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A 4th grader at Toccoa Elementary School is the winner of Stephens County Hospital’s Photo Contest. Karina Matias’ artwork was selected as the winner. Stephens County Hospital Foundation Director Pamela Jones says this year they were asked to do a photo contest by Toccoa Elementary School Art Teacher Timothy Mitchell, after the annual Christmas Card contest wasn’t held due to […]

The City of Toccoa has issued a sanitary sewer spill notice. According to the notice, a sanitary sewer spill occurred Tuesday, February 22, in the sewer right-of-way between Robinson Way and Poplar Street. City of Toccoa crew members discovered the overflow condition at 1:00 p.m. which was caused by grease accumulation. The sanitary sewer overflow condition ceased around 4:30 p.m. […]

A Toccoa man has been arrested by the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on February 14, his office received a report of a burglary at a residence on Hewitt Drive. Shirley says a variety of antique items were stolen from the residence. The victim reported that someone gained entry by force and stole the […]

Stephens County Hospital has hired a new Chief Financial Officer. According to Stephens County Hospital Chief Executive Officer Van Loskoski, they’ve hired Ken Hendren for the CFO position. Loskoski says Hendren will be moving to Toccoa-Stephens County from Birmingham, Alabama. Loskoski said it’ll be between six and eight weeks before Hendren is physically at Stephens County Hospital. The CFO position […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners have set the date for Stephens County’s Amnesty Day Event as April 23, 2022. During Tuesday’s Stephens County Board of Commissioners meeting, the Commission voted and approved a motion to set April 23, 2022, as Amnesty Day and to pay hourly employees double time for working that day. The Amnesty Day event will run […]

It’s been over a week since WNEG’s last COVID report for Stephens County. According to the Georgia Department of Public Health the spread of COVID-19 continues to slow for Stephens and surrounding counties. The latest DPH report was released Tuesday afternoon. As of Tuesday, February 22, there have been 123 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County, an increase of four since […]

A Toccoa man is behind bars after allegedly fleeing from Georgia State Patrol troopers in Rabun County. According to a report by the Georgia State Patrol, around 3:00 p.m. Sunday, February 20, troopers attempted to stop a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle on US 76 in Rabun County. The driver of the motorcycle fled instead of stopping. The pursuit, according to the […]

Stephens County Hospital is looking to expand its services to meet the needs of the region. According to Stephens County Hospital Chief Executive Officer Van Loskoski, they recently hired a third trauma surgeon and are looking to grow its trauma services. He says they will start small but will eventually grow to handle a larger scope of trauma services for […]

The City of Toccoa celebrated Arbor Day last week at Emory Johnson Park. A small group gathered at the park, as city officials planted a tree in recognition of Arbor Day. Arbor Day began in 1872 at the suggestion of J. Sterling Morton as a day set aside for tree planting and conservation of the earth’s resources. Main Street Toccoa’s […]

A native of Toccoa is a driver of the “Wienermobile.”  Lauren Swenson, daughter of Chad and Minda Swenson, is a “Hotdogger” and travels the United States driving the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to special events, including Mardi Gras in New Orleans in a few days. Lauren got the job after she graduated from the University of Georgia last May, and will […]