Author: Ethan Jordan

As WNEG News previously reported, lithium-ion battery recycler and raw materials provider SungEel Recycling Park Georgia, LLC, will locate its first U.S. recycling facility here in Stephens County. SungEel Recycling Park Georgia’s new facility will be located at the Hayestone Brady Business Park, a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) Certified site, in Toccoa. Last week, WNEG News submitted questions […]

A Stephens County man has been indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury on four counts including felony murder for allegedly causing the overdose death of another man. According to the indictment, on or about June 10th, 29-year-old Danny Lee Henson provided fentanyl, a Schedule II Controlled Substance to Levi Douglas Roach which resulted in Roach’s death. Henson was also […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet today for its regular scheduled meeting. The meeting will begin promptly at 5:00 p.m. inside the City Commission/Court Room at Toccoa City Hall. Up for consideration includes a proclamation for National Recovery Month, the consideration of Ground Penetrating Radar Scan and Cemetery Mapping Services, and a public hearing and initial zoning for annexation request […]

Stephens County Election Supervisor Krista Terry is reminding citizens that her office will conduct Logic and Accuracy Testing this morning. She says her office will begin conducting Logic and Accuracy Testing on today, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Election Office inside the Stephens County Historic Courthouse. She says all BMDs, ICPs, and Poll Pads to be used for the […]

Stephens County Election Supervisor Krista Terry is reminding voters that election day voting will look a little different in November. Terry says, voters will be able to cast ballots at the Stephens County Senior Center and the Stephens County Recreation Department’s Gym adjacent to the Senior Center on election day. She says the gym will provide space for additional voting […]

Continuing our coverage from earlier this week, the State Board of Elections released its findings regarding seven complaints involving the Stephens County Elections Office. According to information obtained by WNEG from the State Board of Elections under the Open Records Act, between November 2020 and January 2021, the Georgia Office of the Secretary of State Investigations Division received multiple complaints […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a Toccoa man after a theft at the Marathon Gas Station near the Jeanette Jamieson Intersection. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, his office responded to the Marathon Gas Station at 9:00 a.m. on September 10. Upon arrival, deputies were notified that a male subject entered the store around 3:00 a.m. and […]

A local nonprofit organization has planned a 1K and 5K run, walk, and roll. The race will be held at the Stephens County Recreation Department on Rose Lane. Krista Terry is an advisor with Brave Hearts. She says the race will start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 1. “Stephens County joins us on Saturday, October 1st, for the Brave […]