Author: Ethan Jordan

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners held two public hearings for its proposed property tax increase on Tuesday. Stephens County’s Chief Appraiser Christen Collier says this year’s property valuations have increased by 8 percent; but warns that next year that number could be even higher unless the residents of Stephens County get involved. “I’m here to mention to anybody that […]

As a reminder, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with the Toccoa Police Department will be conducting its second active shooter training today. The training will be located on the campus of Stephens County Middle School. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley says they want the community to know that as public servants, they take active shooter events very seriously. […]

The Georgia State Patrol has released its holiday traffic crash report for the July 4th holiday travel period. According to the report, Georgia State Patrol troopers investigated 11 fatal traffic crashes and local law enforcement agencies investigated 10 fatal traffic crashes resulting in 21 deaths across the state of Georgia during the 78-hour Independence Day holiday travel period. The holiday […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon tying ceremony and rededication for Orr Park. Toccoa Improvement Association’s Secretary Susanne Prather says the rededication of the park was started after a family posted on Facebook that the park didn’t feel like a safe place to take their children. “This was spearheaded from a Facebook post by a Toccoa […]

The Toccoa City Commission approved the purchase of a courtesy vehicle for the Airport Authority during its meeting on Monday. According to City Manager Billy Morse, the Airport Authority is in need of an updated Courtesy vehicle. He says the Airport Authority is recommending the purchase of a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, from Thomas Auto Sales. The cost of the vehicle […]

Stephens County Board of Commissioner’s Post 1 Democratic candidate Kathy Pauly has come forward with an email she received from her Post 1 Republican competitor Tara Simmons asking her to withdrawal from the race. Pauly tells WNEG News she received the email from Simmons on June 23, just two days after the runoff election that solidified Simmons spot as the […]

As a reminder, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with the Toccoa Police Department will be conducting two active shooter trainings this week. The first one being held today. The training will be located on the campus of Stephens County Middle School. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley says they want the community to know that as public servants, they […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, July 12, for its regular scheduled meeting. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. inside the Stephens County Historic Courthouse. The meeting will begin with a public hearing for the first hearing of a proposed property tax increase. As WNEG News previously reported, the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget was approved, […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet this evening for its regular scheduled meeting. The meeting will begin promptly at 5:00 p.m. inside the City Commission/Court Room at Toccoa City Hall. Up for consideration is the purchase of an airport authority courtesy car and the monthly finance report for June 2022. According to City Manager Billy Morse, the Airport Authority is […]

North Georgia Technical College’s (NGTC) Medical Assisting program was recently granted accreditation for the Currahee campus under the Medical Assisting Education Review Board’s (MAERB) Multiple Campus Policy. MAERB is a Committee on Accreditation (CoA) for the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). According to MAERB’s Multiple Campus Policy, a multi-campus Medical Assisting program is recognized and operates […]