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After months of waiting, a local business will finally receive compensation from the county for a job they completed last year. During the recent Stephens County Board of Commissioners meeting, a motion was made accepting a change order for an increase of $55,155 to be paid to Martin’s Construction and Grading for its work extracting rock from the water line […]

If you’re in downtown Toccoa today, you might see a group of visitors taking pictures and looking in store windows, but don’t be alarmed. They are part of a group taking part in Mobilize Main Street, acccording to Toccoa Main Street Manager Chris Hamilton. “Mobilze Main Street is an event sponsored by the Georgia Main Street,” Hamilton said. “It brings […]

Amnesty Day in Stephens County has been rescheduled for this weekend. Keep Toccoa-Stephens County Beautiful in conjunction with Stephens County, is holding the first Amnesty Day Celebration of 2019. This annual event, open to every resident of Stephens County, provides a way to dispose of any junk that may be cluttering the streets, yards, and homes in the county. Stephens […]

A Stephens County Commissioner recently received recognition through the ACCG. During the 2019 ACCG Annual Conference in Savannah, Georgia, Stephens County Commissioner Dennis Bell was awarded a certificate for completing the Revenue & Finance track through the Lifelong Learning Academy. ACCG Executive Director Dave Wills says the Lifelong Learning Academy was created to help county officials expand their skillset, equipping […]

The first of two readings and public hearings is now over and one more will be held this month before the Toccoa City Commission votes to pass the Fiscal 2020 Toccoa City Budget. At their regular meeting Monday night, City attorney John Dickerson called for the first reading of the budget.  Toccoa’s proposed FY2020 budget is just over $34.5 million. […]

The next intergovernmental meeting to discuss SPLOST VII is tentatively scheduled for just after the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Due to ongoing County Commission departmental budget talks, the official public notice from the County of Monday’s intergovernmental meeting was not sent out in time and the planned meeting  with the City Commission was canceled. WNEG News will let listeners know […]

A reward is being offered for the return of the dog belonging to the family of a teenage girl found dead in Watsadler Park campground in Hartwell last month. Hart County Animal Rescue president Judy Partain says the dog, went missing several days after the 16-year old girl was found dead at the campground across from the family’s home on […]

An opportunity for job seekers is coming to Stephens County today. That’s according to Social Worker Brenda Gragg, with the Salvation Army Toccoa Office. Gragg tells WNEG News that an on-site recruitment event for the United States Census 2020 will be held at The Salvation Army Meeting Room, located at 306 East Franklin Street, today beginning at 10 a.m. The […]

Stephens County residents will see an unchanged millage rate in Fiscal Year 2020. That’s according to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, who told WNEG News on Friday, the goal of the Stephens County Board of Commissioners is not to face raising the millage rate; therefore, limiting any unnecessary use of the fund balance. All last week, the board of commissioners […]

The City of Toccoa will host the next round of Special Purpose Local Option Sales discussions after their regular meeting this evening. Toccoa is hoping to receive $9-million in the next round of SPLOST monies. City officials have already met once with the County Board of Commissioners to make their case for the $9-million, which is $3-million more than they […]