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The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting another death in Stephens County due to complications of Covid-19, the first death reported in the county in almost three weeks, bringing the total to 42. DPH is now reporting 1,293 positive cases of the virus in Stephens County since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Sunday […]
Read moreStephens County Middle School will play for the NEGIAA Football Championship tonight as the Rebels will host Habersham. The game was originally scheduled for last Thursday, but due to inclement weather, the game was moved to tonight. This is the third consecutive year Stephens County has made it to the title game—they won it last year at Rabun County. The […]
Read moreElection Day is tomorrow in Toccoa-Stephens County. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober, residents wishing to cast a ballot will vote at the Stephens County Senior Center from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday. During the advance voting period there were over 7,500 residents to cast advance ballots. As a reminder, all absentee ballots are due back to the […]
Read moreA Franklin County man has been arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit. On Wednesday, October 28, 36-year-old Matthew Daniel Seay was taken into custody on arrests warrants originating out of Virginia. The arrest warrants were for the use of communication systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children. The alleged victim is under the […]
Read moreResidents wishing to sponsor a child in the Toccoa Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program can do so beginning today. According to Social Worker Brenda Gragg with the Toccoa Salvation Army, this year, residents who would like to provide gifts for children at need a link is available at saangeltree.org, where you can select a child to buy gifts for and […]
Read moreToday is the final day to cast an advance ballot in the General Election in Toccoa-Stephens County. Between October 12 and Wednesday, October 28, there were 7,321 residents to cast ballots at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office. Early voting will run today from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Gober says all advance voting will be done at the Stephens County […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Indians football team will not have a game tonight due to the open date on their schedule. The Indians have an overall record of 4 & 3, but a 0 & 2 mark in Region 8-AAA play. They’ll resume their schedule next Friday night, November 6th, when they host the Hart County Bulldogs. All the other Region […]
Read moreAll Stephens County Schools are closed today due to power outage at the High School and Bus Shop. Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham says 12-month employees should still report. Additionally, power remains out to hundreds of Stephens County residents after Tropical Storm Zeta moved through the region Thursday morning. According to Georgia Power, 1,124 customers in Stephens County […]
Read moreIn Stephens County, several areas are without power due to downed trees and power lines. According to Georgia Power there are 24 outages with 1,835 customers affected. Hart EMC says power outages are affecting 4,273 customers. Both Georgia Power and Hart EMC have yet to release an expected time when the power will be restored. WNEG News will continue to […]
Read moreIt’s time to fall back. The first Sunday in November, which is this Sunday, is when Daylight Saving Time ends and for the next five months we will be on Eastern Standard Time. So, before going to bed Saturday night, you will want to remember to set your clocks back one hour. The good news is that falling back one […]
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