Author: Ethan Jordan

The Stephens County Hospital newly appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer Roger Forgey, recently sat down with WNEG News Director Ethan Jordan to discuss the many viable options that the hospital can choose from in order to stay afloat. The Hospital Authority retained Forgey in August to serve as turnaround consultant and assist the hospital management team in identifying and executing […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet tonight to consider a Rural Zone Designation Resolution. The Community Development Department is interested in applying for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs’ new Rural Zone designation. This program provides additional tax credits for rural communities. The rural zone is targeted toward the Main Street district. The goal of the Rural Zone program is […]

An employee at the Habersham County Detention Center has been charged with smuggling illegal narcotics into the detention center for two inmates. The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office said in a press statement that investigators received information on Tuesday, Oct. 17, about the alleged drug smuggling. Officials asked the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) to investigate the matter. The ARDEO investigation determined […]

State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said yesterday that Hurricane Irma caused Georgia’s job numbers to fall and unemployment claims to rise in September. Butler noted that the state lost about 500 jobs for the month. Similarly, Georgia also saw nearly 25,000 unemployment claims filed in September. That was a modest increase from the prior month and from September 2016. A […]

Toccoa Falls College will host a special memorial service in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the dam break and flood at Toccoa Falls. The presentation will be held at the Grace Chapel and Performing Arts Center, Nov. 6, with the service beginning at 10 a.m. President Robert Myers and the Toccoa Falls College community cordially invite everyone to attend […]

The Hospital Authority of Habersham County has named a more permanent interim chief executive officer. Lynn Ingram Boggs succeeds Jerry Wise, who served as CEO from April 2013 to October 2017.; and Barbara Duncan, the hospital’s chief financial officer, who temporarily was named acting CEO until a more permanent interim CEO could be identified. Hospital authority members say they believe […]

­­Tony Addison was recently named Marshal for Stephens County. In this role, Addison will serve the community through enforcing various County codes and ordinances, along with assisting Magistrate Court as a bailiff, and supervising dispossessions issued by the Magistrate. Phyllis Ayers, county administrator, told WNEG News about Addison being named as Marshal. Ayers will be responsible for patrolling county areas […]

During the recent Stephens County Hospital Authority meeting, there were two appointments made for committee seats including Secretary/Treasurer and Member At Large. Stan Roberts, who have served as Secretary/Treasurer in the past, will continue to fill this seat. Paula Dickerson, who also served in this capacity before, will continue to fill the Member At Large seat. Currently the committee is […]