Author: Ethan Jordan

The City of Toccoa has been awarded over $4 million to reinforce water and sewer infrastructure to ensure residents have reliable and safe drinking water and wastewater systems. The $4,315,000 awarded to the City of Toccoa was announced by Governor Brian Kemp, who was joined by members of the Water and Sewer Infrastructure Committee and state leaders, earlier this week. […]

District 2 Public Health continues to offer free COVID-19 drive-thru testing at Stephens County Hospital. As WNEG News previously reported, testing at the hospital is available on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Additionally, District 2 Public Health offers testing at Habersham Medical Center, located at 541 Historic Hwy 441 North, in Demorest, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, […]

On Thursday, February 17, 2022, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit, with the assistance of the White County Sheriff’s Office, the GBI Cleveland field office, the GBI Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT) unit, the GBI Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center, and the GBI’s Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, executed two residential search warrants […]

The final installment of the Historic Ritz Theatre’s Family Movie Night is coming up next month. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, in January, February, the theatre has hosted Family Movie Nights, and in March, they will close out the series with a screening of Peter Rabbit 2, on March 18. Mayhugh says they’ve decided to break away […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Toccoa man following a traffic stop turned foot chase. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on February 18, at approximately 4:20 a.m., a deputy was on routine patrol and was made aware the driver of the vehicle in front of him was wanted for a felony warrant who also didn’t have a […]

District 2 Public Health has announced a recall on some powdered Infant Formula. According to District 2 Public Information Officer Natasha Young, the Georgia Department of Public Health is urging parents and caregivers of infants to check their powdered infant formula before using it due to a recall of some products. The recall includes select lots of Similac, Alimentum, and […]

A 4th grader at Toccoa Elementary School is the winner of Stephens County Hospital’s Photo Contest. Karina Matias’ artwork was selected as the winner. Stephens County Hospital Foundation Director Pamela Jones says this year they were asked to do a photo contest by Toccoa Elementary School Art Teacher Timothy Mitchell, after the annual Christmas Card contest wasn’t held due to […]

The City of Toccoa has issued a sanitary sewer spill notice. According to the notice, a sanitary sewer spill occurred Tuesday, February 22, in the sewer right-of-way between Robinson Way and Poplar Street. City of Toccoa crew members discovered the overflow condition at 1:00 p.m. which was caused by grease accumulation. The sanitary sewer overflow condition ceased around 4:30 p.m. […]

A Toccoa man has been arrested by the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on February 14, his office received a report of a burglary at a residence on Hewitt Drive. Shirley says a variety of antique items were stolen from the residence. The victim reported that someone gained entry by force and stole the […]