Category: News

The Doyle Street Pool in Toccoa is now open. On Monday, the city pool opened for the 2022 Summer Season. Camp Fire Georgia is operating the pool for the city of Toccoa. The Doyle Street Pool is open Monday through Saturday from 12 – 6 p.m. and on Sundays from 12 – 4 p.m. through July 31. The pool will […]

The Georgia State Patrol has charged a North Carolina man for the death of a Toccoa man following a fatal accident at the Jeanette Jamieson Intersection/Dicks Hill Parkway and the Toccoa Bypass in Stephens County. According to the GSP, 61-year-old Richard Cabe of Bryson City, North Carolina was driving a 1996 Ford Thunderbird south on GA 365 when he failed […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce met on Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the Stephens County Recreation Department’s Splash Pad with a ribbon tying ceremony. Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen explained that a ribbon tying ceremony symbolizes a community surrounding a new business, organization, or community facility in support of the new service. Stephens County Commission […]

Stephens County Government has released its schedule for the Memorial Day holiday. Today all Stephens County Government offices will be closed. Additionally, the Stephens County Convenient Sites will be closed at all locations as well in observance of the holiday. Also, the City of Toccoa has announced that Toccoa City Hall will be closed today in observance of the holiday. […]

As people are enjoying their Memorial Day holiday weekend, today there will be a lot of visitors to Lake Hartwell. That’s why the Georgia Department of Natural Resources wants everyone to remember a few simple safety measures to ensure you and your loved ones have a great and safe holiday. Lake Hartwell has already seen one boating fatality recently that […]

The 2022 WNEG Senior Expo was held Thursday at the Stephens County Recreation Department’s Rose Lane Activity Center and Senior Center. Approximately 350 people attended the four-hour event highlighted by the presentation of the Active Senior of the Year Award presented to Trudy Kemp. Trudy volunteers at the Stephens County Senior Center almost every week, assisting with lunch and other […]

An outdoor drama is coming to Northeast Georgia. The Hardman Farm State Historic Site will play host to Valley Voices, an outdoor drama written by Emory Jones. Valley Voices will be June 2-4 with shows nightly, and an afternoon show on Sunday, June 5th. Jones tells WNEG that it is an exciting time. “I’m excited about this play. We have […]

Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers has announced that anyone who had political campaign signs that have been misplaced; they were likely picked up by the Stephens County mowing crews. She says you can retrieve your signs at the Public Works Department. Ayers says if you would like to come by and look and retrieve your signs, you need to call […]

Stephens County High School’s Graduating Class of 2022 Commencement Exercises will start at 8:00 p.m. tonight in the Stephens County High School Stadium. Stephens County High School Administration says tickets are required to gain admission into the stadium. Gates will open at 6:30 p.m. today; however, there will be no reserving of seats. The stadium will not be accessible prior […]

The Toccoa City Commission approved a grant resolution during its meeting on Monday. City Manager Billy Morse explained that the grant is through the Georgia Department of Community Affairs Rural Downtown Redevelopment. He says the grant funds will go towards the creation of a green space in the existing Tugalo Street Parking area. “This is a special opportunity, this is […]