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Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced on Thursday that Georgia set all-time highs again in April as the labor force and employed residents in the state continued to surge. The state continues to approach the 5-million mark for employed residents. At the same time, the state posted more than 4.5 million jobs and a labor force of more than 5.1 […]
Read moreThe Toccoa Post Office, located at 41 Falls Park Drive, is holding a passport fair tomorrow, from noon until 2 p.m. No appointment necessary. Anyone who is looking to get a passport issued or updated can come in between 12 and 2 p.m. The standard price for an adult passport is $160, and the standard price for a child is […]
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Leon Womack has been named the 2018 WNEG Active Senior of the Year. Womack received the award on Thursday at the WNEG Senior Expo at the Stephens County Recreation Department Rose Lane Activity Center. Womack was excited to receive the award “It was the greatest feeling to know that people in the community (pause) such an outstanding award and I’m […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Sheriff’s Office recently announced that a stolen 2005 Harley Davidson Fat Boy was recovered from a residence on Maple Road in Toccoa. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley told WNEG News about the incident. “Deputies received an anonymous tip that a stolen 2005 Harley Davidson Fat Boy was at a residence on Whisnant Street,” Shirley said. “Deputies went […]
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Stephens County Commissioner Dennis Bell recently received recognition from The University of Georgia and The Association of County Commissioners in Savannah, Georgia. Bell completed the rigorous course load required to complete the Specialty Track Certification for Public Safety through the Lifelong Learning Academy from The University of Georgia and The Association of County Commissioners on April 27. Stephens County Clerk […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College recently named Colbert, Ga. native Mark Pulliam as the school’s new Chief of Police. Before joining the team at NGTC on May 1st, Pulliam spent 21 years in local law enforcement. For the last 17 of those years, he was Traffic Unit Lieutenant with the Athens-Clarke Police Department. Additionally, Pulliam is a graduate of Athens Technical […]
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Investigators with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a May 3 burglary on Hickory Court. When deputies arrived, they met with the victim who stated her apartment had been burglarized some time during the previous night while she slept. According to the victim, when she woke up that morning she […]
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Tomorrow is the last day of early voting in Stephens County. Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran told WNEG News about the approaching deadline of early voting. Voters can cast an early ballot at the County Annex Building on Tugalo Street, today and tomorrow, during regular business hours. Cochran encourages residents of Stephens County to cast their ballots during this election […]
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Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and Triple-A expects Americans will kick off the unofficial start of the summer season by traveling in near-record numbers. According to AAA, more than 41.5 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day weekend. That’s nearly 5 percent more than last year and the most since 2005. About 36 million of those travelers […]
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93.1 FM & AM-630 WNEG will host the WNEG Senior Expo Thursday from 9 A.M.-1 P.M. at the Stephens County Recreation Department’s Rose Lane Activity Center and Stephens County Senior Center. The Expo will feature Oncology and Carotid screenings, check of eyes and ears, and anti-fraud information for seniors. Bojangles of Toccoa will provide lunch for attendees and WNEG will […]
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