Author: Ethan Jordan

Just a reminder from the Stephens County Elections and Registrations office that if you plan to vote in the June Presidential Preference and General Primaries, now is a good time to make sure you’re registered to vote. The deadline to register is Monday, May 11th. If you have not voted in the last two elections, or you have moved and […]

Toccoa is offering Bridge-the-Gap funding to local businesses in the Main Street District. The Toccoa City Commission approved a motion reallocating the funds in the Façade Grant Program to a Bridge-The-Gap Grant Program during its regular scheduled meeting on Monday. According to City Manager Billy Morse, the Façade Grant Program had $6,700 remaining in its fund balance; all of which […]

As Georgia Governor Brian Kemp relaxes restrictions on businesses, the two senior care facilities of Stephens County Hospital are surging in the number of COVID-19 cases. In an email sent to the families of residents of the Wilkinson and Clary Care Centers, staff will begin testing all residents of both facilities that have not already been tested for COVID-19. According […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 70 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. As of 7 p.m. Sunday evening, the Department of Public Health updated its website to reflect the most current numbers. Habersham County has been hit the hardest with 171 positive cases of the virus and three fatalities due to complications from the virus. Locally, […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet later today for its regular scheduled meeting; however, like earlier this month, the meeting will be conducted through teleconference. The call-in number to attend the meeting by teleconference is 706-898-5160, after calling you will be asked to input a code to join the meeting, that code is 790453. As WNEG News told you on […]

Stephens County 911/EMA Director Danielle Rhodes has announced that all the employees who were tested for COVID-19 at the call center have received their results. She says there is one more positive result following the initial announcement that one employee had tested positive for the virus. According to Rhodes that employee is not on the current shift rotation and is […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 50 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. As of 12 p.m. Friday, the Department of Public Health updated its website to reflect the most current numbers. Habersham County has been hit the hardest with 156 positive cases of the virus and three fatalities due to complications from the virus. Locally, at […]

The Stephens County Board of Education has named Regina Bayles as the new principal at Big A Elementary School for academic year 2020-2021. Bayles will replace current Big A Elementary School Principal John Stith who has been reassigned as Human Resources Director in the Stephens County School System beginning on July 1. For three years Bayles has served as the […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet on Monday for its regular scheduled meeting; however, like earlier this month, the meeting will be conducted through teleconference. For anyone wishing to attend the meeting by teleconference you are asked to call in at 706-898-5160, after calling in you will be instructed to input a code, that code is 790453. Up for consideration […]

A Stephens County E911 employee has tested positive for COVID-19. According to Stephens County Board of Commission Chairman Dennis Bell, all of the employees at the call center have since been tested. “They are all being tested,” he said. “They will be in quarantine, and to my knowledge no one else has come in contact with anyone from outside agencies. […]