Author: Ethan Jordan

July 1st marked the official day Habersham Medical Center would become Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham. As WNEG News previously reported, The Hospital Authority of Hall County & the City of Gainesville, the Hospital Authority of Habersham County and Habersham County Government entered a five-year agreement to secure the future of HMC back in 2019. That agreement called for the […]

By Jessica Waters On Monday, July 3, a tractor-trailer pulled into the gravel lot at Camp Toccoa at Currahee, delivering engines and props for the C-47 plane that graces the entrance to Camp Toccoa, bringing the C-47 Project one step closer to completion. In 1941, the C-47 was chosen by the United States Army Air Forces as its standard transport […]

By Jessica Waters This Thursday, July 6, the 2023 Summer Movie Series rolls into July with two showing of the animated adventure, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank at the Historic Ritz Theatre in downtown Toccoa. The morning showing will begin at 10 a.m., with the evening showing at 7 p.m. Toccoa Event Coordinator Misty Richardson told WNEG News […]

By Jessica Waters On Saturday evening, July 1, the Toccoa Fire Department responded to a call regarding a tree that had fallen in the 100 block of Emily Street. The tree had fallen on the roof of a home and had trapped the residents inside the home, according to Fire Chief Jeff Haslup. Arriving within four minutes of the 911 […]

Local residents have reported a bear sighting on West Currahee Street. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, the bear was spotted in the area on Sunday afternoon and evening. He says the bear was spotted near the Habitat Store and Arthur’s Wings. Mize says, in cases like these Georgia DNR is advising citizens to leave the bear alone and […]

The Toccoa Police Department recently arrested a Toccoa man. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on June 23, around 10:51 officers with the Toccoa Police Department were dispatched to an accident with unknown injuries at the intersection of South Pond Street and Davis Avenue. Officers arrived on scene and observed a vehicle that had left the roadway and crashed […]

The Toccoa Police Department has arrested a Toccoa woman after officers responded to a residence on Valley Drive in reference to a poisoning call. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on June 18, when his officers arrived on scene, they found a juvenile at a bedroom window gasping for air. Mize says forced entry had to be made into […]

The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a felony theft by taking case in Tiger. On June 21, 2023, a Toccoa resident spoke to a deputy about a theft. He said that he went to a football game at the Rabun County football fields about three years ago and brought a lock box containing gold bars to give to his […]

The City of Toccoa and Stephens County Government Offices have released their holiday schedule for Independence Day. Toccoa City Hall will be closed Tuesday, July 4. Routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up on Tuesday, July 4, will be picked up on Wednesday, July 5. Commercial garbage will be picked up as usual, but yard waste and […]

By Jessica Waters On June 27, Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley issued a press release regarding the $1.2 million public safety grant awarded to the Sheriff’s Office.   Shirley stated that, since the COVID pandemic and subsequent withdrawal of workers from essential public sector jobs, the Sheriff’s Office has experienced declines in employment, falling wages that struggle to compete with employment […]