The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Friday is the last day to take advantage of early voting, in the May general primary runoff election, for Stephens County residents. Bill Cochran is Chief Registrar for Stephens County. Cochran encourages residents, who are unable to vote July 24, to cast their ballots before 5p.m., Friday. In Stephens County, there is one contested seat that the public will be […]
Read moreGeorgia joins Alabama and three other states in a week-long speed enforcement operation beginning today, July 16. “Operation Southern Shield” will run through Sunday, July 22 Law enforcement in Georgia and Alabama will join Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina in pulling over drivers who are traveling above legal speed limits on interstates, major highways and local roads. Georgia Department of […]
Read moreLast Friday, July 13, troopers with the Georgia State Patrol responded to a fatal, single-vehicle accident on West Currahee Street. According to officials with the GSP, Thomas Ronald “Tom” Bennett, 64, of Toccoa, sustained life-threatening injuries from the accident, and was later pronounced dead at the Greenville Health Center. Bennett worked as a deputy with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office […]
Read moreOn Sunday, July 8, several agencies responded to a two-vehicle accident, near the intersection of Big A Road and Belvue Drive, shortly after 12 noon. On arrival, first responders found a red 2016 Nissan Frontier, driven by Michelle Harrell Brennan, 52, of Toccoa, and a silver 2018 Ford Escape, driven by Ty Nathaniel Coker, 26, of Jasper, both vehicles sustained […]
Read moreRecently, two Toccoa Women were arrested after officers, with the Toccoa Police Department, found drugs inside a Toccoa residence. On July 12, officers were dispatched to Stephens Drive in reference to possible drug activity. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, his officers had received a citizen’s tip regarding the activity. Mize said that when the resident opened the door, […]
Read moreOfficers, with the Toccoa Police Department, recently held two traffic checks. At one of the two traffic checkpoints, officers uncovered a quantity of methamphetamine. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on July 6, while checking traffic on Falls Road, officers made a traffic stop for speeding. The driver of the vehicle, Anna Galaway, 31, of South Carolina was issued […]
Read moreAcross the state, Georgia road crews have been getting complaints regarding a statewide tree-clearing project. State lawmaker Jason Spencer, a Republican from Woodbine, says his constituents are upset about the bare and swamp-like land left behind on some interstates and state highways. Little notice was given about the project, he said. According to Spencer, he has received phone calls from […]
Read moreStill on the mend from a two-year drought, the Savannah River Basin came roaring back in May, only to sputter out as the summer officially arrived. U.S. Corps of Engineers Savannah office spokesman Jeremy Buddemeier tells WNEG News all three reservoir lakes had near record-setting rainfall in May, but not much rain in June. And he says that means we […]
Read moreA missions team from Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Hartwell is expected to be arriving home from Haiti Thursday evening. Wednesday, Associate Pastor Caleb Bond said the group, headed by their pastor, the Reverend Jason Webb, will be leaving for home Thursday morning and are expected to arrive in Atlanta about 7p Thursday evening. Bond said church members had planned […]
Read moreA Toccoa man was taken into custody after a citizen heard gunshots and called 911. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on Sunday, July 8, officers responded to a call about a male subject walking in the area of Broad and Whitman Streets with a gun, discharging shots. On scene, officers located the suspect, identified as Jaddon Maxwell, 19, […]
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