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In local contested races, Chris Stephens took the probate court judge race, Rusty Fulbright took the sheriff race and there will be a runoff between James Addison and Craig Oglesby for the County Commissioner Post Three seat. For the Avalon city post one seat, Faye Craven took the race. Tune in to WNEG radio and our website and Facebook page […]
Read moreIt is election day, and the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Historic Courthouse, 37 W. Tugalo Street in Downtown Toccoa. Remember to bring a photo ID with you to vote, and know ahead of time whether you will be requesting a Republican Ballot, Democratic Ballot or Non Partisan Ballot. Poll workers are not […]
Read moreThis year marks the 80th Anniversary of D-Day in Europe during WWII, and since it is impossible for everyone to attend the ceremonies in Europe, the Currahee Military Museum is offering an alternative option here in Toccoa. Saturday, June 1, will begin early with the D-Day Run at Currahee Mountain, hosted by Camp Toccoa at Currahee. The Camp will be […]
Read moreThis past Saturday, at approximately 8:34, Stephens County E-911 Dispatch received a call that originally reported a collision between a vehicle and pedestrian, but upon dispatch, Toccoa Police officers discovered the collision had involved a truck and a motorcycle, not a pedestrian. Response to the crash closed the northbound lane of Big A Road for several hours Saturday evening as […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Board of Education will meet tonight at 5 p.m. for the first public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025 School System Budget. The Public Hearing will be held at the Stephens County School District Office, 191 Big A School Road. WNEG News, at last week’s Board of Education work session, requested a copy of the proposed budget, […]
Read moreOn Friday, the final day of advanced-in-person voting for the May 21 election, 405 voters cast their ballot at the Historic Courthouse in downtown Toccoa, bringing the total of advance-in-person votes to 3,000. A total of 309 Absentee Ballots have been requested and mailed out, and so far, 258 have been filled out and returned. Absentee ballots can be returned […]
Read moreThe First Public Hearing for the Toccoa FY 2025 Budget will be held tomorrow at a 5 p.m. meeting. The Toccoa City Commission will meet twice Tomorrow, May 21. The first meeting will be a work session at 3 p.m., with a regular scheduled meeting following at 5 p.m. Both meetings will take place at City Hall, 92 N. Alexander […]
Read moreFormer Stephens County High School student and standout athlete Dacen Cash has been tapped to fill the head coach position being left vacant by the recent retirement of coach Greg McCall from the position of head baseball coach. McCall, who will continue as a SCHS science teacher and assistant football coach, served as Indians’ head baseball coach for 11 years […]
Read moreEarlier this week, WNEG News contacted all three candidates for Stephens County Sheriff, inviting them to answer a series of questions regarding their platform, and their plans, if elected. Today, throughout the day’s news broadcasts, we will be airing responses from the candidates who responded. Both candidates who responded were asked the same set of questions. Answers are presented by […]
Read moreOn Monday, May 13, Jesse James Patterson, 45, entered guilty pleas on two charges stemming from the 2019 armed robbery and violent assault on a local business owner. On the afternoon of January 14, 2019, the Stephens County Sheriff’s office received a 911 Dispatch call at approximately 3:30 pm Friday afternoon regarding an armed robbery that had occurred at Means […]
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