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This weekend will be the final weekend of the 2021 Christmas season for Toccoa on Ice. According to Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby, the ice-skating rink will open for the last time this weekends. The rink is open Friday from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m.; Saturday from 12:00 p.m. until 9 p.m.; and on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until […]
Read moreThe City of Toccoa has announced its schedule for New Year’s 2022. Toccoa City Hall is closed today in observance of New Years. Routes for garbage and recyclables scheduled to be picked up today, will be picked up on Monday, January 3, 2022. Commercial garbage will be picked up as usual, but yard waste and other items will not be […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Lady Indians picked up their first win of the season Wednesday night, topping the Lady Yellow Jackets of T.L. Hanna High School, 40-36. A’Nya Mayweather hit a shot from under the basket with four seconds left to give Stephens County the win. Mayweather ended up with seven points and Kiara Lopez also had seven. Makiya Knox led […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 114 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 4,697 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. In Stephens County there has been a total of 359 hospitalizations due to the virus since the start of the pandemic. The latest report was released Wednesday afternoon. In the last […]
Read moreAs WNEG News continues its look back at 2021, today we’ll review the past 12-months for Stephens County Schools. The year began with students attending virtual classes due to the Coronavirus; however, at the start of 2021-2022 school year, in August, students were able to return to the classroom in-person. The school system hired Dr. Matthew Thompson as the system’s […]
Read moreThe monthly meeting of the Board of Elections and Registration for Stephens County is coming up next week in the Stephens County Historic Courthouse. According to Election Supervisor April Roberts, the meeting will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Roberts says the public is invited and encouraged to attend the meeting. For questions regarding next week’s meeting, […]
Read moreFew details have been released regarding the body found at a park in Stephens County. As WNEG News previously reported, the body of 49-year-old Barrett Cash was found in the Emory Johnson Park on Whitman Street, in Toccoa, Christmas morning. The Stephens County Coroner’s Office released the identity of the man shortly after the body was found. Toccoa Police Chief […]
Read moreIt’s hard to beat any basketball team twice in the same month, but the Stephens County Indians managed to do just that Tuesday night. Four players shot in double-figures as the Indians beat the Elbert County Blue Devils 63-58 in the opening round of the Border Wars Holiday Basketball Tournament. Aaron Scott led the Indians with 16 points. Javin Gordon […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 114 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 4,691 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. In Stephens County there has been a total of 359 hospitalizations due to the virus since the start of the pandemic. The latest report was released Tuesday afternoon. In the last […]
Read moreThe Winners of Main Street Toccoa’s annual storefront Christmas contest have been announced. The contest ran from December 3 through December 22 in downtown Toccoa. A panel of judges chose the winners of the first three categories and the fourth was a People’s Choice Award voted on by online votes. This year’s winners are: First Place—Angel Oak Home Second Place—Downtown […]
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