Author: Ethan Jordan

North Georgia Technical College continues to offer Adult Education Courses for residents in Toccoa-Stephens County. North Georgia Technical College Adult Education Instructor Jackie Morgan says they offer a range of courses for adult learners with a range of skills. “We’ve got a program designed for people with different needs, different skill levels, different background levels. We provide a full-range of […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners has agreed to give Eastanollee Volunteer Fire Department $45,000. On Tuesday, during the Commissioners regular scheduled meeting, Eastanollee Fire Chief Jamey Gettys was supposed to present the request in front of the commission; however, he did not show up. County Administrator Phyllis Ayers explained that the county had requested Gettys turn in a budget […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners has approved the 2022 Tax Levy Resolution for Stephens County Government. During a special called meeting on Thursday, the Board unanimously approved setting the millage rate at 14.05 mills. This is the rollback rate. Originally, the Board of Commissioners had proposed leaving the millage rate, at 14.76 mills, the same as 2021; however, that […]

Wednesday, July 27th marked the start of the 14-day mandatory waiting period for Stephens County to officially hire Chris Rainey as Stephens County’s Recreation Director. County Administrator announced, Wednesday, that Rainey was the sole candidate for the position. Rainey has been serving as the Interim Recreation Director after former Recreation Director Joe Smith resigned at the beginning of the July. […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners have agreed to increase the Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter’s budget for Fiscal Year 2023. The decision was made on Tuesday, during the Commission’s regular scheduled meeting, when Angie Garland, representing the Humane Shelter, came forward asking the Commission to consider increasing the Humane Shelter’s budget by $50,000. Ultimately, the Commission decided to partially fund […]

As a reminder, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners will set the 2022 millage rate today in a special called meeting. As WNEG News previously reported, the County will meet this morning at 8:30 a.m. inside the Historic Stephens County Courthouse, to approve the Stephens County Board of Education’s recommended millage rate of 15.72 mills along with the county’s rollback […]

Wednesday, July 27th marked the start of the 14-day mandatory waiting period for Stephens County to officially hire Chris Rainey as Stephens County’s Recreation Director. County Administrator announced, Wednesday, that Rainey was the sole candidate for the position. Rainey has been serving as the Interim Recreation Director after former Recreation Director Joe Smith resigned at the beginning of the July. […]

The Toccoa City Commission and Stephens County Board of Commissioners both signed Local Option Sales Tax Certificate of Distributions during their respective meetings this week. Stephens County LOST funds are divided between Stephens County, the City of Toccoa, and the Town of Martin. Stephens County receives 63.51 percent of LOST funds, Toccoa receives 35.26 percent, and Martin receives 1.23 percent. […]