Author: Ethan Jordan

Franklin Community Players President Valicia Miller announced recently that Chance Jacobs of Lavonia and Hailey Little of Carnesville are the winners of the FCP 2018 $500 college scholarships. Both recipients are seniors at Franklin County High School. Jacobs has been named Honor Thespian, National Honors Thespian and International Thespian. His acting career began at age 7, and he has been […]

Residents of Deerchase are still unable to use the designated entrance to their subdivision. Phyllis Ayers is the County Administrator for Stephens County. Ayers told WNEG News on Friday that the road department has encountered an issue. “The pipes are in, and we are about ready to go. But, we’ve got two utilities, TruVista and Windstream, that have not responded […]

Last Thursday, the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for its newest member, The Chattel Shop, located at 56 Doyle Street. Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce Vice Chair Jeremy Spradlin welcomed owner Stephanie West to the Chamber. “Just thank you so much for the investment. I think I overheard you say that 90 percent of the people […]

By Rebecca Hubbard, AccessWDUN With all of the rain and moisture we’ve had over the last several days, mold and mildew could very likely follow. Jonathan Terry, Deputy Director for Environmental Health in Public Health District 2 based in Gainesville, said it’s important to deal with standing water right away “Eliminate the sources of water, especially during a flood like this. If your house […]

By AccessWDUN In a couple of decades, get ready for wedding invitations from “William and Ava,” the two most popular baby names for boys and girls, respectively, in Georgia for 2017. The Social Security Administration last week released the 100 most common baby names in 2017 for Georgia babies. For girls, the top five most popular, in descending order, were […]

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that the Georgia Mountains region posted a record number of employed and lower unemployment for the month of April. Though Butler also noted a drop in the labor force and an increase in initial unemployment claims, all indicators remained positive for the year.  In April, the number of employed residents in the Georgia […]

Editor’s note: On Wednesday, June 6, WNEG News erroneously reported that Georgia Heart was associated with the Stephens County Hospital; however, that is incorrect. Stephens County Hospital is entirely separate and in no way affiliated with Georgia Heart. Georgia taxpayers can now receive 100 percent state tax credit when they contribute to designated rural hospitals, including Stephens County Hospital through […]

The Georgia State Patrol recently released the crash report totals for the Memorial Day holiday travel period. According to reports from GSP, this year’s 78-hour holiday period resulted in 8 traffic deaths. Of the eight fatalities three were investigated by GSP Troopers. Statewide, Georgia State Troopers investigated 474 traffic crashes the resulted in 268 injuries. Troopers also investigated 4 fatal […]

The official results have been released. According to Scytl.com the official votes show that District 28, made-up of Banks, Habersham and Stephens counties, will see a new State Representative as Republican Chris Erwin succeeds former Representative Dan Gasaway. The two candidates were head-to-head throughout the General Primary Election; more so, each of them were triumphant in different Counties throughout District […]