The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Toccoa City Hall will be closed Monday, January 2nd, in observance of New Years. Routes for garbage and recyclables scheduled to be picked up on Monday, January 2nd, will be picked up on Tuesday January, 3rd. Commercial garbage will be picked up as usual, but yard waste and other items will not be picked up. The Toccoa Police and Fire […]
Read moreBy: MJ Kneiser-WLHR News Support has been pouring in for an elderly couple and their two grandchildren made homeless Christmas Eve when fire destroyed their home. The blaze broke out Saturday morning at the home of David and Kaye Gearin on Buttercup Lane in the Gumlog Community. According to Clayton Bryant, the Franklin County Coroner on duty, the home […]
Read moreBy Dick Mangrum-WGOG “Our church is mission-minded, very much” is how the Rev. Kenny Owens explains why the First Baptist Church of Westminster is helping a city of Toccoa employee, Zach Johnson, overcome the loss of his legs when he was entrapped December in a baler machine. The Rev. Owens visited Johnson and came away admiring the man’s spirits, considering […]
Read moreAs the year 2022 comes to an end and 2023 begins, WNEG will take a look back at the past year. The City of Toccoa recently released a list of accomplishments by the city in 2022. (see attached list) List of City Accomplishments 20221212_101028 (3) For more information concerning the City of Toccoa’s accomplishments for 2022 contact the City […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College (NGTC) recently announced students named to the President’s List and Honor Roll for fall semester 2022. The President’s List recognizes full-time students with a 4.0 GPA. The Honor Roll recognizes full-time students with a 3.5 GPA. Full-time students are those taking at least 12 credit hours with no developmental courses. Students named to the Honor Roll include: Barrow […]
Read moreMr. Gary Looney Thomas, age 71 of Seneca, South Carolina and formerly of North Carolina passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022 at MUSC Kershaw Health Medical Center, Camden South Carolina. A son of the late Leo Thomas and Treasia Burnette Thomas, he was born June 18, 1951 in Stephens County, Georgia having lived most of his life in West Cramerton, North Carolina. He was employed with Pharr Yarns for a number of years and later with Gaston County. He […]
Read moreToccoa City Hall will be closed Monday, January 2nd, in observance of New Years. Routes for garbage and recyclables scheduled to be picked up on Monday, January 2nd, will be picked up on Tuesday January 3rd. Commercial garbage will be picked up as usual, but yard waste and other items will not be picked up. The Toccoa Police and Fire […]
Read moreThe Town of Martin has again open Banks Street in the city limits of Martin as the road construction for the culvert replacement has been completed. The road has been closed since early December for the repairs.
Read moreMr. Herman D. Norris, age 88, of Toccoa, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022 at his home. Born March 25, 1934 in Hart County, GA, he was the son of the late Claude and Nora Gibson Norris. He was a member of Tom’s Creek Baptist Church and was retired from Westinghouse, later known as ABB. Herman was a United States […]
Read moreJerry Allen Duvall, 77, of the Ila Community, passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 21, 2022, at his home in Ila Georgia. Born September 22, 1945, in Gordon County, he was the son of the late Elbert and Effie Tilley Duvall of Ellijay GA. He was the brother of the late Willie Mae Cowan of Valley Head AL. He served his […]
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