Category: News

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR A weekend head-on collision has claimed the life of a Martin man and left a Toccoa man critically injured. It happened Saturday evening at about 8p according to Trooper 1st Class Cody Andrews with the GSP Hartwell Post 52. “A vehicle driven by James Leslie Caudell of Martin was traveling south in the northbound lane of […]

Main Street Toccoa’s annual Storefront Christmas Contest is underway in downtown Toccoa. According to Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby, the contest began during Toccoa Christmas Fest. Crosby says each participating business has chosen a theme for their display, either from their business, the theme from Toccoa’s Christmas Parade—the Magic of Christmas—or just a Christmas theme that they choose. […]

It’s not Christmas yet, officially, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell Lake Office wants you to plan ahead when it comes to what to do with your real Christmas tree. As they do every year at this time, the Hartwell Lake Office announced they will begin accepting natural Christmas trees for recycling on December 26 and will continue […]

Georgia is making changes to ensure all students receive more personal finance instruction they can apply to their daily lives after high school. The State Board of Education approved State School Superintendent Richard Woods’ proposed revisions to the current high school Economics course, which significantly expand the amount of personal finance instruction every Georgia high school student receives. During the […]

Few details have been released regarding a head-on collision that occurred Saturday evening on Highway 17 in Franklin County. It happened around 8 p.m. on Highway 17 northbound near MC Marine. WNEG’s sister station WLHR has confirmed that the driver of one of the vehicles died at the scene. Stephens County Commissioner Dennis Bell confirmed to WLHR News and on […]

The deadline to return gifts for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program was on Wednesday; however, Salvation Army Social Worker Brenda Gragg says not everyone who adopted angels dropped off gifts. If you adopted an Angel or selected an ornament from one of the Angel Trees, please bring gifts to the Toccoa Salvation Army, located at 306 East Franklin Street […]

Main Street Toccoa is reminding the community that “Toccoa on Ice” will remain open until the end of the month. According to Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby, the ice-skating rink will remain open on the weekends until the end of December. The rink is open Fridays from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m.; Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. until 9 p.m.; […]

Ninth District Opportunity’s Reverse Giving Box Event was a success. In November, Ninth District Opportunity asked the public to fill a box with a new food item each day, at the end of the month the boxes were delivered to Ninth District Opportunity to be given to families and individuals in need throughout Stephens County. Ninth District Opportunity Community Resource […]

The Omicron Variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Georgia. According to a release issued by District 2 Public Health, the Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed the first case of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant in Georgia. The individual recently traveled from South Africa and developed mild symptoms and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19. Genomic sequencing confirmed […]

FAITH’S Christmas Village of Lights returns tonight in Tiger. FAITH’S Director of Community Awareness Monica Blalock says families can drive by to see the outdoor lighting display and/or park to tour the indoor Christmas Village display, located at 90 Tiger Connector, in Tiger. She says Santa will be on hand for photos as well. The outdoor light displays will be […]