Category: News

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify a burglary suspect at Yonah Dam. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley tells WNEG News it happened between February 4th and 5th. He said surveillance cameras captured a man who broke into the Yonah Hydroelectric Dam and made off with various tools that were inside the facility. Yonah […]

Rep. Doug Collins has reintroduced key legislation aimed at lowering the cost of prescription medication and increasing transparency in the drug pricing process. Introduction of this legislation comes after President Trump called on Congress to directly address the rising cost of prescription drugs during his State of the Union address. H.R. 1035, the Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, requires greater […]

Former House District 28 State Representative Dan Gasaway is responding to Chris Erwin’s Facebook page comments in which Erwin called a Judge’s order for him to step down, “a travesty.” Erwin has filed an appeal to a second lawsuit that Gasaway won, which alleged multiple cases of illegal or improper voting in Habersham and Banks counties during the December 4th […]

Two years after the brutal murder of a Lavonia businessman Sam Harbin, a Hart County woman avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty. In Franklin County Superior Court Tuesday, 32-year old Kristin Odister pleaded guilty to malice murder for her part in the 2016 beating death 82-year old Harbin. Before being sentenced, Odister apologized for her actions and asked Sam […]

Toccoa City Commissioners have approved a proclamation designating Friday, February 15 as Arbor Day in Toccoa. Hosted by Toccoa Main Street, Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby said a tree planting ceremony is scheduled downtown Friday morning. “Every year we try to do something special; especially with children so they can be part of the Urban Forest initiative,” Crosby said. “This year, […]

Main Street Toccoa recently held its sixth historic plaque unveiling of  the 2018-2019 series. According to Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton, the unveiling was dedicated to the downtown building that formerly housed Stephens Federal Savings & Loan, and is currently occupied by Oconee Federal Savings & Loan, located on the corner of Doyle and Pond streets. Hamilton said Thursday’s ceremony […]

Chris Erwin is taking his case all the way to the State Supreme Court in an effort to keep his seat as the Representative for House District 28. “We filed an appeal and believe the Supreme Court needs to look at this case. We are pursuing all of our appellate rights,” Erwin told WNEG News Tuesday. “At the same time, […]

Senior Superior Court Judge David Sweat has set April 9th as the date for a third Special Election and has ordered Representative Chris Erwin to immediately vacate his seat. Judge Sweat issued his written ruling Friday afternoon. “The Special Election in which Respondent Chris Erwin was certified the winner is hereby declared invalid,” Judge Sweat wrote. “Having been sworn into […]

It is still not clear what the caused the death of a Toccoa woman whose body was found early Friday morning across from the WNEG studios. Morning host Connie Gaines called in a welfare check to 911 at 7a Friday morning when she noticed a person slumped over inside a black Cadillac sedan parked in front of the station’s rain […]