Author: Ethan Jordan

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting another death in Stephens County, bringing its total to 11 fatalities and 579 cases of COVID-19. The Department of Public Health is reporting that Habersham County has 48 fatalities due to the virus and 1,089 positive cases of the virus. Locally, Stephens County Hospital and its facilities have tested 4,184 individuals for […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in a sexual offense case. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on July 28, a parent contacted investigators advising that an adult male was contacting their daughter, who was under the age of 18, using a social media site. Shirley says in these communications it appeared to the parent and […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR After a year of petitions, protests and complaints to county leaders, the burning of creosote coated railroad ties to generate power is now illegal in Georgia. This afternoon, Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 857, which passed unanimously in the Senate in June. “We’re thrilled. We are over the moon,” said Madison Clean Power Coalition member […]

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley tells WNEG News that the man hunt has been called off by the state. He says the K-9’s lost the track of the suspect. As WNEG News reported earlier, the Stephens County Sheriff’s office along with the Georgia State Patrol set up a perimeter to catch a suspect that had fled on foot near Davis […]

Early voting ends this Friday in Toccoa-Stephens County. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober there has been 750 residents come in to cast early ballots since the beginning of the advance voting period, July 20. She says early voting will run daily from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. until Friday, August 7, at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office, located […]

The Historic Ritz Theatre will hold its second installment of its Saturday Matinees this weekend in downtown Toccoa. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, throughout the month of August, the theatre will be screening films on Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. She says the films being played in August were originally scheduled for the first […]

North Georgia Technical College will hold their drive-through graduation for spring and summer graduates today on two campuses. Clarkesville and Currahee campus students will come through the Clarkesville campus from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. beginning at North Loop Road with stopping at various stages for graduates to register and receive prizes. Then, Commencement will take place in the Visual […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners approved the Stephens County Board of Education recommended millage rate during its Special Called Meeting on Friday. According to County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, the Board of Education recommended the County set the millage rate at 16.67 mills for the maintenance and operation of the public schools of Stephens County. In July the board of […]

Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham has announced a change in location and date for the Virtual Orientation. Oldham tells WNEG News that due to an increase in the number of students enrolled in virtual learning, the Virtual Open House has been delayed until Friday, August 7 and will now be held at Stephens County High School. The Virtual […]

The City of Toccoa has announced that a section of Falls Road is closed for repairs. The work began on Monday, August 3 and is expected to continue through Friday, August 7. According to release issued by the City, all traffic in this area will be redirected by crews on site by way of Old Clarkesville Road and Forest Drive. […]