Author: Ethan Jordan

The City of Toccoa issued this press release on Friday, November 20, detailing the Toccoa Fire Department having several firefighters test positive for COVID-19: The Toccoa Fire Department reports that several Firefighters have tested positive for Covid-19.  All Toccoa Firefighters have been tested.  Of those tested, numerous Firefighters received results that they are negative for Covid-19, so staffing Toccoa’s two […]

The annual Toccoa Christmas Parade is just a few weeks away and now is the time to sign up if you plan to be in it. Sponsored by the Toccoa Women’s Club, this year’s parade takes place on Saturday, December 5 at 4 p.m. And this year’s theme is, “Christmas in America.” Judges will be looking for the best interpretation […]

District 2 Public Health announces new hours of operations for local health departments. According to officials with District 2 Public Health, the new hours will offer health department services until 7:00 p.m. every Tuesday. These extended hours will add convenience for individuals whose schedules may not allow them to come to the health department during the normal 8:00 a.m. to […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR A Mexican illegal, arrested last year in one of Hart County’s biggest drug busts, will spend the next 13 years in prison without the possibility of parole. District Attorney Parks White said that this week, 20-year old Arturo Gonzalez plead guilty to trafficking methamphetamine in Hart County Superior Court. Gonzalez’s arrest came in September 2019 when […]

Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober has announced that her office didn’t violate any guidelines by using poll workers to complete the recent audit of the November 3rd Election. As WNEG News reported on Wednesday, Georgia GOP Monitor for Stephens County Rebeckah Bennett said the audit should have been completed using volunteers representing the Democratic and Republican Parties. However, Gober says […]

Christmas Fest returns to Toccoa on December 4. According to Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby the city has planned several entertainment options for families to enjoy. Christmas Fest will run from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., and will kick-off with the annual City of Toccoa Christmas Tree lighting at 6 p.m. Take in the sounds of the holiday […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR The Franklin County Tax Commissioners office is back open to the public after a two-week closure due to COVID-19. Tax Commissioner Bobby Martin said the office reopened Monday morning at 8:00a, but indicated his staff has been working since last week to catch up on the mail and internet payments. “We actually came in on Thursday […]

Georgia GOP Monitor for Stephens County Rebeckah Bennett recently addressed some concerns she has for the Stephens County Registrar’s Office’s Audit of the November 3rd Election. Despite that Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober told WNEG News on Monday that the audit went smoothly and was a success, Bennett believes that is not accurate. She says there were several violations that […]

A local branch of the Veterans Adventure Group is inviting Veterans to sign-up for a day of scuba diving. According to Benjamin Stanfield, on Saturday, December 12, the group will meet at The Dive Shop on McEver, in Gainesville, for a day of Discover SCUBA diving, food, door prizes, and a guest speaker from Divers Alert Network. The Dive Shop […]