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A little after 1 p.m. today, May 23, the Toccoa Police Department received a call from a citizen reporting the sighting of a bear in the wood line near the intersection of Fernside Drive and Brookdale Road. Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize told WNEG, “Our officers rode the area around Brookdale and Fernside and the subdivision there, and even checked […]
Read moreAs reported on WNEG, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners has changed the location of the May 23 scheduled meeting. Due to maintenance of the elevator at the Stephens County Historic Courthouse, today’s 6 p.m. meeting will be held in the Grand Jury Room in the Stephens County Government Building, 70 North Alexander Street. Due to the change in venue, […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Board of Education kicked off their board meeting Tuesday, May 16, by honoring a number of individuals, including staff, faculty members and students. First up for recognition were the recipients of the “Spirit of Stephens” awards for classified and certified employees of the month for May. A tie in the selection process resulted in two winners for […]
Read moreBy Jessica Waters Stephens County Board of Education members moved quickly through a busy agenda during the Tuesday, May 16 regular meeting of the board. School superintendent Dr. Connie Franklin introduced each agenda item scheduled for action – all of which had been introduced at the work session on May 11. Little discussion was initiated on the agenda items, and […]
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The Stephens County School Board met Thursday afternoon, May 11, for a work session in advance of next week’s May 16 school board meeting. Agenda items scheduled for discussion or action at the May 16 board meeting were introduced by Stephens County School Superintendent Connie Franklin, with no significant comment or questions by board members during the work session. No […]
Read moreA post on the Meadows Surgical Arts Facebook page, posted at shortly after 9 p.m. today, confirms that Dr. Lionel Meadows was killed when the small plane he was piloting – a single engine Cessna 182 – crashed Sunday evening, May 7, near Reliance, Tennessee. “Today, we mourn the tragic loss of our wonderful Dr. Lionel Meadows. Although the exact […]
Read moreUPDATE: 5/8/23 4:30 p.m. – WNEG continues to monitor the ongoing investigation into the fatal Polk County plane crash that occurred yesterday evening around 7 p.m. Although local officials confirmed early in the day that the incident had been fatal for the pilot/sole occupant of the plane, and the FAA incident report confirms the crash was fatal, authorities with the […]
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