Toccoa Police Chief Jarrell Resigns

Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell has resigned. Jarrell submitted his resignation to City Manager Billy Morse on Friday. His last day will be December 30th. In his written resignation, Jarrell said he has accepted a position with the town of Mt. Airy, GA to serve as their Police Chief and City Manager effective January 1. “During my time here I […]

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Christmas Fest 2017 huge turnout

Christmas Fest 2017 draws crowd this past weekend. The festivities began Friday evening and continued through Saturday. Several residents of Stephens and surrounding counties attending the event, all spoke highly of the efforts that both the County and the city of Toccoa put into the festival this year. The streets along downtown Toccoa were all lit up with Christmas lights […]

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Perry pinned on SCHS’s football field

A former Stephens County High School football star, Blake Perry comes back to Stephens County for pinning ceremony. Perry has been in the Marine Corps for soon to be eight years. On Friday, he was promoted from Sergeant to Staff Sergeant in a special ceremony, where he was pinned. According to Sargent Major Michael Johnson, the recruiting station Sargent Major […]

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ARC holds Christmas Party

The ARC of Stephens County hosted, this past Friday, its annual Christmas Party and Dance for individuals with disabilities, held at Ebenezer Family Life Center, located on Rose Lane, in Toccoa. The group organizers had anticipated 125 members attending the event. While WNEG News was on site, Organizer Geraldine Hayes said that this marked the 20th anniversary for the Christmas […]

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Christmas Fest starts tonight

Main Street Toccoa’s Christmas Fest is slated to begin tonight, to kick-off the Christmas season. Both tonight and tomorrow will provide the public with several opportunities to take-in the festivities of the holiday season. The 8th annual event includes carolers, open shops and restaurants, Santa, a live nativity, the lighting of the city’s Christmas tree on the courthouse lawn on […]

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Use caution when purchasing gift cards

Gift cards are a quick and convenient gift giving solution. Whether you’re pressed for time or the recipient is hard to shop for, a gift card is sure to make the perfect gift. According to the National Retail Federation, gift card spending is expected to reach $27.6 billion this holiday season. Gift cards are a notoriously popular item to give during […]

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SCBC move forward with Occupation Tax

During the recent Stephens County Board of Commissioners regular scheduled meeting and work session, the board of commissioners voted and approved moving forward with the occupation tax ordinance; however, the vote was not unanimous with Commissioner Stanley London voting in opposition of the ordinance. The occupation tax rate schedule would take the gross income of a business and create a […]

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Body found in Lake Hartwell has been identified

Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland on Thursday released the name of the man found dead in Lake Hartwell Tuesday afternoon. “The drowning victim found on Nov. 27 has been identified as Alex Dunne, 23, of Athens,” Cleveland said Thursday. A fisherman reported what appeared to be a body floating in the Powerbag area of Lake Hartwell off Old 29 mid-afternoon […]

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SCBC disagree on rezoning request, resulting in a killed motion

During the recent Stephens County Board of Commissioners meeting, Tuesday night, the commissioners held a final public hearing for a land rezoning and conditional use request. Both requests were presented before the commission by Chad Singleton, regarding two parcels of land located off of Hwy 145, at Ridgeland Road. Singleton requested that the commission consider rezoning both parcels from agriculture […]

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