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A powerful thunderstorm ripped through Hart, Franklin, and Stephens Counties overnight Friday leaving some 4,000 Hart EMC customers without power, mainly in Hart and Franklin Couties. By Saturday morning, that number was reduced to about 2,200 customers. Georgia Power reported some 500 customers without power in the region. The storm moved through quickly leaving downed trees and tree debris in its […]

Only a few days remain for you to give feedback for upcoming programming, ticket pricing, and areas of future theatre enhancements you’d like to see at the Historic Ritz Theatre. The Friends of the Ritz, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for additional programming, marketing and building enhancements at the Historic Ritz Theatre, is asking the public to […]

The City of Toccoa approved a plan to apply for another Georgia Tourism Product Development Grant. During their regular scheduled meeting Monday, City Manager Billy Morse told the Board of Commissioners the grant, if received, would go to renovate an area downtown. “The Georgia Department of Economic Development has tourism grant funds available at this time, we believe that this […]

Dove hunting season traditionally signals the start of the fall hunting season overall and this year, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources says dove hunters will have a little longer to bag their birds. The 2019-2020 migratory bird season hunting dates and regulations, which includes doves, were recently approved by the Board of Natural Resources. Doves are a federally regulated […]

The City of Toccoa has approved a resolution adopting the Stephens County Joint Hazard Mitigation Plan. During the recent Toccoa City Commission meeting, City Manager Billy Morse presented the Joint Hazard Mitigation plan resolution. “Every five-years, our community is required to update the Hazard Mitigation Plan,” Morse said. “The plan studies the hazards that could impact us and develops strategies […]

Governor Brian Kemp has announced that 300 new jobs are coming to Georgia. According to Kemp, GE Appliances will be expanding its operations in Georgia through three significant investment and job growth initiatives in the state. The initiatives include $43 million invested in the company’s Roper Corporation facility in Walker County, creating 100 new jobs; a $32 million investment to […]

The Stephens County Board of Education has put in place a spending resolution for the month of July. On Tuesday, the school board approved a July Spending resolution. Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey says a monthly spending resolution allows the school system to operate and spend funds on a monthly basis until an official budget is approved and in […]

North Georgia Technical College has a new School of Agriculture Program Director. He is former Franklin County School Superintendent Wayne Randall. “I look forward to teaching and getting back into the classroom, as well as working with business and agricultural leaders in the communities in Habersham and surrounding counties,” Randall told WNEG News Wednesday. “North Georgia Tech serves several surrounding […]

One person was injured in a wreck Wednesday morning in Toccoa. It happened just before 10 a.m. at the intersection of Big A Road and East Currahee St involving a black pickup truck and red sedan. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize the accident happened when Mary Ella Taylor, 44, of Henrico, Virginia failed to yield while making a […]

The Toccoa Post Office will be holding a Passport Fair on Saturday. Anyone who is looking to get a passport issued or updated can come in between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. The standard price for an adult passport is $160, and the standard price for a child is $130. No appointment necessary, for anyone wishing to take advantage of […]