Author: Jessica Waters

In news of relevance from neighboring Habersham County, Habersham County recently accepted delivery of its new public transit van. The eight-seat vehicle offers door-to-door transportation on a first-come, first-served basis by appointment within Habersham County with the rate schedule based on mileage. The 2023 Ford Starcraft Starlite van was purchased for $107,690, with 80% federal funds, 10% state funds, and […]

Haering Precision recently announced the successful conclusion of its first annual Skills Invitational, held in partnership with North Georgia Technical College. The event took place on April 24 at North Georgia Tech’s Clarkesville campus, drawing participants from Franklin, Hart, Stephens, and Union counties. As reported earlier by WNEG News, the Skills Invitational aimed to ignite interest in machining and metals […]

In a news brief that falls in the business, community and health categories all at once, Stephens County native and Stephen County High School alumni Stephen Gambrell, son of Ed and Trish Gambrell, was recently named Assistant Administrator at Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge. In a statement by hospital officials, Memorial officially welcomed Gambrell, stating, “Stephen is taking on […]

Shortly after noon Last Thursday, May 9, Habersham County Emergency Services and the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle wreck with entrapment near Tom Arrendale Interchange on Ga. 365 / U.S. 441, impacting area traffic for more than 2 hours.  According to Georgia State Patrol reports, a 2008 Ford Focus Sedan was traveling south on the GA 365 […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet twice next Monday, May 13. The first meeting will be a work session at 3 p.m., with a regularly scheduled meeting following at 5 p.m. Both meetings will take place at City Hall, 92 N. Alexander Street.  On the agenda for the 3 p.m. work session is a discussion of a camera system for […]

  Bragging rights are on the line this weekend at the 1st annual Cops vs. Kids Charity ShootOff. Citizens are invited to watch the competition tomorrow May 11, with a safety briefing at 9:30 a.m. at the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Training Center, 1605 Scenic Drive in Toccoa, and the shoot-off following at 10 a.m. on the Sheriff’s Office Firing […]

All Stephens County Schools are now qualified for the Community Eligibility Provision, or CEP, program offering free student breakfast and lunch meals.  Currently, Big A Elementary, Liberty Elementary, Toccoa Elementary, Stephens County 5th Grade Academy, and Stephens County Middle School participate in the free meal program. Stephens County High School students will receive free meals beginning with the 2024-2025 school […]

Tomorrow, May 11, Toccoa will honor the role trains, and the local train station, has played in the community’s history as the city celebrates Toccoa Train Day. The day-long event kicks off at sunrise when the southbound Amtrak Crescent Line pulls into the historic train depot at 6:45 a.m. The Depot, estimated to have been built in 1915, is located […]