The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Toys for Tots Coordinator Don Alexander recently announced a change in pickup dates issued for Friday, Dec. 22. Approximately 50 families have received a Dec. 22 pickup date; however, Alexander is requesting that those individuals come to the Toys for Tots warehouse on Dec. 20 instead, due to the 22nd falling so close to Christmas. Toys for Tots recipients are […]
Read moreTy Cobb Museum announced Sunday that artist Ken Woodall’s “Ty Cobb Statue Unveiling” will be on display in the museum. The original folk art depicts the unveiling of the Ty Cobb statue in Royston on May 21, 2017. The statue, originally at Turner Field in Atlanta, was gifted to the City of Royston. Royston is Cobb’s hometown. Woodall included a […]
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The Stephens County Middle School Wrestling team finished its season at the NGIAA conference championship in Franklin County this past Thursday. The Rebels finished as the conference runner-up with just a 4-point difference to Conference Champion Elbert County. This was a historic season for the Rebels by finishing with a 13 & 2 record—the best in school history. Special congratulations […]
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Stephens County Commissioner and President of the Northeast Georgia Lodge 105 Fraternal Order of Police Dennis Bell recently told WNEG News about the annual Cops and Kids program scheduled for tomorrow morning at 9 a.m., held at the Toccoa Wal-mart. The annual event utilizes the funds raised throughout the year to provide needy children throughout the region with a day […]
Read moreStephens County High School held its annual Football Dinner & Awards Ceremony at the high school cafeteria and Tugaloo Center for the Performing Arts last week. Each player on the varsity and J-V teams was recognized. Several Awards were presented, including the WNEG Player of the Year Award that went to senior Griff Pruitt, who was a starter at receiver, […]
Read moreThree seniors from the Stephens County Lady Indians Softball team, which finished as State Runner-Up this past season, signed sports scholarships last week to play softball in college. Ivey Andrews, daughter of Chad and Christy Andrews signed to play softball at Georgia Military Jr. College in Milledgeville. Ivey was a 4-year starter for the Lady Indians as an outfielder. She […]
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The deadlines are fast approaching to get those holiday packages in the mail and to their destinations. When it’s all said and done, the U.S. Postal Service expects to deliver more than 15 billion pieces of mail this holiday season. In the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the Postal Service also expects to deliver 850 million packages, which […]
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During the recent Stephens County Board of Commissioner’s meeting, the board held the second public hearing for the Occupation Tax Ordinance. Though, unlike previous meetings where commissioners discussed this topic, there were several business owners who spoke out against the new tax. John Smith owner of Gunby Communications, located at 39 Collier Rd, in Toccoa, spoke in opposition to the […]
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A part of West Currahee Street will be closed Thursday for repairs. Stephens County County Clerk Beth Rider tells WNEG News that the Stephens County Board of Commissioners has decided to close a portion of the road to all traffic near 4989 W. Currahee Street. This closure is due to the possibility of a slope failure that could impact the […]
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The Toccoa City Commission held the second reading of the Complementary Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance, during its meeting last night. The first reading was held last month and received a lot of negative responses from both business owners and residents of Toccoa. However, the commission updated the previous proposed ordinance by adjusting the licensing fee from $500 annually to $250 per […]
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