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NGTC Recognizes 176 Graduates for Spring 2024 North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) recently recognized 176 students who completed their degree or diploma programs during the 2024 spring semester. Commencement ceremonies were held Tuesday, May 7, at Level Grove Baptist Church in Cornelia. Stephens County and Surrounding Area Graduates include: Stephens County: Muhammet Aktas, Toccoa, Automotive Technology Hayle Barrett, Toccoa, […]
Read moreA note from Stephens County Clerk of Superior Court Tim Quick: All jurors summoned for jury duty on Monday, May 20, need to report as scheduled to the Stephens County Government Building, 70 N Alexander Street, no later than 9 a.m. Again, all jurors summoned to appear for jury duty for the week of May 20 do need to report […]
Read moreToccoa Little League will host three Georgia District 7 tournaments beginning Monday. Rookie and Sandlot Baseball as well as the Sandlot Softball tournaments will all start Monday at Doyle Street Park. Game times and opponents will be announced later. Georgia District 7 Little League is made up of Toccoa, Rabun County, Franklin County, Hart County, Elbert County, and Oglethorpe County. […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College (NGTC) recently announced students named to the President’s List and Honor Roll for spring semester 2024. The President’s List recognizes full-time students with a 4.0 GPA. The Honor Roll recognizes full-time students with a 3.5 GPA. Full-time students are those taking at least 12 credit hours with no developmental courses. Students named to the Honor Roll […]
Read moreBrittany Ivey, President & CEO of The Stephens County Development Authority presented a $1,500.00 scholarship to Jaziya Harbin at Stephens County High School’s Senior Scholarship night Thursday, May 9. Harbin received the scholarship after being named the SCHS Work-based Learning Student of the Year. The scholarship was given to help her further her education or workforce training. For three years, […]
Read moreTraffic will be disrupted on East Currahee Street at Railroad street, near the intersection with Big A Road, for approximately an hour, and law enforcement officers are diverting traffic down Railroad street as officers respond to a motor vehicle accident with injury.
Read moreLocal Youth will once again have access to city-owned outdoor recreation opportunities following a vote by city commissioners at last night’s Toccoa City Commision meeting. At the Commission work session at 3 p.m., Commissioners and staff discussed options of equipment and groundcovers for the playground at Henderson Falls Park, located on Henderson Falls Road in North Toccoa, and at Emory […]
Read moreThe Stephens County High School Track and Field Team had 3 team members travel to Albany last weekend to compete in the GHSA Class AAA State Track Meet. The athletes had to overcome storms and weather delays to compete. Calista Curtis finished 5th in the state in the girls 100 meter hurdles with a school record time of 15.52 seconds. […]
Read moreThe annual Toast of Toccoa, which was rescheduled from its original date of May 4 due to weather concerns, is set for this Saturday, May 18, from noon to 6 p.m. WNEG News will talk with Toccoa Special Events Coordinator Misty Richardson regarding the event for a feature article later this week, but city officials are wanting to give citizens […]
Read moreThis past Saturday, May 10, a total of 76 residents cast their ballot at the Stephen County Historic Courthouse, bridging the total of in-person votes to 1,895 after two weeks of Advance In Person voting for the May 21 elections. A total of 309 absentee ballots have been requested and mailed out, and so far, 187 have been filled out […]
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