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Qualifying in Stephens County ends today at noon. Qualifying for Republican candidates will be held at Bross, McAllister, and Williams located at 268 Broad Street, in Toccoa. Qualifying for Democratic and nonpartisan candidates will take place at the Stephens County Historic Courthouse in the Elections Office, at 37 W. Tugalo Street, in Toccoa. As of Thursday, there have been several […]
Read moreAs WNEG News reported earlier this week, the movie on the lawn at Emory Johnson Park has been postponed. It was originally scheduled to be held tonight; however, due to inclement weather, the movie will now be held on March 26, at 7 p.m. at Emory Johnson Park. According to organizer KaDeja Scott, this is a community event aimed to […]
Read moreThe Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter will be holding a volunteer event this weekend. Humane Shelter Executive Director Jeff Roberts says the event will be to celebrate the shelter having over 1,000 dogs and cats adopted last year. He says the shelter’s live-release rate is now over 93 percent. That’s why on Saturday, March 12, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., […]
Read moreGet ready to spring forward Saturday night before you go to bed. Daylight saving time starts on Sunday, March 13, at 2 a.m., when clocks are set ahead one hour, which means you’ll either need to hit the pillows an hour earlier or lose an hour of sleep. Most cell phones and other electronics will make the change on their […]
Read moreThe Stephens County High School boys and girls tennis teams both won region matches against Franklin County at home Wednesday. The Indian boys won, 4 to 1. Griffin Wilkinson, Dawson Childs and Rusty Spencer all won singles matches. The doubles team of Clayton Bishop and Joc Brown also won. The Lady Indians also won, 4 to 1. Singles players Makiya Hutto and Kathryn Stroud […]
Read moreQualifying for several Stephens County posts continues today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Qualifying for Republican candidates will be held at Bross, McAllister, and Williams located at 268 Broad Street, in Toccoa. Qualifying for Democratic and nonpartisan candidates will take place at the Stephens County Historic Courthouse in the Elections Office, […]
Read moreThe 2022 varsity football schedule has been announced for the Stephens County Indians. Stephens County will start with 2 scrimmage games—at home against Elbert County on August 5th, followed by another scrimmage game at Fannin County on August 12th. The Indians 2022 regular season schedule features 5 non-region opponents, beginning with a home game August 19th against Habersham Central in the […]
Read moreNinth District Opportunity still has funds available for its water assistance program. According to Ninth District Opportunity’s Community Resource Coordinator Paula Duley, anyone age 60 or older, households with a child 5-years-old or younger, or if your water has been disconnected can apply for the water assistance program. She says you can call the Ninth District Opportunity Office at 706-886-0211 […]
Read moreGet ready to spring forward Saturday night before you go to bed. Daylight saving time starts on Sunday, March 13, at 2 a.m., when clocks are set ahead one hour, which means you’ll either need to hit the pillows an hour earlier or lose an hour of sleep. Most cell phones and other electronics will make the change on their […]
Read moreThe movie event at Emory Johnson Park has been postponed. As WNEG News previously reported, a local group had organized an event for the youth of Toccoa-Stephens County to enjoy a movie on the lawn at Emory Johnson Park on Friday, March 11; however, on Tuesday, March 8, it was announced that the event has been postponed because of rain […]
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