The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
While Northeast Georgia thankfully missed much of the impact from Tropical Depression Florence, North Carolina is still reeling from the impact of heavy rain and hurricane-force winds. As of Monday over 460,000 customers were without power in North Carolina. Florida Power and Light sent 900 men and women to help assist Duke Energy and other electric companies in the aftermath of […]
Read moreA stretch of Hwy17/365 on the Habersham County line was closed for a time late Monday morning after a vehicle slammed into an 18-wheeler. It happened about 11:30a on the soutbound side of Highway 17/365 near Rock Road just inside the Habersham County line. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley tells WNEG News his deputies happened to be close to the […]
Read moreThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell Project Office is closely monitoring Hurricane Florence as it makes landfall. Northeast Georgia and the Upstate are bracing for heavy rain and high winds over the weekend as Florence lumbers inland. The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg is now saying Florence will make her presence known in our area Sunday and Monday, bringing […]
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Hart EMC is making preparations for this weekend’s heavy rainfall from Florence. Spokesman Keith Brown said Thursday they already have crews from other EMC’s around the State on stand-by should they need extra help with power outages. “We’ve been in contact with our fellow EMC’s in Georgia and we’re all standing ready to help each other depending on what we […]
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If you are a regular at the Toccoa Ingles you will soon be able to get that decaf, no foam, light whip latte or pumpkin spice frappe, before you begin grocery shopping. That’s because a Starbucks is coming to the Toccoa Ingles. You may have noticed the large space where the flower shop used to be is now wrapped with […]
Read moreA hearing is set for Tuesday, September 18th in Banks County Superior Court to hear arguments in the civil suit filed by State Representative Dan Gasaway. Gasaway filed his civil suit June 6th in Fulton County against Habersham County Election Superintendent Laurel Ellison, Secretary of State Brian Kemp and District 28 Republican Nominee Chris Erwin after losing May election to […]
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Hurricane Florence is barreling toward the North and South Carolina coasts bringing torrential rainfall of up to two feet in some areas and possible wind speeds of up to 140 miles per hour when it comes on shore. Forecasters with the National Weather Service said Wednesday the storm’s path has shifted slightly to the west. That means Northeast Georgia and […]
Read moreAnother credit coming for Georgia Power customers. This month, Georgia Power customers will receive the third $25 credit for the Vogtle nuclear expansion. A total of $75 in 2018 bill credits, or $188 million overall, were approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission as part of its 2017 order to continue construction of Vogtle 3 & 4. Customers also received […]
Read moreLeadership in Toccoa-Stephens County is invited to a public planning meeting this week with the Stephens County Health Department and District Two Public Health. The meeting takes place Wednesday morning at 9a at the Historic County Courthouse and is in advance of a Health Department drive-through flu clinic coming up later this month. District Two Public Health spokesperson Dave Palmer […]
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The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office officially received its second re-certification. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said his department received the re-certification during the Georgia Sheriff’s Association’s Annual Summer Training Conference. In order to maintain State Certification, a certified Assessment Team must perform an in-depth audit of the Sheriff’s office policy standards. “The Sheriff’s office must be in compliance with more […]
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