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A former Franklin County Lion football great has passed away. According to ESPN.com, “Tony Jones, a starting tackle on two of the Denver Broncos‘ championship teams, has died, the team announced Friday. He was 54. Jones, who started at right tackle in the Broncos’ win in Super Bowl XXXII and started at left tackle when the team won Super Bowl […]
Read moreMr. Max Reginald Bennett, age 78 of Toccoa, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 at Stephens County Hospital. A son of the late Clyde and Agnes Adams Bennett, he was born July 13, 1942 in Stephens County, Georgia where he lived all of his life. He was a veteran of the United States Army and retired from Coats and […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 63 deaths in Stephens County and now 2,567 residents that have tested positive for the virus since the beginning of the pandemic. The latest report was released Friday afternoon. DPH is reporting additional deaths in surrounding counties. The latest report has another deaths in Habersham County bringing the total deaths to […]
Read moreDue to Covid-19 protocol, the Stephens County High School girls and boys basketball teams have postponed all games until January 30th. The updated schedule is listed below: January 30 – Saturday vs East Jackson – HOME 3:00 PM – JV Boys 4:30 PM – Varsity Girls 6:00 PM – Varsity Boys February 1 – Monday vs Monroe Area – AWAY […]
Read moreThe Swap Shop airs Monday-Saturday from 8:30 am until 9:00 am on AM-630 WNEG. Here’s how to get on the show: Call 706-886-1551 from 8:30-9:00 am. Email click here Fax 706-282-0189 Mail Swap Shop, P.O. Box 1159, Toccoa, Georgia 30577 Rules Please observe the following rules: There is a three-item limit on Swap Shop ads. Swap Shop items will not […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Middle School 8th grade boys fell to Madison County Middle School Thursday night 46-36 in Danielsville. SCMS battled to a tie score at the half. After Madison opened up a lead in the 2nd half, the Rebels battled back to cut the lead to 4 with less than a minute to go, but came up short after […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 63 deaths in Stephens County and now 2,549 residents that have tested positive for the virus since the beginning of the pandemic. The latest report was released Thursday afternoon. DPH is reporting addition deaths in surrounding counties. The latest report has two more deaths in Habersham County bringing the total deaths […]
Read moreMrs. Zephene Hollifield Foster, age 94 of the Ayersville Community of Toccoa passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021. The daughter of the late Walter Clinton and Annie Mae Smith Hollifield she was born January 5, 1927 at the Wolf Creek in Rabun County, GA. She is preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Gean McDonald Foster. They […]
Read moreRobert Sewell “Buddy” Westbrook, 53, of Lavonia, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Landmark Hospital in Athens. Born July 19, 1967, in Franklin County, he was the son of Hazel Turpin Singleton, the late Roy Westbrook, and the late Ronnie Singleton. He worked as a machine operator for American Tree Grading Service. He was a member of Shoal Creek […]
Read moreThe Swap Shop airs Monday-Saturday from 8:30 am until 9:00 am on AM-630 WNEG. Here’s how to get on the show: Call 706-886-1551 from 8:30-9:00 am. Email click here Fax 706-282-0189 Mail Swap Shop, P.O. Box 1159, Toccoa, Georgia 30577 Rules Please observe the following rules: There is a three-item limit on Swap Shop ads. Swap Shop items will not […]
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