Author: Ethan Jordan

The monthly meeting of the Board of Elections and Registration for Stephens County is coming up this evening in the Stephens County Historic Courthouse. According to Election Supervisor April Roberts, the meeting will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. Roberts says the public is invited and encouraged to attend the meeting. For questions regarding today’s meeting, contact Roberts by calling 706-886-8954.

As a reminder, Stephens County Schools are back in session beginning today. The Stephens County School year will run 180 days. Be careful while on your commute as school buses will be on the roads this morning. In Georgia, drivers must stop for school buses on two-lane roads–all traffic traveling in all lanes must stop when a school bus stops […]

In Habersham County, three people face multiple charges after a months-long investigation by ARDEO and Habersham County Sheriff’s investigators. According to a released issued by ARDEO, on Monday, July 26, 2021, a search warrant was executed at a residence on Jud Pitts Rd in Mt. Airy, Georgia. There, federal, state, and local authorities seized five grams of Methamphetamine, approximately 20 […]

Main Street Toccoa will continue its Ida Cox Music Series this weekend with a performance by Split Shot and D-earl. Split Shot is the headlining act and will take the stage following a performance by opening act D-earl at 7 p.m. The series is named for Ida Cox, who was born Ida Prather in Toccoa before going off to make […]

WNEG News has received confirmation from the Toccoa Police Department of multiple shootings in Stephens County. Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize confirmed the shooting at Buddy’s Kwik Stop, at the corner of Currahee Street and Big A Road happened on Sunday just after noon. Mize says the Toccoa Police Department was alerted of a shots fired call at the Marathon […]

The Georgia State Patrol still hasn’t released any more details regarding the fatal accident that killed two Toccoa residents on late Thursday night. As WNEG News reported on Friday, the GSP identified the two victims as 19-year-old Micah Kaden Ferreira and 20-year-old Andrew Billy Crunkelton. The GSP reports the accident happened just after 11 p.m. Thursday on Prather Bridge Road […]

Main Street Toccoa and the Historic Ritz Theatre’s planned Back-to-School Bash is this Friday. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, on Friday, August 6, come to the Ritz for a bit of fun before school starts back. The event will run from 5 p.m. till 9 p.m. and features inflatable activities, ice-cream, and a movie, all free of […]

WNEG News has received confirmation from the Toccoa Police Department of multiple shootings in Stephens County. Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize confirmed the shooting at Buddy’s Kwik Stop, at the corner of Currahee Street and Big A Road happened on Sunday just after noon. Mize says the Toccoa Police Department was alerted of a shots fired call at the Marathon […]

An accident in Stephens County Thursday night, fatally injured two Toccoa residents. According to the Georgia State Patrol the victims have been identified as 19-year-old Micah Kaden Ferreira and 20-year-old Andrew Billy Crunkelton. The GSP reports the accident happened just after 11 p.m. on Prather Bridge Road at Holly Creek Drive. GSP Post 7 Commander Donnie Sadler says a trooper […]

District 2 Public Health has released corrected data for Stephens County’s vaccinated population, after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention released inaccurate data. WNEG News reported on Wednesday, only 1,641 residents in Stephens County were fully vaccinated, as was stated on the CDC’s website; however, those numbers were inaccurate. According to District 2 Public Health Public Information Officer Natasha […]