Author: Ethan Jordan

Authorities with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) has released details from a number of drug-related arrests that occurred Jan. 22, in White County. ARDEO, the White County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Community Supervision worked in tandem to search a total of 15 residences in White County. White County authorities responded to the public’s outcry by going […]

This past Saturday was the first Town Hall public forum held under the leadership and guidance of Stephens County Board of Commissioners Chairman Michelle Ivester. With several residents in attendance; Ivester was faced with several questions regarding a multitude of subjects. Ivester told WNEG News that she felt the Town Hall public forum was a success. “I’m so excited,” said […]

The high-speed chase, foot pursuit and eventual manhunt for a suspect involving stolen vehicles was located and arrested on Thursday morning. As the story turns out, the suspect is actually the most wanted suspect in Anderson, S.C. The suspect, 32-year-old Nicholas Blake Phillips was spotted by an Elbert County resident and held at gunpoint by the resident until law enforcement […]

According to authorities, on Jan. 8, an officer with the Toccoa Police Department was flagged down off of Broad Street. The officer identified the subject as Reggie Stanberry from Sylva, North Carolina. According to the officer, Stanberry seemed to be in a paranoid state and told the officer he was tired of running from all the undercover police cars, and […]

In recent years, the Stephens County Hospital has offered its patients an incentive for paying their medical bills in full, typically by knocking off 20 percent of the total bill. However, this year, the incentive is even greater, according to Stephens County Hospital Chief Executive Officer Roger Forgey. Instead of a 20 percent deduction, the hospital is extending a 40 […]

North Georgia Technical College recently announced the 2018 Georgia Occupational Award for Leadership winner. Daniel Hill, of Rabun Gap, was named the GOAL student at a recent Habersham Rotary meeting. Nominated by instructor Stacie Sulhoff, Hill is an accounting student at the Clarkesville campus. Hill went through a series of competitive interviews and speeches detailing why he chose technical education. […]

According to authorities from the Toccoa Police Department an early Friday morning shooting on Big A Road was a drug deal turned bad. The Toccoa Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating a shooting that occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m., Friday, said Interim Police Chief Jimmy Mize. Officers met victim Dennis Bradley Cromer, 38, of Martin. On […]