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The Stephens County Health Department is hosting a drive-thru flu clinic Thursday. District 2 Public Health tells WNEG that they want to make getting a flu vaccine easier for Stephens County residents by providing fast and easy flu shots while they remain seated in their cars.  Every year since 2007, the district has provided an opportunity to avoid the flu […]

The Stephens County Grand Jury has issued indictments for four individuals. Gary Frank Williams was indicted on seven counts dating back to September, 2018 including: rape, two counts of aggravated sexual battery, two counts of child molestation, aggravated sodomy, and criminal attempt to commit a felony. Hubert Wayne Arrowood was indicted on eleven accounts dating back to December, 2019 including: […]

The 22nd Annual Currahee Military Weekend returns this week with activities beginning tomorrow. Brenda Carlan, Stephens County Historical Society Executive Director, says it is an exciting time for the community.” We are really excited this year with the anticipation after last year going through in name only. We did have a lot of people to come to Toccoa, but we […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant last Friday in the Shady Shores area of a North Century Drive residence regarding identity fraud. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division (CID) has been working on a month-long identity fraud investigation where an individuals personal bank account information had been used, and money transferred […]

The Toccoa City Commission held the regular meeting on Monday. During the meeting the Commission approved General Fund Budget amendments for public safety pay, and employee appreciation bonus. Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse presented the amendment totals. “We do have two budget amendments for your consideration. One is an amendment to last fiscal year, that is FY21’, to cover the […]

The City of Toccoa is reporting a sanitary sewer spill that occurred Tuesday, September 21, 2021 in a lowland area northeast of Eastanollee Creek around manhole C2. City of Toccoa crew members discovered the overflow condition at 7:30 A.M. which was caused by heavy rainfall. The sanitary sewer overflow condition ceased around 11:30 AM. The total volume released was estimated […]

The new CEO at Stephens County Hospital says the hospital is still here and open for business. Stephens County Hospital CEO Van Loskoski recently sat down with WNEG. “We provide a lot of great services here and we want the message to get out that we are open for business. We are still here, and our focus is to remain […]

The Stephens County Commission will meet this evening at 5:30 P.M. at the Stephens County Historical Courthouse Courtroom. The agenda includes multiple rezoning requests, and the consideration of motions to award improvements at the Senior Center, Toccoa-Stephens County Library, and to repair and seal cracks to the dome at the Courthouse. Again, the meeting is at 5:30 P.M. and open […]

If you received the Pfizer COVID vaccine you might be eligible for a third booster if you meet certain criteria. Booster vaccine doses for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have been approved for specific groups of fully vaccinated individuals. Although the booster dose is not required, it will help fully vaccinated people maintain protection over the coming months. Those approved for […]

The number of COVID cases continues to increase in Stephens County. According to the Department of Public Health, there have been 4,197 total cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County, since the start of the pandemic, an increase of 95 since WNEG’s report last week. The DPH is reporting 87 confirmed COVID-related deaths in Stephens County, three more since WNEG’s report […]