Category: News

With little more than a week in office, new Toccoa Chief of Police Bruce Carlisle is following through on his earlier promise to “hit the ground running,” with several new initiatives, assignments and programs already underway or in the initial stages of organization. Carlisle recently sat down with WNEG News to talk about his first few days in his new […]

The Toccoa Police Department has been awarded a $28,460 High Visibility Enforcement Grant (HVE Grant) from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). New Toccoa Chief of Police Bruce Carlisle told WNEG News that the grant will fund additional hours for two existing police officers, who will focus on reducing violations of speed, seat belt and distracted driving laws.  He […]

Toccoa city wastewater department has provided WNEG News with a required notice of a sanitary sewer overflow that occurred on December 21. A full copy of the notice is posted below. WNEG News spoke with Utilities Director Harry Scott moments ago (December 23, 2024, 7:02 PM) to confirm that the nearest water intake is an excess of 20 miles away […]

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is joining state troopers and local law enforcement officers to warn drivers to make the smart choice to never drive under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a mixture of both substances. Georgia is once again participating with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign that will run […]

Last week, the owners of popular Lavonia eatery, 211 Main, announced they have sold the restaurant and are retiring. On their Facebook page, Bob and Trish Toews  said they have sold the restaurant to the owners of another popular Franklin County restaurant, Chris and Kim Rice, owners of Top Dawg Grillers and Catering. The Facebook announcement of the 211 Main […]

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley recently recognized Chrischen Knotts on his recent graduation from the Georgia Police Academy. Knotts has served in the Stephens County Detention Center a year and a half, and will now join the ranks of the Sheriff’s Office as a sworn Deputy Sheriff in the Uniform Patrol Division.  On Saturday, Dec. 14, the Stephens County Sheriff’s […]

Toccoa City Hall will be closed December 24 and 25 in observance of Christmas. Routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up on Tuesday, December 24 will be picked up on Thursday, December 26 and routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up on Wednesday, December 25, will be picked up on Friday, December 27. The […]

Earlier this week, Stephens County Hospital Foundation announced 4th grade Toccoa Elementary student Danica Pressley as the winner of the annual Christmas Card contest. Danica is the daughter of Nicky and David Pressley At a presentation Wednesday morning, Dec. 18, at Toccoa Elementary, school and hospital officials joined Pressley’s family in congratulating her on her winning drawing that will serve […]

Toccoa Elementary School was recently recognized in the 2025 US News Best Elementary Schools ranking as one of the top 40 percent of elementary schools in Georgia.  The annual report, conducted and published by U.S. News & World Report  evaluates each of the 1,249 schools ranked in Georgia.Half of the final rankings were based on student proficiency in math and […]

In an ongoing effort to provide COVID-19 and FLU relief services to residents of Georgia, CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) Georgia has partnered with the Salvation Army of Toccoa’s offices for a mobile vaccine clinic to provide free FLU and COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday, December 19 th at the Salvation Army Toccoa Service Center at 306 E. Franklin Street, Toccoa, […]