Author: Ethan Jordan

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office has provided additional details regarding an incident that initially occurred in Jackson County. As WNEG News previously reported, on May 18, 2023, the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office arrested and charged a Toccoa man and woman with the following. Leonardo Gabriel Steeple, age 45, was charged with two counts of Trafficking Cocaine, one count of […]

By Jessica Waters On April 12 of this year,  the Biden Administration officially designated the increasingly-popular combination of fentanyl and xylazine as an “emerging threat” to the country. For Stephens County’s Julie Russell, that is a fact that hit home in the most tragic way – the death of her 21-year-old daughter, Lauren. Russell recently sat down with WNEG to […]

The Toccoa Police Department has announced an upcoming Level 2 Advanced Firearms Class. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on Thursday, June 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. the police department will be offering this Level 2 class. The class will be held at the James A Neal Training Center, located at 568 Alewine Drive, in Toccoa. He says […]

By Jessica Waters Fifteen people lost their lives on Georgia roads and highways over the Memorial Day Weekend, according to the latest information from the Georgia Department of Public Safety. None of the fatal accidents occurred in the Georgia State Patrol Troop B sector, which covers 21 counties in the northeast corner of the state, including Stephens, Franklin, Hart, and […]

A Toccoa man was arrested on Saturday, May 27, after law enforcement responded to an accident on Rose Lane. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, an officer with his office responded to an accident that had occurred at the Toccoa Bowling Center off of Rose Lane. Once on scene the Toccoa Police Officer met with a Stephens County Sheriff’s […]

The Toccoa Police Department arrested a Toccoa woman following a traffic stop. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on May 22, at approximately 1:29 p.m., a Toccoa Police Officer was on patrol on S. Broad Street when he witnessed a black BMW turn into the center turning lane traveling at a high rate of speed. Mize says, the officer […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will be getting a used Fire Engine/Pumper from the city of Baldwin. During the recent Stephens County Board of Commissioner’s meeting, County Administrator Christian Hamilton explained that the city of Baldwin has asked the county if they would like their 1999 LaFrance Engine/Pumper. Stephens County Fire Coordinator Jonathan Jordan says they can use the […]

By Jessica Waters On Monday, more than 200 attendees filled the covered pavilion at  Camp Toccoa at Currahee for the 2023 Memorial Day Ceremony, presented by Stephens County’s veterans organizations, including VFW Post 4346, American Legion Post 104, AmVets Post 600 and the U.S.M.C. League – Currahee Mountain Detachment 1303. The Stephens County High School JROTC Color Guard presented the […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Public Library is gearing up for its summer reading program. According to Toccoa-Stephens County Public Library’s Regional Children and Youth Director Shantelle Grant the summer reading program will start next week on June 1, 2023. She says this year’s theme is All Together Now. “We are very excited about our Summer Reading Program this year, because the […]

By Jessica Waters Many of Georgia Power’s 2.7 million customers, who are already adjusting to the 2.5% rate increase that hit consumer bills in January, will need to brace for an additional 12% increase that will take effect next week, on June 1. The increase will add roughly $16 to the average residential customer’s monthly bill. Additional rate increases have […]