Category: News

Stephens County Commissioner Dennis Bell has been appointed to serve as the chair of the Public Safety and Courts Policy Committee for the 2019-2020 policy year through the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG). Along with the Public Safety and Courts Policy Committee, Bell will also serve as a member of the ACCG Policy Council. ACCG President Billy Pittard […]

Troopers with the Georgia State Patrol continue to investigate the fatal accident that claimed the life of a Clarkesville man on Tuesday, in Toccoa. According to officials, the wreck happened at 1:15 a.m. on Ga. 17 (Toccoa Bypass) at Ga. 106 (Mize Road). Paul Beck, 57, of Clarkesville was driving a 2003 Harley-Davidson when he was struck by a Toyota […]

Kids are now out of school for the summer and challenge for most parents and caregivers is how to answer the age old question: “Mom, I’m bored…there’s nothing to do!” Well the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning has an answer – a do-it-yourself Summer education program for children up to age 5 or 6 designed to help what […]

WNEG News has confirmed that 12 cardiac physicians from the Heart Center of Northeast Georgia Medical Center are leaving to join a new Cardiac unit at Northside Hospital. In a prepared statement issued to WNEG News Tuesday, Katherine Watson, spokesperson for Northside Hospital Healthcare System said, “As we prepare to merge with Gwinnett Medical Center, Northside Hospital continues to expand our […]

The Youth Summer Reading Program is set to blast off today at the Toccoa-Stephens County Library. The first program of the season: Blast Off into Space is today at 11 a.m. in the library community room. The Summer Reading Program is free, and everyone is encouraged to participate. Youth and Children Services Director Shantelle Grant says this year’s theme is […]

Stephens County has completed its counter appeal to the FCC, following an appeal by the Carolinas Stations that attempted to stop the FCC from lifting Stephens County’s Orphan County Status. Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers says the counter appeal has been completed and will soon be uploaded to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website in the coming days. The FCC […]

Hurricane Season is officially underway and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is predicting a near normal hurricane season. Hurricane Season began Saturday June 1 and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is expecting between 9 to 15 named storms, with 4 to 8 of those becoming hurricanes and 2 to 4 of those becoming major hurricanes. Last season, Georgia was hit hard […]

Franklin County is receiving an emergency grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation to repair two county roads damaged by heavy rains in April. Over five inches of rain fell on Franklin County April 19, washing out seven roads and damaging 55 more. At their last meeting, County Manager Beth Thomas told the Board of Commissioners the County will receive […]

No charges will be filed against an Eastanollee woman involved in a roll-over wreck Monday. It happened about 9a on Wolf Pit Road near the intersection with Eastanollee Livestock Road. Georgia State Patrol Corporal Dallas VanScoten, tells WNEG News a black Dodge Avenger, driven by Monteah Gettys of Eastanollee was behind a box truck when the truck suddenly stopped in […]

The Seamless Summer meals program will kick-off today in Stephens County. During the summer months, the program provides a free sack lunch, Monday through Friday, to children 18 and younger in Stephens County. It may be hard to believe, but there are many children in Stephens county who don’t get enough to eat during the summer months. Kim Caudell is […]