Author: MJ Kneiser

If you plan to vote in the May General Primary but have not registered to vote, today is the last day to do that. Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran says there are now only a couple of ways to register in order to vote in the May elections. “There’s a couple ways for any citizen to register,” Cochran said. “They […]

If you missed the first County Town Hall meeting in January you have another chance to attend one this Saturday. A second Town Hall public forum will take place Saturday at 2p in the Historic County Courthouse. The brainchild of Stephens County Commission Chair Michelle Ivester, the forums are designed to give the public a chance to express their concerns […]

The family of a man missing from his Greenville home believes he might be in the Northeast Georgia area. 76-year old Dale Hunter of Greenville suffers from severe dementia. Hunter’s family say he went missing from his home on April 5th and has not been seen since. Now WNEG News has learned the family believes Hunter may be trying to […]

TruVista is now offering a new higher speed Internet service. The telecommunications company has announced the launch of TruSpeed 250, which provides Broadband Internet speeds up to 250 megabites per second to both residential and business customers. Allison Jakubecy is Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for TruVista. “The launch of TruSpeed 250 enables us to provide our customers […]

If you are one of the many who has waited until the last minute to file your taxes, you only have hours now to do so. The 2017 tax filing deadline is midnight tonight. The IRS expects to receive about received just over 14-million returns last week and expects to receive another 17 million tax returns this week. With so […]

Georgia’s Department of Education reports the State’s students are improving in eighth grade reading and math, and holding steady in fourth grade math. The results of the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows Georgia is above the national average in eighth-grade reading, and nearing the national average in the other three subject areas. Georgia’s eighth-grade students recorded an […]

Former Hart County Probate Judge Bobby Joe Smith, has been indicted by the U.S. Attorney General’s office for soliciting sexual contact in exchange for favorable action on driving under the influence charges and other traffic offenses. The announcement came in press release from Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Charles E. […]

Habersham County’s 46th annual Special Olympics is being hailed as one of the best ever. Hundreds of special ed students from eight Habersham County schools took to John Larry Black Field Friday morning to open the games and compete in 14 different events, including the 100 meter dash, relay races, cycling, a wheel chair race, shot put, and softball throw. […]

Just a reminder that if it’s time to get your pet vaccinated against rabies, the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter in Lavonia is again offering a spring rabies clinic Saturday at their shelter on Bear Creek Road. This year’s rabies clinic will be held from 10a to 3p. Shelter Director Tammie Jourdenais tells WNEG News rabies vaccines will be available for […]