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The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting last Thursday. Currahee Overland located at 40 West Currahee Street in Toccoa hosted chamber members and guests. Owner/Operator Craig Oglesby tells WNEG why he was interested in opening the business in Toccoa. “Before this I was a firefighter and in the Army, and I always enjoyed the outdoors. Having a […]

Local leaders hear from Georgia’s Commissioner of Agriculture at an annual banquet. Gary Black was the guest speaker at Tuesday’s annual Toccoa-Stephens County Farm City Week Banquet at First Baptist Church, in Toccoa. Black talked about the significance of encouraging today’s youth to get involved in agriculture. Stephens County Farm Bureau organizes the banquet each year. Stephens County Farm Bureau […]

Stuff The Bus organizer and Toccoa Rotary Club member Leon Womack has a message before tomorrow’s Stuff The Bus 5K run/walk at Boyd Field in Toccoa “We need runners”. Again, your time on this course, can be used to secure a closer starting spot in the Peachtree Road Race Qualifier, and Womack says all runners and walkers are welcome. The […]

The Georgia Mountains Fellowship of Christian Athletes held what was called a “Tailgate” dinner Tuesday night at Piedmont College. Georgia Mountains FCA Area Director Steve Pruitt tells WNEG the purpose for the dinner “tonight is a celebration, but also a time to develop our ministry to look forward to the coming year”; says Pruitt. “We’ve had a lot of exciting […]

A couple wanted in Mexico on kidnappinng charges are headed back to Mexico after being captured in Lavonia. Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas said the arrest came November 6 with the help of agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Atlanta field office. According to Thomas, 43-year old Arminda Espinoza-Albarran and 41-year old Jose Mendez-Paniagua were wanted in Michoacan, Mexico in […]

Charges are being filed against a Gainesville woman who Troopers say is responsible for a wreck Tuesday morning in Toccoa. It happened about 9a Tuesday at the intersection of Highway 123/West Currahee St. and Georgia Highway 17/365. “The driver of a Kia Sorento was traveling north on Highway 17 and lost control of her vehicle. She slid across the median […]

The transition at the Stephens County Registrar’s office is hitting a snag… It’s called the December 4th Special Primary. Registrar Bill Cochran was expected to retire the end of this week, but County Administrator Phyllis Ayers says complications with the November Election have changed his plans. “With the addition of the re-run election of House District 28, and the apparent […]

The men of Friendship Baptist Church in Toccoa will once again be hosting their annual Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner for Seniors. The dinner takes place this Sunday, the 18th at the Boys and Girls Club on Whitman St. This is the 23rd year for the event and organizer Randolph Sherman said all senior citizens over 55 in Toccoa-Stephens County are welcome. According […]

In Rabun County, a joint investigation Monday by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Cleveland Office and the GBI Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit resulted in the arrest of a Tiger, Georgia man on child exploitation charges. GBII spokesperson NellIe Miles tells WNEG News 22-year old Cody Whitmire of Tiger, was believed to have been in possession of graphic images […]