Author: Charlie Bauder

Representatives from North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) and Life University met on Thursday, April 30, 2015, to reaffirm the articulation agreement outlined by the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). The system-wide articulation between TCSG and Life University is designed to create a smooth transition from one institution to another for students in undergraduate business programs. Through the agreement, NGTC […]

A Turkish company is headed to Stephens County. Sark Wire Corporation, part of the Sarkuysan Group of Companies, has announced that its second copper wire manufacturing and distribution facility will come online in Toccoa. The company will be located in the old Eddy West building in the Meadowbrook Industrial Park. Stephens County Commission Chair Dennis Bell said he is proud […]

Two people face drug charges after an investigation this week in downtown Toccoa. The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office responded to the “Horse Shoe” located off of Broad Street on Monday afternoon in reference to drug activity at this location. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said the complaint his office got was that several men were gathered and making drug transactions. […]

The third graders from the Stephens County School System make their annual visit to the farm. On Wednesday, those third graders visited Mountain View Farms in Avalon for the annual farm tour. George and Linda Dean own Mountain View Farms. Linda Dean said it is fun every year to have the third graders out to learn about agriculture and more […]

Funeral services are set for the man killed in a three-vehicle accident this week in Stephens County. 21-year-old Reed Edward Haga of Carnesville will be laid to rest on Friday. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Liberty Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery. Haga was killed in a three-vehicle accident Tuesday […]

50th District State Senator John Wilkinson will hold a “meet and greet” in Toccoa today. Wilkinson will be at Quality Foods in Toccoa from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today to meet with constituents. Quality Foods is located at 1502 Big A Road in Toccoa. The public is invited.

AM 630 WNEG has a clarification to make. Last week, we reported that Emily Mote from Stephens County High School signed to play basketball at Brenau University. Mote has actually signed to play both softball and basketball.

Authorities said one person is dead and two others were air lifted with injuries after a three-car accident in Stephens County Tuesday. It happened Tuesday morning on Georgia Highway 106 near Law House Road. Georgia State Patrol Toccoa Post Commander Sergeant First Class Chad Johnson said a 1999 Toyota Tacoma driven by 21-year-old Reed Edward Haga of Carnesville was traveling […]

Stephens County takes another step towards restoring recycling for county residents. At their meeting on Tuesday, Stephens County Commissioners unanimously approved a motion to authorize staff to acquire bins to put at the landfill to serve as a single recycling location and to request the county’s Citizens’ Advisory Panel on Litter and Blight to come up with and present a […]

Stephens County honors its Top Five. The Toccoa Rotary Club held the annual Top Five Reception and Banquet Tuesday at Stephens County High School. Each year, the banquet honors the top five percent of the graduating class at Stephens County High School. It also honors the top five students in Grades Six through Eleven. Toccoa Rotary Club President the Very […]