Author: Ethan Jordan

The fourth season of the Ritz Theatre’s Open Mic Monday is slated to begin this month. The competition will begin on Monday, September 21 at 7 p.m. and continue on the third Monday of each month through December, culminating in a Winner’s Showcase in January. Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh tells WNEG News this year’s competition is modeled, similar […]

The Stephens County Board of Education approved a grant initiative to help opioid affected youth during its meeting on Tuesday. According to Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham the Stephens County School System is partnering with Family Connections, Stephens County Juvenile Justice Department, Social Empowerment, and HOPE for a Drug Free Stephens to develop a local, data-driven coordinated response […]

The Democrats of Stephens County will be hosting the Democratic contenders for the Senatorial Special election at Georgia Baptist Conference Center’s Garrison Auditorium in Toccoa on Thursday, September 24 at 6:30 p.m. The following candidates are confirmed participants of the Meet and Greet: Matt Lieberman, Reverend Raphael Warnock, Tamara Johnson Shealey, Deborah Jackson, Ed Tarver and possibly Richard Winfield. Other […]

Stephens County Deputy Registrar April Roberts has announced that the Logic and Accuracy Testing of the voting equipment for the November 3, General Election that was originally scheduled for today has been postponed. She says Stephens County has yet to receive its Election Data Package for the Logic and Accuracy Testing from the Secretary of State’s Office. The package is […]

The Georgia Baptist Conference Center in Toccoa is up for sale after reports of decades of financial losses. According to Christianindex.org, a review from the last 20 years show the Georgia Baptist Conference Center operating at a loss over that time and left no choice but to place it for sale. In its article, Christianindex.org quotes Georgia Baptist Chief Operations […]

Toccoa Mayor Terry Carter reminds residents to wear a mask. During the recent Toccoa City Commission meeting, Carter announced that with the positive cases of COVID-19 increasing in the recent weeks, that residents should take caution and wear a mask when out in public. He says not only does wearing a mask protect yourself, it also protects those around you. […]

A Martin man has been arrested. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley on Thursday morning, September 10, a Sheriff’s Deputy witnessed a motorcycle turn onto Hwy 145 traveling around 80 mph. The deputy then initiated a traffic stop on the motorcycle as it turned left onto N. Akins Bridge Road. Shirley says the driver of the motorcycle then sped […]

Funeral services for Mark Ivester, President of North Georgia Technical College, will take place this morning and will be live-streamed on Facebook. Ivester lost his month-long battle with COVID-19 Saturday at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Due to the pandemic, the family will have a private funeral service today at 11 0’clock at the Toccoa First Baptist Church with the Reverend […]