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During a Toccoa Municipal Court session Thursday Morning, July 25, Judge Robert Sneed heard testimony from Toccoa Chief of Police Jimmy Mize and statements from City Attorney John Dickerson as well as testimony and comments from Gopal Pal, resident manager of Regency Inn on West Currahee Street in Toccoa, and Pal’s attorney James Irvin. The hearing was in response to […]
Read moreOn Monday, WNEG News contacted the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office to get an update on the traffic control cameras on Big A Road surrounding the intersection with White Pine Road, and we hope to have complete details regarding the implementation schedule and other details for the cameras in time for tomorrow’s news cycle. In April, Captain Stephen Stewart, with the […]
Read moreThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, J. Strom Thurmond Lake and Dam Project, Forest, Fish, and Wildlife section, will host primitive weapons deer hunts in Bussey Point Corps Management Unit, located in Lincoln County, Georgia, in October, November and December this year. All hunts are limited to the first 75 hunters to arrive per day – first-come, first-served basis. Archery […]
Read moreAt the July 23 regularly-scheduled meeting of the Stephens County Board of Commissioners, Board members considered and voted on an application from RLP Investments, LLC for rezoning on three parcels of property in order to accommodate planned workforce housing construction. The rezoning requests were placed for two parcels on Racetrack Road and one parcel on Coker Road, equalling roughly 60 […]
Read moreIn a July 17 report in partnership with Georgia Recorder: Artificial Intelligence is another technological advancement like calculators once were, and educators should help students learn to use it constructively rather than resist allowing them to use it in their coursework, said the chair of a Georgia Senate study committee considering how to respond to the emerging software. Through three […]
Read moreYesterday evening, July 22, at approximately 7 p.m., traffic was disrupted in downtown Toccoa when a crash flipped a car upside down on W. Tugalo Street at the corner of N. Alexander Street. The female driver was airlifted for medical care of unknown injuries. Georgia State Patrol was in charge of the scene and investigation into the crash. At 10:15 […]
Read moreThe Stephens COunty Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. today, July 23, for a regularly scheduled meeting.The meeting will take place at the Historic Courthouse, 37 West Tugalo Street in Toccoa. Included on the agenda for the meeting is the second reading of proposed changes to the Stephens County Land Use ordinance as it relates significantly to poultry […]
Read moreAt the July 22 Meeting of the Toccoa City Commission, commissioners heard the official presentation of the 2024 Downtown Toccoa Parking Study from Toccoa Planning Director Jeremy Ward. Ward outlined the physical vehicle counts conducted by himself and Toccoa Main Street Director Kristen Deal during the months of January through May of this year. During the various business hour visits […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College’s (NGTC) automotive technology program was recently granted reaffirmation of accreditation by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). Established in 1972, ASE seeks to promote excellence and cultivate a skilled workforce in the automotive service industry with the help of the ASE Education Foundation. The ASE Education Foundation focuses on bridging the gap between employers, […]
Read moreThe Toccoa City Commission will meet twice today. First, Commissioners will meet for a work session at 3p.m., followed by a regularly scheduled meeting at 5 p.m.. Both meetings will take place at City Hall, 92 N. Alexander Street. On the agenda for the work session is a discussion of Engineers Service Invoice, a discussion of Water Sales Agreements, and […]
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