Monday, the White House announced it would allow the IRS to begin processing refunds. In a press release issued Tuesday, IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said his department is committed to ensuring […]
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Stephens County Hospital welcomes its New Year’s Baby for 2019. The hospital announced on Monday that this year’s proud parents of the New Year’s Baby are Christin and Jesse Henry, both of Toccoa. The New Year’s Baby was also greeted by 3-year-old sister Ava Henry. Mom, Christin, said her baby is a healthy 7-pounds and 15-ounces, 19 ¾” long, baby […]
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A Toccoa woman is being charged by the Georgia State Patrol for causing a three-car wreck Monday on Big A Road. It happened about 7a Monday morning at the light in front of Bell’s restaurant. Trooper First Class Scott Campbell tells WNEG News a 2008 Mercury Milan driven by Hazel Shedd, age 82 of Toccoa was traveling north on Big […]
Read moreA judge has set Monday, January 28 as the date to take up a second lawsuit filed by Dan Gasaway, this time contesting the results of the December 4th Special Primary. Last May, Gasaway lost to Republican businessman Chris Erwin by 65 votes and in June he filed a lawsuit claiming some voters in Habersham County had been given the […]
Read moreNewly elected State House Representative for District 28 Chris Erwin will join State Senator John Wilkinson for a pre-legislative coffee in Toccoa this week. Both Wilkinson and Erwin will discuss some of the larger issues facing the Georgia General Assembly when the session opens January 14. In addition to adopting a new budget for fiscal 2020, law makers will hear […]
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Traffic is flowing again on Big A Road after a three-vehicle wreck during rush hour. It happened about 7a at the light in front of Bell’s restaurant. Authorities tell WNEG News a female driver was traveling north on Big A Road when she crossed three lanes of traffic at the stop light and hit a Ford sedan head-on that was […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Board of Commissioners will consider rescinding a motion that had been made in November 2018 during tomorrow’s scheduled meeting. The original motion was to extend county road maintenance on Bunch Standridge Road by 300 feet. This motion also stipulated that the residents whose land intersects the 300 feet of road must sign easements to the county before […]
Read moreOfficials with the Stephens County Park and Recreation department are working to install concrete barriers, following the recent death of a Royston man who drove his truck off the broken bridges and plunged into Lake Hartwell on New Year’s Eve. Stephens County Recreation Department Director Richard Adams told WNEG News on Thursday about the heightened safety measures. “We’re adding two […]
Read moreThe Stephens County’s therapeutic pool will open Monday, January 7. That’s according to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers. Ayers adds that the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony at the therapeutic pool on Monday at 10 a.m. The public is invited to attend the ceremony. Stephens County Recreation Department Program Director Cheryl Stinnett told […]
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