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This weekend will be the final weekend of the 2021 Christmas season for Toccoa on Ice. According to Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby, the ice-skating rink will open for the last time this weekends. The rink is open Friday from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m.; Saturday from 12:00 p.m. until 9 p.m.; and on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until […]

The City of Toccoa has announced its schedule for New Year’s 2022. Toccoa City Hall is closed today in observance of New Years. Routes for garbage and recyclables scheduled to be picked up today, will be picked up on Monday, January 3, 2022. Commercial garbage will be picked up as usual, but yard waste and other items will not be […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 114 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 4,697 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. In Stephens County there has been a total of 359 hospitalizations due to the virus since the start of the pandemic. The latest report was released Wednesday afternoon. In the last […]

As WNEG News continues its look back at 2021, today we’ll review the past 12-months for Stephens County Schools. The year began with students attending virtual classes due to the Coronavirus; however, at the start of 2021-2022 school year, in August, students were able to return to the classroom in-person. The school system hired Dr. Matthew Thompson as the system’s […]

The monthly meeting of the Board of Elections and Registration for Stephens County is coming up next week in the Stephens County Historic Courthouse. According to Election Supervisor April Roberts, the meeting will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Roberts says the public is invited and encouraged to attend the meeting. For questions regarding next week’s meeting, […]

Few details have been released regarding the body found at a park in Stephens County. As WNEG News previously reported, the body of 49-year-old Barrett Cash was found in the Emory Johnson Park on Whitman Street, in Toccoa, Christmas morning. The Stephens County Coroner’s Office released the identity of the man shortly after the body was found. Toccoa Police Chief […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 114 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 4,691 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. In Stephens County there has been a total of 359 hospitalizations due to the virus since the start of the pandemic. The latest report was released Tuesday afternoon. In the last […]

The Winners of Main Street Toccoa’s annual storefront Christmas contest have been announced. The contest ran from December 3 through December 22 in downtown Toccoa. A panel of judges chose the winners of the first three categories and the fourth was a People’s Choice Award voted on by online votes. This year’s winners are: First Place—Angel Oak Home Second Place—Downtown […]

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is asking all Georgians to exercise caution while using home heating equipment this winter. Commissioner King warns that if used carelessly, heating equipment such as space heaters and fireplaces can become fire hazards. Heating equipment is a leading cause of residential fires in the United States. Data from the National Fire Prevention […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 114 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 4,686 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. In Stephens County there has been a total of 359 hospitalizations due to the virus since the start of the pandemic. The latest report was released Monday afternoon. In the last […]