Author: Jessica Waters

By Gary Boyle The annual Geminid meteor shower will peak on the night of  Dec 13 into the morning of the 14th. This shower will produce up to 120 meteors per hour with some bright fireballs. Annual meteor showers are produced when Earth crosses debris fields from comets as we orbit the sun, this is why various showers occur at […]

The investigation into the death of a Martin woman in Franklin County in October is still ongoing, according to the GBI. Nelly Miles, Director – Office of Public & Governmental Affairs for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation told WNEG Radio’s sister station WLHR in Lavonia that, as of this past Tuesday, agents are still waiting on the results of forensic […]

North Georgia Technical College will conduct an emergency training drill between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 13, on the Clarkesville campus. There may be numerous police and emergency services vehicles on campus and in the immediate area of the college participating in the training during this time. The purpose of this drill is to test emergency response procedures, […]

The annual Toccoa Christmas Parade is scheduled for tomorrow evening, and in a message sent yesterday to participants, city officials noted that the parade would be rescheduled in case of rain. The email to those who have registered to enter floats in the parade specified that lineup for the parade will begin at 4:30 p.m. and the parade is scheduled […]

Just a reminder that this week is Winter Weather Preparedness Week, and as WNEG News reported last week, Danielle Rhodes, Director of Stephens County Emergency Management, is joining The National Weather Service and the Ready Georgia campaign in offering plans and education on potentially dangerous storms and encouraging residents to prepare for severe winter weather.  Each day during Winter Weather […]

The Stephens County Health Department and Environmental Health will be closed tomorrow, December 8, for repairs to a water line.  

In recent work sessions and staff meetings and commission meetings, the issue of water – how much of it the city needs, how much the city pays for it, how much the city charges for it, and how the city can continue to process, store and deliver it – has been a topic of much discussion.  WNEG News sat down […]

On Dec. 5, during the organization’s weekly meeting at Gate Cottage on the campus of Toccoa Falls College, the Toccoa Rotary Club made donations to the Hope Center of Toccoa and Stephens County Food2Kids.  Each organization was presented with a $5,000 check from the Toccoa Rotary Club to help with their local efforts on behalf of those in need locally. […]

The U.S. Small Business Administration, or SBA, delivered $50 billion in capital, disaster relief, and bonding to small businesses and disaster-impacted communities across America in Fiscal Year 2023. According to a recent press release, the SBA experienced another banner year of lending with increases in its microloan program, as well as its flagship 7(a) Loan Program — the agency’s primary […]

Toccoa City staff and officials, working with project engineers and contractors, have succeeded in negotiating adjustments to the scope of work for construction of the Tugalo Street Greenspace to bring the project back within budget, Commissioner Terry Carter told fellow commissioners and citizens at Monday’s regularly-scheduled commission meeting.  As previously reported by WNEG News, the city was awarded a $689,042 […]