Author: Ethan Jordan

Today is the final day to sign up for the Toccoa Police Department’s Basic Handgun Course. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on April 9, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. his department will hold the training course at the James A. Neal Training Center. He says no one under the age of 21 will be admitted including participant’s […]

Ninth District Opportunity’s Water Assistance Program is now open to anyone who meets the income requirements. According to Ninth District Opportunity’s Community Resource Coordinator Paula Duley, a one-time payment will be made to the home water supplier on behalf of eligible households. She says eligibility for the program is based on the income of everyone living in the home, and […]

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced that 50-year-old James Cleveland has been arrested in connection with a Hart County fire. Cleveland is being charged with Arson in the first degree and criminal damage to property. The fire, according to King, occurred on March 12 at a 58-year-old, 1,400-square-foot residence on Wayne Circle in Hartwell. King says the […]

Tickets are still available to see The Mulligan. The Mulligan is the seventh movie to be filmed in Toccoa-Stephens County and in April, it’ll be premiered at the Historic Ritz Theatre. According to Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen, The Mulligan premiere is scheduled for Monday, April 18. Paysen says the movie was originally scheduled to be filmed […]

After some confusion, Stephens County Board of Registrations and Elections Chairman Sean Black has issued a statement regarding a candidate who has only partially qualified for the Stephens County Board of Commissioners Post 1 Race. Black tells WNEG News that Craig Oglesby, during the qualifying period, declared his intention to be a candidate for the county commission race as a […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office arrested two Toccoa residents following a traffic stop. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on March 17, at approximately 11:25 p.m. a K-9 Deputy with his office conducted a traffic stop on a white Ford F-150 at the intersection of Black Mountain Road and Falls Road. The deputy stopped the vehicle because its registration […]

Ninth District Opportunity has announced it will begin scheduling appointments for Cooling Help on April 1. According to Ninth District Opportunity’s Community Resource Coordinator Paula Duley one-time payments will be made by check issued to the home cooling suppliers on behalf of eligible households up to $500. She says the Cooling Help program is available for households in which every […]

The Georgia State Patrol is looking for the suspect involved in a high-speed chase in Stephens County on Sunday. According to a release issued by the GSP, a trooper attempted to pull over a white Honda Accord around 7:30 a.m. after it was seen speeding on GA-365 Southbound in Stephens County. Once the trooper activated his emergency lights, the driver […]

The Toccoa Planning Commission voted to table a decision on a rezoning and variance requests for a new subdivision on Addington Drive. On Thursday, the Toccoa Planning Commission met for its regular scheduled meeting which opened in front a packed room of concerned residents. The rezoning, variance, and Subdivision Ordinance Variance requests would rezone the property from R-1A to R-1B-single […]