Category: News

Stephens County’s state legislators look ahead to the upcoming session in the Georgia General Assembly. 50th District State Senator John Wilkinson and 28th District State Representative Dan Gasaway both spoke to local leaders at a pre-legislative breakfast Monday at the Mitchell Allen Meeting Room in Toccoa. The two legislators said that three of the biggest issues that are likely to […]

The Stephens County Board of Education approves putting tax anticipation notes out to bid. At a called meeting on Monday, the Stephens County Board of Education unanimously voted to allow Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey to put out a bid request for up to $7 million in tax anticipation notes. Dorsey said that the school system is running low […]

Stephens County Hospital welcomes its New Year’s Baby for 2015. The hospital announced on Monday that this year’s proud parents of the New Year’s Baby are Mercedes Jean Frye and Shamarcus Anderson, both of Hartwell. Mom, Mercedes, said her baby is a healthy 6-pound, 2-ounce, 19 and 1/2″ long baby boy named Messiah Shamarie Anderson. “He is a blessing,” said […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A weekend accident in Hart County claims the life of a young mother and her two-year old daughter. Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post Commander Sergeant Al Whitworth said it happened at about 5 p.m. on Sunday on State Route 51, just west of Hartwell. “Vehicle 1, a 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix was traveling west […]

2015 is off to a wet start in Stephens County. Weekend rains starting Friday and continuing through Sunday dumped more than 3.3 inches of rain on downtown Toccoa. According to city officials, that heavy rain was to blame for a sanitary sewer spill near the Ward Creek Liftstation. City officials said that city personnel located an overflow condition at about […]

Toccoa Mayor Gail Fry looks back at 2014. WNEG spoke with Fry about the last 12 months recently. She said the city accomplished a lot in the last year. According to Fry, one of the biggest accomplishments was renovating and re-opening the city swimming pool on Doyle Street. Fry said another major effort that has gone well so far are […]

The Georgia Department of Public Safety says 13 people were killed on Georgia highways over the New Year’s holiday travel weekend. The 102-hour New Year’s travel period began at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, New Year’s Eve, and ran through midnight, Sunday, January 4. Out of those 13 fatalities, the Georgia State Patrol investigated 10 of them. The other 3 were […]

Another scam appears to be making the rounds in Stephens County and northeast Georgia. Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick said he received word of an attempted scam recently. Quick said the scam involves someone calling and pretending to be from the Internal Revenue Service. “Somebody is calling and saying they are from the IRS,” said Quick. “They are […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Most of us think of boating and being out on the water as a summer time activity, but there are those die-hard anglers and others who still get out on the lake during the cold winter months. With that in mind, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers warns people to take extra precautions if […]

Stephens County Commission Chairman Dean Scarborough looks back at 2014. WNEG spoke with Scarborough this week about the last 12 months. He said he feels the county had a lot of positive things take place last year. “It seems like everything is turning around,” said Scarborough. “We may have bottomed out and are now heading up in the right direction […]