Author: Ethan Jordan

Today is the final day to cast an advance ballot prior to the Christmas Holiday. That’s according to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober. The advance voting period began on Monday, December 14, and Gober says all advance voting is done at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office inside the Historic Stephens County Courthouse. The early voting period will continue from 8 […]

Most of us who put up a live Christmas tree aren’t always ready to take it down the day after Christmas, but when you do, there’s a way to recycle it that will not only help the environment, but fish. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Project Office will again accept natural Christmas trees for recycling beginning […]

The City of Toccoa has released its holiday schedule for Christmas. Toccoa City Hall will be closed on December 24 and 25 in observance of the holiday. Routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up on Thursday, December 24th will now be picked up on Monday, December 28, and routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked […]

A local industry makes donation to benefit students attending Stephens County Schools virtually. On Friday, ASI, delivered 50 desks to students throughout the county to ensure they have a designated space for schoolwork. ASI Southeast Executive Vice President and COO Doug Hitchens told WNEG News they heard about the need and wanted to help the community. “We realize our responsibility […]

The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) and the Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD) encourage motorists to exercise safe driving habits during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday travel periods. In an effort to reduce the number of crashes on Georgia roadways, State troopers and MCCD officers will be on high visibility patrols on interstates and state roads. The Christmas travel period […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 48 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 1,951 people testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Monday afternoon. The latest report has Habersham County with 82 deaths and now 3,100 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Franklin County […]

Early voting continues this week in Toccoa-Stephens County. That’s according to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober. The advance voting period began on Monday, December 14, and Gober says all advance voting is done at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office inside the Historic Stephens County Courthouse. The early voting period will continue this week Monday through Wednesday, December 23, from 8 […]

Main Street Toccoa will continue its fourth season of the Ritz Theatre’s Open Mic Monday series tonight in Toccoa-Stephens County. The Open Mic Monday competition will begin at 7:00 p.m. The competition is limited to just 10 contestants each, so anyone interested in competing is asked to sign-up online by emailing Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh at [email protected] or […]

The Stephens County School System has released the latest weekly COVID-19 update for the week ending December 18, 2020. The update includes: 3 staff members with a positive COVID-19 test; 5 staff members quarantined at home; 159 students quarantined at home; and 5 students with a positive COVID-19 test. There are 3,929 students currently enrolled in-person and virtually throughout the […]