Author: Ethan Jordan

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners approved a motion designating 911 Emergency Telecommunication Officers as First Responders. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers the designation will allow the county to allocate COVID-19 relief funds to pay the salaries of the 911 dispatchers. “The reason this is needed is because we’ve got two COVID-19 Relief Fund reimbursement programs going on,” […]

Stephens County Department of Family and Children Services will be closing its doors on Friday, August 28. The office will temporarily relocate to the Banks County DFCS location, at 154 Windmill Farm Road, in Homer. According to Andrea Cobb with the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services all constituents needing economic assistance and child welfare services in Stephens County […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office with the help of the Toccoa Police Department and Agents with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office has made a drug arrest after months-long investigation. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley on August 7, his office executed a search warrant at 70 Felton Drive, Room 120 in Toccoa, following a 5-month investigation. He says […]

Main Street Toccoa will host another installment of the Ida Cox Summer Music Series this weekend in Toccoa-Stephens County. Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby says this week’s concert will feature headlining act Milkshake Mayfield. Milkshake Mayfield is a Jazz band based out of Toccoa, Georgia. Crosby adds that Main Street Toccoa will continue to encourage social distancing to […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a South Carolina man caught with what authorities say was 35-pounds of suspected marijuana in his vehicle. It happened Monday, August 24, on I-85 northbound. Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas said his deputies were working the Interstate when they spotted a 2000 Chevy Tahoe with a window tint violation. The car […]

The Stephens County Republican Party is heading up a petition to allow Stephens County residents to express their concerns regarding elections in Stephens County. According to Stephens County GOP Chairwoman Rebeckah Bennett the hope is the petition will show the leaders in Stephens County that their constituents are asking for action regarding fair and transparent election processes. “As a party, […]

Royston Police Chief Donnie Boleman is working with the City of Royston to put surveillance cameras in each of the City’s public parks. Boleman made the request at the City Council meeting earlier this month after a woman reported a shooting in July in Tony Jones Park. According to Chief Boleman, three of the four suspects in that incident have […]

WNEG News told you earlier about two conflicting stories regarding the certification of the August 11th election results in Stephens County. Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober says the issue occurred on the Secretary of State’s side; however, Stephens County Board of Election Republican Representative Lori Jones said a representative from the Secretary of State’s Office said it was due to […]

Stephens County Registrar says glitch in Secretary of State’s system caused delay in County certifying August 11th election results. Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober initially told WNEG News about the glitch after hearing complaints that Stephens County was the last to certify the vote; however, in an email on Monday, Gober says the basis of the complaint is not true […]