Toccoa/Stephens County E911 Report For The Week Beginning Sunday, Feb. 2

During the seven-day period of Sunday, Feb 2 through Saturday, Feb. 8, – the sixth week of 2025 – Stephens County Dispatchers handled more than 1,025 dispatch requests. Of those calls,  394  were initially routed to the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, 446 were initially routed to the Toccoa Police Department, 19 were initially routed to the Toccoa Fire Department, 12 […]

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Chamber, citizens welcome Currahee Home Builders

by Chad Dorsett The Toccoa Stephens County Chamber of Commerce tied the ribbon on the historic downtown Toccoa location of Currahee Home Builders on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Currahee Home Builders has blended two decades of construction experience and customer service into a company that produces handcrafted homes “beyond expectations”, says CEO Laura Elrod. Chamber President Julie Paysen was excited […]

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Weekly TPD Update With TCOP Bruce Carlisle and Assistant Chief Charlie Littleton

Toccoa Chief of Police Bruce Carlisle, along with Assistant Chief Charlie Littleton, visited with WNEG News yesterday to give the Department Update for the sixth week of 2025. Carlisle talked about training recently undertaken and completed by Littleton, who served as interim Chief prior to the city tapping Carlisle for the position.  WNEG asked Littleton what thoughts and impressions he […]

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Author and Retired Col. Greg Gadson To Speak At Black History Month Assembly

As reported yesterday by WNEG News, the Toccoa/Stephens County Public Library and the Stephens County School System are working in partnership to present a number of African American History Month programs for local youth. Yesterday, reported on the month-long program being hosted in the county’s elementary schools, as well as presented on the Library’s social media accounts, highlighting African American […]

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School Bus Drivers always needed

There never seems to be enough school bus drivers, says John Stith, Deputy Superintendent of Stephens County Schools. “Bus drivers are a universal position that’s hard to fill. We’ve done a lot of things to try to recruit bus drivers. One of the things we’ve done here in Stephens County is we buy back unused sick leave in retirement. We’ve […]

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TocSC Public Library Hosts African American History Month Programs

Shantelle Grant, Regional Children and Youth Director with the Toccoa/Stephens County Public Library, recently talked with WNEG News regarding the library’s African American History Month programs. Today, we will take a look at the Elementary School Program currently underway.  In celebration of African American History Month, recognized national throughout the month of February, The Toccoa Stephens County Library is spearheading […]

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Time running out for Georgians to apply for FEMA Assistance Time is running out for Stephens County residents to apply for FEMA assistance from Hurricane Helene, says Nikki Campbell, Media Relations Specialist for FEMA. “Sixth-three counties in Georgia, so more than two-thirds of the state, that includes Stephens County, are currently eligible for FEMA assistance as a direct result of […]

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