The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
The Stephens County Hospital recently announced the winner of its 7th Annual Christmas Card Contest. This year’s winner is local artist and 4th-grader Rylynn Breeden, 9, of Stephens County. Breeden told WNEG News about winning this year’s contest and her creative process. “I had this thing I did before, and I kind of messed up on it and so I […]
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The Internal Revenue Service is issuing some important reminders after another scam was reported in the area. Someone called WNEG recently and said that they received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS. According to that person, the caller told them they owed the IRS a significant amount of money and if they did not pay […]
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Main Street Toccoa recently held its fourth historic plaque unveiling of the 2018-2019 series. According to Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton the unveiling was dedicated to the downtown building, at 46 East Doyle Street, the current location of Just Right Catering and the former location of the Main Street Cafe. He says the ceremony brought out many community members, including […]
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Earlier this week, in Habersham County, a Cornelia man was arrested after authorities uncovered $20,000 worth of drugs. On Wednesday, the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Community Supervision, the Department of Corrections’ K-9 Unit, and the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office executed a search warrant of the residence at 277 Hubert Hill Road, in Cornelia. The home is […]
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It’s easy to forget our small, furry, and four-legged friends during the busy Christmas season. After all, they keep us company on our bad days and they remind us that we are loved unconditionally. Tammy Jourdanais of the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter issues this plea. “When you’re out Christmas shopping this holiday season, don’t forget your pets. They enjoy receiving […]
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The second annual Open Mic Night will host its fourth monthly competition next Monday evening at the Ritz Theatre in downtown Toccoa. Ritz Theatre General Manager Danita Gaudette says this is the final preliminary round. The competition is open to the general public and contestants do not have to be from Toccoa-Stephens County. However, it’s important those who want to […]
Read moreYou may have been rattled out of a sound sleep this morning when an earthquake rumbled through our area. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit about 4:14 this morning with the epicenter just north of Chattanooga in Decatur, Tennessee. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an aftershock about 13 minutes later that registered a 3.3 magnitude. […]
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Wednesday morning’s earthquake in Eastern Tennessee was not as uncommon as you might think. Don Blakeman is a Geo-physicist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Blakeman says earthquakes in the Southeast are not uncommon, but quakes over 4.0 and over are rare. “They are actually very common, particularly in this area,” he explained. “Where this earthquake happened is part of what’s […]
Read moreGeorgia is experiencing increased levels of influenza (flu) illnesses, according to health experts. And on Tuesday, experts at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center and St. Mary’s Health Care System issued an urgent plea for area residents to take precautions to protect themselves and their families from the flu this season. Dr. Robert Sinyard, M.D., chief medical officer at Piedmont Athens […]
Read moreThe City of Toccoa will begin work next year on resurfacing a number of roads. In their regular meeting Monday, City Commissioners approved a recommendation from City Manager Billy Morse to submit a list of eight city streets to the Georgia Department of Transportation to be resurfaced in 2019 using Local Maintenance Improvement Grant funds. Toccoa is slated to receive […]
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