Continuing WNEG’s Look at Stephens County Hospital Initiatives

In looking at recent initiatives and advancements at Stephens County Hospital, last week we heard from Hospital CEO Van Loskoski about the financial status of the hospital, which is currently operating in the black,  and about the new hospitalist team of internists  as well as the new cardiology partnership with Northside Hospital and the ongoing success of the hospital’s stroke […]

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February 2024 “Spirit of Stephens” Winners Announced

During the February 20 Stephens County Board of Education meeting, Kai Prather and Courtney Simmons were named the February “Spirit of Stephens” award winners.  Prather serves in the school system as a bookkeeper, and Simmons is a special education teacher at Liberty Elementary School. Each month during the school year, the Stephens County School System honors employees with this award. […]

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DNR Asking For Public Input On Deer Management

How many white-tailed deer should we have in Georgia? The answer varies depending on whom you ask. Management of Georgia’s white-tailed deer herd can be a challenging and, at times, controversial topic. That’s why the DNR requests your participation in three statewide open house-style public meetings or through an online questionnaire. According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife […]

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USPS Responds to Inquiries into Delayed Election Mail

As reported earlier, WNEG News contacted Toccoa Post Office Postmaster Kevin Moore regarding concerns over undelivered Elections Office precinct Cards and Absentee Ballot Request Forms, as well as inaccurate “undeliverable” stickers attached by the post office to forms returned to the Election Office after having been mailed to voters. Moore informed WNEG News that any inquires would need to be […]

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Main Street Toccoa Offering Assistance to Downtown Business Owners Who Apply For Grant

Main Street Toccoa is offering to assist downtown Toccoa business owners in applying for one of 500 “Backing Small Business” grants being offered by American Express.  According to grant program information, American Express and Main Street America created the Backing Small Businesses grant program in 2021 to help under-resourced and economically vulnerable small business owners recover from the COVID-19 pandemic […]

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Overturned tractor-trailer blocks 365 ramp for 5 hours

A one-vehicle wreck at the Tom Arrendale Interchange disrupted traffic for more than five hours yesterday, Feb. 26, as law enforcement officials worked the scene and cleanup crews uprighted the semi truck that overturned near the intersection of GA 365 and Toccoa Highway in Habersham County.    Habersham County E-911 received the call reporting the overturned 2020 Freightliner Cascadia truck at […]

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