Author: Ethan Jordan

The National Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary President will be visiting Toccoa, this week. That’s according to VFW Post 4346 Auxiliary President Lyn Hack. Hack says on January 29, National VFW Auxiliary President Peggy Haake will be the guest speaker during the veteran’s coffee in the Mitchell Allen Room at the Museum from 2-4 p.m. For additional information regarding Haake, […]

If you’ve filed your 2019 return and are waiting for your refund, the Internal Revenue Service has starting to process tax returns this week. Even if you e-filed earlier this month or used a tax preparer, your return were held until they could be submitted beginning Monday. The due date for 2019 federal income tax returns is April 15, 2020, […]

The Georgia State Patrol has confirmed that the pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle on Sunday, in Toccoa was fatally injured. According to Assistant Post Commander Sgt. C. J. Coffee the incident occurred just after 9 p.m. on Collins Road, after a 2002 Ford Ranger, driven by 21-year-old Dustin McIntyre, of Toccoa struck 53-year-old Eric Arthur, of Toccoa who […]

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle last night on Collins Road, in Toccoa. At this time, no additional information has been released. WNEG News will continue to follow this story and bring you additional details as they become available.

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Two people are charged in Franklin County with a string of thefts from boat docks on Lake Hartwell. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s office, the thefts happened over a period of weeks in the Gumlog Creek part of the lake. The identities of the two suspects and their charges have not yet been released by […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet later today for its regular scheduled meeting and work session. One item to be discussed is a consideration of resolution concerning a grant application for the Historic Preservation Fund Phase III. The Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources recently announced that funding was available for the Historic Preservation Fund grant […]

Toccoa honors a number of businesses and individuals at its annual Main Street Awards ceremony. The yearly event, held last night at the Historic Ritz Theatre, brought city officials, downtown business owners, and others together to look back at the last year in downtown. Toccoa Main Street Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby said the city is pleased to recognize this year’s […]

A Royston man is facing multiple charges in Banks County of having improper sexual relations with a student at East Jackson High School. According to Banks County Sheriff Carlton Speed, 29-year old Michael Lee Stanley is charged with four counts of first degree improper sexual contact by an employee of a school. Stanley was employed at the school as a […]

BY MJ Kneiser, WLRH Students are back in class today at Royston Elementary School after a report of smoke caused the school to be evacuated Wednesday. Royston Fire Chief Ryan Parks said they got the call around 10:30 Wednesday morning. “Smoke was reported in the teacher’s break room,” he said. “We searched the area in the teacher’s lounge and found […]

Paula Duley from the Ninth District Opportunity in Stephens County has been awarded the Hearts for Families: Golden Heart Award and the STEP UP Toccoa Workgroup Member of the Year award for 2019. Duley was awarded this honor after contributing more than 5 years of hard work to promote the prevention of underage drinking in Stephens and Franklin counties. She […]