Author: Ethan Jordan

WNEG News has received reports of several downed trees and flooding across the county. The following roads have been closed: Buena Vista Road; North Avenue; Meadow Brook Drive; Dortch Road; Logans Run; and Combs Avenue. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, there are several different road crews that are out in numbers working to reopen the roads. She says […]

An Eastanollee couple has been arrested after investigators with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office found drugs at their residence on Turner Circle. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on April 13, investigators with his office were called out to a theft on Wolfpit Road in Eastanollee. Once on scene, investigators were shown surveillance footage that showed a female subject, […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will be deciding the next steps to take in countering an appeal to overturn recent approval by the FCC. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved Stephens County’s request to lift its Orphan County Status earlier this month; however, in January, the county received notice that the Carolinas stations had filed an appeal against Stephens […]

Newly elected State House Representative for District 28 Chris Erwin will join State Senator John Wilkinson for the post-legislative coffee in Toccoa on Monday. Both Wilkinson and Erwin will review the issues that were addressed during this past legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly. Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen says the event is a way for […]

A group of Stephens County Cloverleaf 4-H’ers recently took home 35 awards during the 4-H District Project Achievement event in South Jackson. There were 11 counties represented, and 320 competitors during the district-wide competition. Stephens County 4-H Agent Susan Yearwood says this year, Stephens County had 55 4-H’ers participating at Cloverleaf District Project Achievement, and the Stephens County 4-H delegation […]

Toccoa police continue their investigation in a recent Grand Theft Auto case. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on the morning of April 13, a gold 2004 GMC Sierra pickup truck was taken from 49 Letourneau Drive, in Toccoa. The owner, Hunter Lee told officers he did not leave the key in the vehicle. Mize says around 4 p.m., […]

A Stephens County Sheriff Deputy uncovers drugs after noticing a suspicious vehicle parked outside of a local service station. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley one of his investigators had noticed the vehicle parked, with two occupants, outside of a local service station, and thought it was odd that neither occupant was getting out of the vehicle, prompting him […]

An accident involving a Gasoline Tanker and an SUV Monday morning is being investigated by the Georgia State Patrol. According to officials with the GSP, the accident occurred around 7:15 a.m. on Hwy 106 and the by-pass, when a 2001 Chevy Suburban rear ended a 2016 KenWorth Fuel Tanker. The report states that the Suburban came to an uncontrolled rest […]

Spring has sprung in downtown Toccoa with the addition of the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce Butterfly Garden, being called “The Butterfly Station.” This project was a joint effort with Keep Toccoa-Stephens County Beautiful, the Stephens County Extension and 4-H, City of Toccoa, and the Stephens County Chamber of Commerce. The garden includes nectar plants to attract butterflies, host plants […]