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State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Sept. 21, that the Georgia Mountains area’s unemployment and jobs picture looked bright for the month of August. In August the unemployment rate was just 4.1 percent, unemployment claims have fallen as job growth continues to climb. July the unemployment rate for the region was 4.4 percent, showing a decline of .3 percent. According […]
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Super Hero 5K run/walk slated for Saturday, Sept. 30, to benefit Stephens and Franklin counties’ March of Dimes. Join the March of Dimes and dress up as your favorite superhero or create your own costume and help babies everywhere. Michele Lanier told WNEG Friday, Sept. 22 how the event is really all about the babies. “Registration is at 8 a.m. […]
Read moreLeaf Watch 2017 is underway according to Public Affairs Coordinator Kim Hatcher. Throughout the Peach State, many spectators can witness the laurel forests turning fiery hued, as crisp nights and cooler days brings a mosaic of color across Georgia. Typically, Georgia’s mountains peak in late October; however, some subtle changes can be seen as early as September and will continue […]
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Main Street Toccoa, in conjunction with the Currahee Military Weekend, will be hosting a Salute to our Troops Variety Show Oct. 5, held at the Historic Ritz Theatre at the Schaefer Center. The show will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. and cost $20. It will include music from the Revolutionary War through present day. Featuring songs from a wide variety […]
Read moreProblems arise at the Rose Lane Recreation Complex home of the Recreation Department and Senior Center. What is believed to have been a waterline breakage possibly caused by Wednesday’s afternoon storm, has several residents concerned for the daily operations of the senior center. Lisa Thomas, Stephens County Senior Center director, says that the center had the water turned off due […]
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Currahee Weekend is slated for October fifth through the eighth in Toccoa. In recognition of the 18,000 soldiers of the 501st, 506th, 511th, and 517th parachute infantry regiment who trained at Camp Toccoa during World War II. Toccoa-SC Chamber and Museum Welcome Center’s Sharon Crenshaw encourages the community to come participate in the festivities of this annual event. “Tell everyone, […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College’s President Dr. Mark Ivester, recently named Melinda D. Glander, of Dawsonville, as the new vice president of academic affairs. Since 2011, Glander has served as Dean of Academic Affairs at NGTC. She also previously served as Director of Institutional Effectiveness at Chattahoochee Technical College and Division Chair and instructor at North Metro Technical College before coming […]
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For the past three weeks, the P230 Ministries in partnership with Quality Foods, of Toccoa, has been collecting supplies to aid in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The group is currently filling a truck with five gallon buckets filled with cleaning supplies, which can be purchased at Quality Foods for $10; however, during the Stephens County football game tonight, there will […]
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Stephens County students will not have to make up days missed for school closures from last week’s storm, as approved during Tuesday evenings Board of Education meeting. Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey says the days will not have to made up due to Georgia Governor Deal’s State of Emergency. Stephens County students missed five consecutive days after the […]
Read moreStephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey’s contract has been extended. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Stephens County Board of Education, the board voted unanimously to extend Dorsey’s contract. Dorsey was hired in 2014, and this new contract will expire in 2020. Dorsey was thankful for the board’s approval. Dorsey told WNEG that over the next three years his goal is […]
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