Author: Ethan Jordan

With Veterans Day coming up next week, on Monday, there will be a Veterans Day Observance held in the Pavilion at Camp Toccoa at Currahee. The event is slated to begin at 11:00 a.m. Veterans from all wars and conflicts, families and guests are invited to join. According to Organizer Rick Hack, Major General (Ret.) James A. Guest will be […]

The Internal Medicine and Family Medicine practices of Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Toccoa Clinic held a “Business After Hours” event sponsored by the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce. NGPG recently moved Dr. Pulliam’s office from the Foothills Center to 58 Big A Road location to consolidate all of the family practice physicians in one location. Bobby Norris, NGPG Vice President […]

Hope for a Drug Free Stephens County is pleased to announce its inaugural Turkey Trot 5K run/walk/trot which will take place in downtown Toccoa. The members of Stephens County Mental Health and Addiction Alliance launched HOPE for a Drug Free Stephens County with the goals of protecting the community from the dangers associated with heroin and opioid painkillers and reducing […]

The Stephens County Government Building will reopen today and operate on its regular scheduled. The Government Building closed Wednesday afternoon when a water main broke. WNEG News will continue to follow this story and bring you updates at they become available.

There’s still time to ensure your child receives gifts this Christmas through the Angel Tree program. That’s according to Social Worker Brenda Gragg with the Salvation Army of Toccoa. She says anyone still needing to sign up can come by the Salvation Army of Toccoa, located at 306 E. Franklin Street, between now and November 22. The Angel Tree Program […]

Officials have announced the date for Christmas at the Park and Tree Lighting event, as December 5. Christmas at the Park is known as the first event of the holiday season in Toccoa-Stephens County. Each year, Christmas at the Park and Tree Lighting at the Paul Anderson Memorial Park, on the corner of Tugalo Street and Big A Road, is […]

9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins has sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to express his support for the satellite market modification petitions submitted by Franklin, Hart, Stephens, and Elbert counties and to urge the Media Bureau to work with stakeholders to expedite the appeal process for three of the four counties. In the letter sent […]

The results are in. The majority of Stephens County residents voted yes for the referendum calling for the continuation of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. The unofficial results for the referendum are 77.56% or 1,272 (yes) and 22.44% or 368 (no). In the Toccoa City Commission Post 2 race, Toccoa residents selected Incumbent David Austin to serve for […]

Just a reminder, Home Heating assistance for seniors over 65 and the medically home-bound is now underway. Brenda Dalin Director of the Ninth District Opportunity in Gainesville tells WNEG News sign-up for their Home Heating Assistance program began Friday and will run through the end of the month. Dalin said this year, one-time payments will be made by check issued […]

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced recently that the Georgia Mountains region set a series of all-time records in September. The Georgia Mountains region is comprised of 13 counties, including Stephens County, and set all-time highs in labor force and employment. Butler says at the same time unemployment rates fell to their lowest number ever. Nationally, the unemployment rate dropped […]