Author: Ethan Jordan

50th District State Senator John Wilkinson announced on Tuesday that he plans to run for the 9th District Congressional seat, currently held by Congressman Doug Collins. Collins announced earlier that he will be running for a seat in the United States Senate, challenging incumbent GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler. Wilkinson, who was elected to the State Senate in a special election […]

The Toccoa Little League will have final registration for their upcoming season today from 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Sunnyside Baptist Church, and again on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 12 noon at the Doyle Street Park Hut. A $10 late fee will apply after Saturday. To register for baseball, a child must be 7-years-old on or before August […]

The Georgia Department of Human Services is seeking help from local agencies. As part of an ongoing commitment to build stronger families for a stronger Georgia, the Department of Human Services is inviting members of the faith and nonprofit communities to attend a meeting in Toccoa to discuss opportunities for the community to come together to support vulnerable children and […]

Two Stephens County men have been arrested for arson. According to the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office, 27-year-old Raymond Garcia and 21-year-old Weston Kirkland, both of Toccoa face two counts of arson in the first degree. On December 26, the State’s Fire Investigations Unit was called to assist with a fire that occurred at an abandoned storage building, located […]

A murder suspect in Hart County is in custody after an all night search Monday night. According to Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland the suspect, identified as Larrendrick Rashad Tabor is facing multiple charges including felony murder and aggravated assault in the shooting of a man and the shooting and stabbing of a woman. Cleveland said it happened Monday evening […]

Sample ballots for the March Presidential Preference Primary are now available for viewing for both the Republican and Democratic primaries. Both ballots can be viewed in person at the Stephens County Registrar’s office or online on their web sites. Also, Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober tells WNEG News voters interested in receiving an absentee ballot can call her office at […]

The suspect that Hart County has been searching for throughout the night is in custody. Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland says Larrendrick Rashad Tabor is suspected to be responsible for a shooting and stabbing that occurred Monday night between 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Cleveland said it happened on Friendship Road where a man was shot and killed and a […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will consider several variance requests during its regular scheduled meeting later today. A bulk of the variance requests are from Real Property Holding Toccoa, GA, LLC and Currahee Club Development, LLC, both of which are for property inside Currahee Club. In total there are 5 variance requests to be considered inside the residential golf […]

The Toccoa City Commission approved a motion readopting the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement during its regular scheduled meeting last night. Every four years, the City and County must readopt the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement to ensure both receive grant assistance from the State and Federal Government. City Manager Billy Morse told the commission that the City’s current agreement is set […]

South Hart Elementary School is closed today out of safety concerns as authorities search for a murder suspect. Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland  told the Hartwell Sun Monday night that Larrendrick Rashad Tabor is a person of interest in a shooting and stabbing that occurred Monday night between 8p and 8:30p. Cleveland said it happened on Friendship Road where a […]