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The Stephens County Middle School Rebels Football Team started their season with a win on the road last Thursday. The Rebels defeated the Franklin County Cubs on a 65 yard touchdown run by Kaiden Harbin with about two minutes to go in the game. Harbin also scored the 2-point conversion run to help Stephens County win over the two time […]
Read moreIn Stephens County High School softball action, Hallee Shirley drove in four runs on three hits to lead Stephens County Varsity Indians past Oconee County 12-0 last Wednesday, August 14. Shirley singled in the second inning, scoring two runs, and singled in the fourth inning, scoring two. The Lady Indians were the first to get on the board when Nyleigh […]
Read moreA free concert scheduled tomorrow, August 20, will put the focus on local anti-bullying efforts. Tammie Arthur, organizer of Stephens County’s Stop the Bullying campaign, the campaign started in 2017 when a young boy took his own life after being the victim of bullying. She said the event is not only to support those who are being bullied, but to […]
Read moreAs reported yesterday by WNEG News, work has begun on the expansion of accessible-specific parking at the Historic Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. On June 12, WNEG News reported that County Commission Board members had voted, during that week’s Board meeting, that additional parking would be added at the Stephens County Historic Courthouse in time for the early voting for the […]
Read moreA note from Stephens County Clerk of Superior Court Tim Quick: All jurors summoned for jury duty on Monday, August 19, do need to report as scheduled to the Stephens County Government Building, 70 N Alexander Street, no later than 9 a.m.
Read moreThe Stephens County Indians will kick off their football season tonight at home as they play the Habersham Central Raiders in a non-region game. Last year, the Indians won a close game with the Raiders at Mt. Airy, 31 to 29. The Indians are coming off a season where they went 10 & 2, won their second consecutive region title, […]
Read moreAt a Toccoa City Commission work session held Monday, City Commissioners met with Dillon Long, a local business owner and longtime active supporter of the Tugaloo Street Greenspace project. Long and commissioners spoke at length about funding issues in connection with the project, as well as more general discussion about public perception of funding issues in relation to larger city […]
Read moreIn softball action this week, Hallee Shirley collected three hits in three at bats as the Stephens County Varsity Lady Indians defeated the Habersham Central Varsity Lady Raiders 10-2 on Monday. Shirley doubled in the second inning, doubled in the third inning, and tripled in the fifth inning. Habersham Central Varsity Raiders were the first to get on the board […]
Read moreThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Hartwell Dam and Lake Project Office is seeking volunteers for the fall “Splash Away the Trash” event on Saturday, Sept. 14, in support of National Public Lands Day. Families, friends, scout groups, civic organizations, church groups, schools, sport clubs, and businesses, can volunteer to help keep the lake clean by gathering litter […]
Read moreAs reported earlier by WNEG News, the City of Toccoa is hosting a Carnival in honor of, and to celebrate the city’s 150th Anniversary. The event will take place at the Rose Lane Recreation Complex off Rose Lane, adjacent to the Stephens County Middle School. The three-day event will begin tomorrow, August 15, and will run from 5 p.m. to […]
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