Category: News

Toccoa-Stephens County is gearing up for the big screen—yet again. According to Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen, Stephens County is beginning to get quite the reputation in the film industry. Recently, Paysen told WNEG News about the fifth movie being shot here in Stephens County. “The name of this movie is going to be ‘When We Last […]

A Toccoa woman was arrested after being stopped for a tag violation. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, officers with the Toccoa Police Department were on patrol, in the area of West Currahee Street and Broad Street, when they observed a vehicle with a tag violation. Officers then performed a traffic stop on the vehicle. Mize said, that the […]

In recent weeks, officers with the Toccoa Police Department have received a number of complaints regarding empty homes being vandalized. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on July 11, while officers were patrolling one of the reported areas, they spotted a Ford Ranger pickup leaving one of the homes. After stopping the vehicle, officers discovered the driver, identified as […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter is bursting at the seems with animals needing to be adopted and now the shelter is offering two-for-one adoption deals on some of them. Monday, Shelter Director Jeff Roberts said the shelter is currently housing over 225 cats and dogs, well beyond the 150 -animal capacity that the shelter is designed for. And because most […]

Funeral services have not yet been announced for former Stephens County Marshall Thomas Bennett. Bennett was killed Friday in a one-vehicle accident in Toccoa. According to the Georgia State Patrol incident report, Bennett was driving his 2011 Toyota Tundra south on Currahee Street when he failed to negotiate a curve. Bennett lost control of his vehicle, ran off the shoulder […]

Georgia joins Alabama and three other states in a week-long speed enforcement operation beginning today, July 16. “Operation Southern Shield” will run through Sunday, July 22  Law enforcement in Georgia and Alabama will join Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina in pulling over drivers who are traveling above legal speed limits on interstates, major highways and local roads. Georgia Department of […]

Last Friday, July 13, troopers with the Georgia State Patrol responded to a fatal, single-vehicle accident on West Currahee Street. According to officials with the GSP, Thomas Ronald “Tom” Bennett, 64, of Toccoa, sustained life-threatening injuries from the accident, and was later pronounced dead at the Greenville Health Center. Bennett worked as a deputy with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office […]

On Sunday, July 8, several agencies responded to a two-vehicle accident, near the intersection of Big A Road and Belvue Drive, shortly after 12 noon. On arrival, first responders found a red 2016 Nissan Frontier, driven by Michelle Harrell Brennan, 52, of Toccoa, and a silver 2018 Ford Escape, driven by Ty Nathaniel Coker, 26, of Jasper, both vehicles sustained […]

Recently, two Toccoa Women were arrested after officers, with the Toccoa Police Department, found drugs inside a Toccoa residence. On July 12, officers were dispatched to Stephens Drive in reference to possible drug activity. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, his officers had received a citizen’s tip regarding the activity. Mize said that when the resident opened the door, […]