Category: News

The Stephens County Walk to End Alzheimer’s is coming up. The walk will be held on Sunday, November 14 starting at First Baptist Church of Toccoa, on East Tugalo Street. The event is still a few weeks away, but Team Captain Lisa Lawson encourages listeners to organize their teams. She says, the Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the largest annual […]

The Stephens County Health Department has rescheduled its drive-thru flu clinic, originally scheduled for today, due to inclement weather. The drive-thru flu clinic will now be held on Thursday, November 4, from 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Stephens County Health Department. The Health Department is located at 64 Boulevard, Suite 102, in Toccoa. This year, the quadrivalent vaccine […]

Both the Toccoa City Commission and the Stephens County Board of Commissioners approved motions to sign an agreement for the American Rescue Plan Act between the Georgia Department of Transportation, Toccoa-Stephens County Airport Authority, City of Toccoa and Stephens County Board of Commissioners. During the Toccoa City Commission meeting on Monday, City Manager Billy Morse explained that the agreement must […]

Toccoa-Stephens County has several fall-themed events going on this weekend. On Friday, Main Street Toccoa is hosting its 30th annual Children’s Costume Parade. According to Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby, the annual parade will start at 10 a.m.; but she says children will begin lining up at 9:30 a.m. at the corner of Doyle and Alexander Streets. Crosby […]

The drive thru flu shot clinic that was scheduled for Thursday from 9 A.M.- 4 P.M. at The Stephens County Health Department in Toccoa, has been rescheduled for Thursday, November 4th due to expected inclement weather. Medicare, Medicaid and most commercial insurances will be accepted. Contact the health department at 706-282-4507 for more information. Again, the drive-thru flu shot clinic that […]

The Stephens County High School Marching Indian Band & Auxiliary competed at the Hurricane Classic in Monroe, GA along with 11 other bands this past Saturday. They earned a mixture of excellent and superior ratings, with the auxiliary earning all superior ratings and being awarded 1st in their class. The band earned a 3rd place overall finish in their division. […]

The 76-year-old woman who went missing last night in Stephens County has been found safe. According to Stephens County Emergency Management, the woman went missing from the Rock Creek Road Area. It was reported that she had a history of dementia and was believed to have walked off her property last night. Again, it has been confirmed that she was […]

The Toccoa City Commission met on Monday for its regular scheduled meeting; during which, Vice Mayor Jeanette Jamieson used her time during the Reports section of the meeting to encourage the Commission to consider offering financial assistance to help cover the cost of gas during this upcoming winter. Jamieson explained that because the cost of gas has increased substantially there […]

The spread of COVID-19 continues to slow in Stephens County. According to the Department of Public Health, there have been 4,489 total cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County, since the start of the pandemic, an increase of 19 since WNEG’s report last Thursday. The DPH is reporting 102 confirmed COVID-related deaths in Stephens County, the same as WNEG’s report last […]

Stephens County’s Amnesty Day event is coming up. The Stephen County Government assisted by Keep Toccoa-Stephens County Beautiful recently announced the next Amnesty Day will be held on Saturday, November 6. The Amnesty Day event runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Stephens County Public Works Department, located at 1597 Scenic Drive, in Toccoa. This event offers Stephens […]