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Toccoa native Army Cpl. Terrell J. Fuller will soon be home for good. His great-niece, Amy Hix, said Fuller’s remains are expected to return home, Thursday. “He will be flying into Atlanta on August 9th,” Hix said. “That’s when the Patriot Guard and roadside welcome will take place. Then, on August 10th is the visitation at the funeral home. That […]
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Open Mic Monday is returning to the Historic Ritz Theatre at Schafer Center in downtown Toccoa. Ritz Theatre General Manager Danita Gaudette recently announced that the second season of Open Mic Monday is slated to begin Sept. 17 and will continue the third Monday of each month through the grand finale in January 2019. After a successful first year of […]
Read moreBy: Mark Berryman, WLHR At the request of an attorney within the Northern Judicial Circuit, the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia has launched an investigation into whether or not Juvenile Court Judge Warren Caswell can continue to serve as Municipal Court judge for both Hartwell and Lavonia. The attorney claims Caswell is prohibited from holding any other judgeships while serving […]
Read moreStephens County has officially let the contract for the West Currahee Street, formerly Dicks Hill Parkway slope stabilization project. The Board of Commissioners decided to close this portion of road back in December of 2017. On Friday, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners met, in a special called meeting, to let the contract with Hayward Baker Incorporated to begin moving […]
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As WNEG News previously reported, on Thursday, the Toccoa Fire Department were dispatched at 6:36 p.m. to a commercial structure fire, at 725 East Currahee Street. According to Toccoa’s Assistant Fire Chief Frankie Deitz heavy smoke was showing from the entire building upon arrival of fire units. He continued by saying the property sustained significant damage from the fire. While […]
Read moreA Toccoa man is behind bars, in Hall County, after being charged with molesting a child in Hall County. According to officials, Isaac Joseph Sgro, 22, had been arrested early last month, for molesting a young girl in Cornelia, and was being held in the Habersham County Detention Center. Then, on July 24, Deputies with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office […]
Read moreOn Friday, July 27 at approximately 1:13 p.m., the Jackson County 911 Center received an emergency request for medical assistance to Adams Motor Sports located at 11852 Lewis Braselton Boulevard in Braselton. When Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrived, they discovered the owner of the business, 32-year-old Eric Adams unresponsive on the floor of his shop. EMS transported Adams to the […]
Read moreThe Pro Watercross Tour is headed to Lake Hartwell for the sixth time as the Wet n’ Wild Event kicks off next weekend. Hart County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Christine Blomberg gives a few details. “We have Wet n’ Wild coming up Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11 and 12 at Long Point Recreation Area and will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. […]
Read moreDeputies and investigators with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, alongside Officers from the Toccoa Police Department went to a Toccoa residence to follow up on an investigation. While at the home, located at 292 East Tugalo Street, investigators made contact with Jarod Bashawn Pulliam, 27, of Toccoa, who had been living at the residence with his girlfriend and her family. […]
Read moreA Kentucky man was arrested after deputies spotted his unbuckled passenger. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, recently, told WNEG News about the incident. According to Shirley, deputies had observed a vehicle whose passenger was not wearing their seatbelt, prompting deputies to perform a traffic stop at the intersection of High Point Avenue and East Whitman Street, in Toccoa. While speaking […]
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