The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
In a very close race, Chris Erwin defeated the incumbent Dan Gasaway by 67 votes and will be the new State Representative for District 28. Other winners include the Incumbent Dean Scarborough for Stephens County Commission District 5, and Kay Reed will represent District 3 Post 1 on the Stephens County Board of Education. There will be a runoff in […]
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It is the Georgia General Primary today when voters go to the polls in every county to decide on state and local races as well as any referendums on the ballot. In Stephens County, voters will go to precinct at the Senior Center on Rose Lane to cast a ballot today. Polls open at 7a and will close at 7p. […]
Read moreThe 27th annual Hands Across the Border traffic enforcement campaign kicked off Monday withGeorgia law enforcement joining fellow officers, troopers and deputies in Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee. Troopers from all four states are conducting joint roadchecks in their respective states all this week leading up to Memorial Day weekend. State and local law enforcement in all four states will work […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College recently named Colbert, Ga. native Mark Pulliam as the school’s new Chief of Police. Before joining the team at NGTC on May 1st, Pulliam spent 21 years in local law enforcement. For the last 17 of those years, he was Traffic Unit Lieutenant with the Athens-Clarke Police Department. Additionally, Pulliam is a graduate of Athens Technical […]
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Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and Triple-A expects Americans will kick off the unofficial start of the summer season by traveling in near-record numbers. According to AAA, more than 41.5 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day weekend. That’s nearly 5 percent more than last year and the most since 2005. About 36 million of those travelers […]
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The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Flood Warning until 5:45p today for Stephens County. A flood warning is now also in effect for the Upstate of South Carolina. So far, at the WNEG Radio studios in downtown Toccoa, almost six inches of rain have fallen over the last 18 hours. Meteorologist Lauren Carroll with the National Weather […]
Read moreROAD CONDITIONS: – E. Tugalo at 123 under the railroad bridge is completely flooded. About 1-2 feet of standing water under the bridge. – Hwy 123 bad in spots – flooding from Fernside Drive to Big A Road – up to a foot of standing water in some spots on 123 – motorists advised to avoid 123 if possible […]
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A Stephens County High School graduate and Toccoa resident has been admitted to West Point. This week, U.S. Representative Doug Collins announced he has recommended Avero L’Conde “AJ” Howard to West Point as part of the Class of 2022. The son of Mr. Avero Howard and Ms. Uganda Burton, A.J. graduates this spring from the U.S. Military Preparatory School. There, […]
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In Georgia, economic stability and workforce conditions are on the upswing for business owners and job seekers alike. That’s why the Georgia Foundation for Public Education is partnering with with Georgia Power and the Georgia Department of Education Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education Division, to offer schools mini-grants that can be used for student career-readiness activities. Schools interested in the […]
Read moreSome local anglers from Northeast Georgia, including two from Stephens County, are among the top 10 winners in last weekend’s FLW Bass Fishing League South Carolina Division tournament. First place winner was boater Kerry Partain of Elberton. Partain caught five bass weighing 14 pounds, 14 ounces, to win the tournament Saturday on Lake Hartwell. For his efforts, Partain took home […]
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