Category: News

Stephens County Hospital’s Interim Chief Executive Officer Roger Forgey’s contract has been extended through June 9, 2018, and will renew automatically there after. During the recent Stephens County Hospital Authority meeting, the authority unanimously approved extending Forgey’s contract. Forgey succeeds Lynne Anderson who resigned as CEO, last October. The Authority retained Forgey in August 2017 to serve as turnaround consultant […]

Habersham County’s 46th annual Special Olympics is being hailed as one of the best ever. Hundreds of special ed students from eight Habersham County schools took to John Larry Black Field Friday morning to open the games and compete in 14 different events, including the 100 meter dash, relay races, cycling, a wheel chair race, shot put, and softball throw. […]

On Friday, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners held a special called meeting to award design build on W. Currahee Street slope stabilization project. In December of 2017, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners made the decision to immediately close a portion of W. Currahee Street, formerly Dick’s Hill Parkway, to all traffic near 4989 W. Currahee Street. This portion […]

Habersham County has joined a growing number of counties that are suing opioid manufacturers and distributors over the opioid epidemic. Late last week, the county filed a lawsuit in federal court against more than 20 companies. The suit alleges the defendants misrepresented the addictive risks of opioids and fraudulently marketed opioids as a treatment for chronic pain; and suggests that […]

The City of Cleveland has taken steps to force Windstream to comply with the city’s request for a business audit. During its meeting this week, the Cleveland City Council adopted a resolution stating Windstream is in violation of Georgia Code concerning the franchising of cable and video services because of failure to comply with an audit request of business records. […]

Amnesty Day is tomorrow! Get ready Stephens County to declutter, clean, and dump your junk. Keep Toccoa-Stephens County Beautiful in conjunction with Keep America Beautiful, Stephens County and the City of Toccoa are holding their annual Amnesty Day celebration, where you can get rid of your junk for free, at the Stephens County Road Department, located at 1597 Scenic Drive […]

On the afternoon of April 10, a member of the Franklin County Deputy Drug Interdiction Team stopped a vehicle on GA 17 inside the city limits of Canon. The deputy spoke with the driver, Stanley Bernard Hunt, who told to the deputy that he did not have his driver’s license on his person. The deputy then removed Hunt from the […]

A Hartwell grandmother has pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter in the 2017 death of her 20-month-old grandson. The child, identified as Paris Adams, was attacked and mauled by two pit bulls owned by the grandmother at a house on Highland Avenue in Hartwell. According to attorney Mays Davison, who represented Sandra Adams, the 70-year-old grandmother pleaded first […]

Developers are looking to build housing units on East Doyle Street Extension. Developers with Vantage Development recently sat down with the Toccoa City Commission to request a letter of support regarding the development of 64 town-house units to be located on East Doyle Street Extension. Project Manager Jordan Whiteside provided the commissioners with a briefing of Vantage Development’s plans for […]

Just a reminder that if it’s time to get your pet vaccinated against rabies, the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter in Lavonia is again offering a spring rabies clinic Saturday at their shelter on Bear Creek Road. This year’s rabies clinic will be held from 10a to 3p. Shelter Director Tammie Jourdenais tells WNEG News rabies vaccines will be available for […]