Category: News

Camp Toccoa at Currahee will host the D-Day Banquet on Friday, June 3rd. Cynthia Brown is with Camp Toccoa at Currahee. “Each year we have celebrated D-Day in a special way to honor those special men and women who were involved in World War II and all wars and peacetime thereafter serving in the military. It is an opportunity to […]

Earlier this afternoon the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office released more details on the shooting this morning. At approximately 10:16 am, Habersham County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a possible shooting in the area of the 2200 block of SR 197 in Mount Airy. A 9-1-1 caller from a business across from the Ninth Grade Academy advised that they heard a […]

The lockdown at Habersham Central High School and 9th Grade Academy has been lifted following a nearby shooting. A juvenile was shot off campus earlier today. According to initial reports, the shooting occurred near the campus of 9th grade academy; but, this was not a school shooting. The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to avoid this area […]

The Toccoa City Commission held a public hearing and first reading of the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Budget during its regular scheduled meeting on Monday. Including the general fund, water/wastewater fund, natural gas fund, solid waste fund and the Lake Toccoa Facilities fund the budget totals $37,841,341. The budget also includes a reserve fund of $636,139 and a Special Revenue […]

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 High School Administration has announced details regarding the upcoming Commencement Exercises for the Stephens County High School Class of 2022 Graduation. According to Administrators the Commencement Exercises will be held on Friday, May 27, at 8:00 p.m. in the Stephens County High School Stadium. Tickets are required to gain admission into the stadium. Gates will open at 6:30 […]

The results are in from the May 24th General Primary Election. For the local races these are the unofficial results. For the Stephens County Board of Commissioners Post 1: (R) Bo Webb – 852 (R) Craig Beatty – 570 (R) Dennis Black – 1,459 (R) Lawrence Krul – 80 (R) Tara Simmons – 880 Simmons and Black will compete in […]

The results are in from the May 24th General Primary Election. These are the remaining races that Stephens County residents voted for. For the United States Senate (R) Gary W. Black – 667 (R) Josh Clark – 165 (R) Kelvin King – 104 (R) Jonathan “Jon” McColumn – 81 (R) Latham Saddler – 118 (R) Herschel Junior Walker – 3,021 […]

Today is Election Day in Stephens County. Stephens County Election Supervisor Krista Terry is reminding voters that you cannot bring a lawful weapon into the polling precinct. She says that while Georgia law no longer requires a concealed carry permit for lawful weapons carriers, there are still a few places that lawful weapons cannot be carried, and one of those […]

Lake Louise Road will be closing again. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, this closing will be for repairs to the railroad. On Monday, May 23, Ayers announced that the railroad will be making the repairs beginning on June 6, 2022. She says the repairs, detours and traffic control will all be handled by the railroad. Ayers noted that […]