Author: Ethan Jordan

On March 1, officers of the Toccoa Police Department answered a call of a suspect looking in cars and in people’s yards on Spring St. and Elberton St. Officers encountered the suspect Rodney Gilkinson, of Dawsonville, in one of the yards. As officers approached Gilkinson, he became irate and combative with them; other officers then responded to the scene as […]

As of 1 p.m. today, three more candidates have qualified for the forth coming mid-term election in May. Jim Ledford has qualified for the Stephens County Board of Commissioners’ post 4. Joel Blackwell has qualified for the Board of Education. Earlier this week, four have qualified for the County Commission seats: James Addison, for post 4; Incumbent Michelle Ivester, post […]

As previously reported, the Toccoa Police Department was seeking applicants to fill open positions; since then, Interim Police Chief Jimmy Mize has hired three new patrolmen. Mize spoke on behalf of the new hires, saying they are a great group of men. “We were able to get some good qualified people here in our local area to apply, and I […]

A local business here in Stephens County, known for manufacturing waste compactors and haulers, builds complex bridge to be placed in Georgia. Currahee Waste Products not only specializes in constructing waste compactors and haulers, but also, the manufacturing of bridges.   Owner Rusty Harrison told WNEG News that they have bridges in North Carolina and South Carolina, but they haven’t, […]

North Georgia Technical College is offering GED classes at the Currahee campus and at the Stephens County Literacy Center at the corner of Whitman and Broad Street. Currahee campus times are 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays. Stephens County Literacy Center class times are 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Shelby […]

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is urging everyone to change the batteries in their smoke alarms at the same time they change their clocks to daylight saving time this weekend. The clocks will jump forward one hour this weekend at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 11. The annual change comes in the middle of the night, but most people […]

By Rob Moore, AccessWDUN.com A Toccoa woman is charged with first-degree arson and criminal trespass after a fire that heavily damaged her neighbor’s house Sunday, March 4. Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens announced the arrest Monday, saying Amber Chambers, 36, is charged with the fire that caused more than $100,000 to the home at 277 Country Club Drive, […]

A White County man and his friend are behind bars after investigators discovered a large quantity of methamphetamine, a .22 caliber handgun and a sawed-off shotgun. On Monday, Feb. 28, the White County Sheriff’s Office, the Cleveland Police Department and the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) served a search warrant at David Bell’s residence on Greenview Court. The investigation […]