The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office’s purchase of 26 AR15 rifles and 35 suppressors, along with several associated items such as slings, mounted flashlights and scopes, recently drew comment from county commissioners and members of the public after the invoices for the items appeared on the June 27 County Commission meeting agenda under the monthly “approval of invoices over $5,000” agenda […]
Read moreOn June 22, during a called meeting of the Stephens County Board of Commissioners, commissioners discussed options for the Fiscal Year 2024 county budget, looking for ways to reduce the 1.78 millage rate increase they announced last week they would be instituting for next year. Commissioner Chris Rickman met with WNEG News after the meeting to summarize the discussion and […]
Read moreThe 2023 Patriotic Pops Concert, presented by the Toccoa Symphony Orchestra, is scheduled to take place this Sunday, June 25, rain or shine. The concert will be held at Lake Toccoa, 201 Black Mountain Rd – home of the Links golf course, Ping’s Restaurant and Reflections Event Center. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the concert will begin at 7:30 […]
Read moreThe Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce celebrated one of its newest members, Crozier Collective Gallery, on Thursday, with a ribbon tying ceremony. Crozier Collective Gallery is located at 46 Doyle St. in Toccoa. The gallery, owned by Ty and Drew Crozier, displays and sells modern and contemporary artworks from national and international artists. Artworks include paintings, sculptures, prints and other […]
Read moreThe Rick Fowler Band will close out the June performances of the 2023 Ida Cox Music Series as they take the Doyle Street stage this Saturday, June 24. The Ida Cox Music Series, named after famed Toccoa Blues musician Ida Cox, features free music in Downtown Toccoa from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. every Saturday in June, July, and August, […]
Read moreThe Stephens County school system has published the June 20 approved human resources report, which includes a number of new teachers for the 2023-24 school year, as well as a number of support and administrative staff and paraprofessionals. New teachers for the upcoming school year include Alma Arnold, Lyndsay Batchelor, Dori Childs and Ethan Jordan. Paraprofessionals include Kenny Colwell, Lori […]
Read moreOn Monday, June 19, the Stephens County school system released the open house schedule for all six county schools. The 2023-24 Academic calendar is also available. The first day of school for students will be Wednesday, August 2, with new teacher orientation scheduled for July 25-26. The school year includes 180 student days, and the last day of school will […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Board of Commissioners has announced that they will be holding a called meeting of the board. Scheduled for 6 p.m. today, June 22, the meeting will be held in the conference room at the Stephens County Annex Building, 744 East Doyle Street in Toccoa. The agenda for the called meeting includes a discussion on abandonment of county […]
Read moreJust a brief announcement from Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick, all jurors summoned to appear for jury duty for Monday, June 26, do not need to report. All cases have been settled for the week. Again, all jurors summoned to appear for jury duty for Monday, June 26, do not need to report. All cases have been settled […]
Read moreNotification: The Doyle Street Pool will be closed today, June 20, due to the chance of inclement weather, including the chance of lightning.
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