The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Five games into the current basketball season and both the Stephens County Indians and Lady Indians are still looking for their first win. The fact that their Tuesday night opponent, the Jefferson Dragons, featured both girls and boys undefeated teams, didn’t help matters any. The Lady Dragons of Jefferson put on a full court press most of the game and […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Grand Jury has issued indictments. Brodrique Simone Dixon has been indicted on counts of Malice Murder and Felony Murder for the death of Christopher Deshun Tukes on August 29th near Whitman Park in Toccoa. Dixon has also been indicted on two counts of Aggravated Assault on Tukes, and Scottae Lashawn Martin, and two counts of a possession […]
Read moreFor the 2nd straight year, the Stephens County Board of Commissioner will be traveling through the county with the Polar Express and toy drive. The two-night event will begin tonight and continue tomorrow night. Stephens County Commission Chair Michelle Ivester says that it is great to do again this year. “We are so excited to bring back the Polar Express. […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Sheriff’s office have arrested two Toccoa men on a number of charges. At approximately 12:23 A.M. on Friday morning, a sheriff’s office K-9 unit observed a black Ford Fusion with an improper license plate. The deputy radioed 911 Dispatch to check a license plate through the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC). The tag revealed a suspended registration […]
Read moreChristmas in Toccoa officially kicks off tomorrow with the Christmas in the Park event at Paul Anderson Park. The event begins at 10 A.M. and culminates with the Christmas Tree Lighting around 7:15 P.M. After a year off, the Varsity returns and will be serving lunch from 10:30 A.M.-2 P.M. and supper from 4-7 P.M. Ann Pickett is on the […]
Read moreThe spread of COVID-19 has slowed compared to last week in Stephens County. According to the Department of Public Health, there have been 4,587 total cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County, since the start of the pandemic, an increase of 11 since WNEG’s report last week. The DPH is reporting 110 confirmed COVID-related deaths in Stephens County, an increase of […]
Read moreThe unemployment rate for the Georgia Mountains Region, which includes Stephens, Franklin, and Hart Counties, remained unchanged in October at 1.8%. State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says 9 out of the 12 regional commissions in the state recorded a decrease in unemployment rates. Butler said his office is continuing to see all-time low unemployment rates across the state along with […]
Read moreMrs. Susie Ann McFarlin Payne, age 85, wife of the late Floyd Talmadge Payne passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at her residence. Born June 19, 1936 in Franklin County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Lucy Dalrymple McFarlin. She along with her husband Floyd were co-owners of Payne Printing Service. Mrs. Payne was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. She was […]
Read moreMrs. Betty Jean Miller Ward, age 89, of Toccoa, passed away Monday, November 29, 2021 at her home. Born October 27, 1932 in Hartford, KY, she was the daughter of the late Dewell Marlow and Loyce Wilson Miller. She was of the Baptist Faith and was retired from Gwinnett Medical Center. Before her retirement, she also worked for various hospitals […]
Read moreHabersham County Emergency Services and the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Habersham County Airport where a single-engine airplane experienced brake failure while landing. This brake malfunction caused the plane to move off the runway and on to the side of the runway during landing. There were three people aboard the airplane at the time of landing. All were […]
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