Category: News

Toccoa City Commissioners wasting no time in taking votes on two key line items in their end-of-the-month agenda. At Monday’s regular meeting, the Board selected two new members to sit on the Housing Authority Board. City Manager Billy Morse the move had to be made because of a procedure error earlier in the year. “So we had to come back […]

The City of Royston is the recipient of a Georgia Environmental Finance Authority or GEFA loan. The announcement was made Tuesday by State Senators John Wilkinson, Frank Ginn and Lee Anderson. Royston will receive two million dollars from the State’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan worth $2 million. Royston City Manager Ed Andrews says the money will be used […]

The effects of Hurricane Harvey in Houston will be felt in that region for weeks and months to come and the Red Cross has been there with the boots on the ground since before the storm made landfall over the weekend. Houston officials estimate as many as 50,000 residents will be in need of emergency shelter before the storm moves […]

Qualifying is officially over for the City of Toccoa and City of Martin municipal elections, but if you missed your chance to run, you still have time. According to Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran, those who missed regular qualifying last week can run as a write-in candidate. Cochran says however, you only have this week to get your name on […]

More information on a report last week of a man who died while walking up Currahee Mountain. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley identified them an as Bobby Ray Smith of Toccoa. Shirley said Smith’s body was found near the mountain trail last week by passersby. “The Stephens County Sheriff’s office received a call from 911 about an individual lying on […]

In Franklin County, the star of the YouTube channel, “FPS Russia” is back in the news again, this time arrested on felony drug charges. 31 year old Kyle Lamar Myers remains in the Franklin County Detention Center after his arrest earlier this month. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s office and agents with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, Myers […]

In White County, Three people are behind bars in connection with a traffic stop that led to multiple drug arrests in Cleveland. Mitchell Posey with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office tells WNEG News it happened last Thursday when Cleveland Police pulled over a vehicle driven by 39-year old Bobby Joe Mullinax, Jr. for a routine traffic stop Inside his […]

It’s that time of year when it’s time to think about getting your annual flu vaccine. District 2 Public Health Departments, which includes the Stephens County Health Department, now have flu shots available and urge residents to get immunized now against seasonal influenza. District 2 spokesman Dave Palmer said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that all […]

Four recreation areas at Lake Hartwell will be open for archery and small game hunting during the 2017-18 hunting season. These areas include Paynes Creek Park, Hartwell Dam Quarry Area, New Prospect Park and Jenkins Ferry Park. Small game hunting is allowed in all areas listed above, but only after the deer and turkey seasons close. Hunting for small game […]