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The Stephens County Board of Commissioners were presented the proposed changes to the Land Use Ordinances during its meeting on Tuesday. County Administrator Phyllis Ayers says during the past several months, they have been discussing making changes to the Land Use Ordinances. She says these are 20 changes that have been recommended during those meetings. Ayers explained that County Attorney […]

WNEG News erroneously left out Republican Candidate Chris Rickman in the original posting of this article. Below is the updated article with his comments.   The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce’s sponsored Candidate Town Hall gave citizens an opportunity to hear from the candidates who have qualified for the Stephens County Board of Commissioners and the Stephens County Board of […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s office recently arrested a Young Harris man. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, Dylan Carmichael, age 26, was arrested during a traffic stop. Shirley says, during the stop, K-9 Reba gave a positive alert, which prompted his deputy to search the suspect vehicle. During the search, the deputy located 25.6 grams of illegal mushrooms, 12.2 […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce’s sponsored Candidate Town Hall gave citizens an opportunity to hear from the candidates who have qualified for the Stephens County Board of Commissioners and the Stephens County Board of Education posts. Dawn Jameson was the moderator for the event. One of the questions Jameson asked the Board of Education candidates what their position was […]

The Stephens County Sheriffs Office arrested a Toccoa woman after law enforcement were alerted she was using a room at a local motel to sell drugs. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on April 13, his office arrested Tashia McCollum. He says the arrest was made after investigators became aware that she was using a room at the Quality […]

The fifth annual Toast of Toccoa will be held this weekend on Saturday, April 30 from 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm in downtown Toccoa. Artists’ booths, area wineries, a beer trailer, and food vendors will once again line Doyle Street from Hill St. to Sage St. Sponsored by MainStreet Toccoa, Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby tells WNEG News artisans from the […]

The Stephens County Elections Office has started sending out absentee ballots for the upcoming General Primary Election. According to Interim Elections Supervisor Nora Waters the General Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, May 24. The May election is a primary election and will require voters to choose a ballot from among: Democratic, Republican and Non-Partisan. Voters can choose only […]

The Toccoa City Commission approved a proclamation for Toccoa Train Day during its regular scheduled meeting on Monday. The Proclamation designates May 7, 2022, as Toccoa Train Day. The proclamation also includes that the city will hold an event at the Historic Train Depot train station on May 7, for the community to commemorate this momentous day in railroad history. […]

Dr. Connie Yearwood has been selected as the new principal of Liberty Elementary School. During the recent Stephens County Board of Education meeting, the Board announced their decision. Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Constance Franklin says “Dr. Yearwood’s passion for education, experience, and tremendous skill set will be a wonderful addition to the outstanding team of administrators currently serving in […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will meet this evening at 5:30 p.m. Today’s meeting will not be held in its usual location; but will be held in the Stephens County Grand Jury Room at the Stephens County Government Building. Up for consideration are two land use public hearings. The first is for a rezoning request from petitioner Sonya Green […]