Category: News

The portion of Falls Road that was closed on Tuesday is back open. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, a portion of Falls Road, near Lake Toccoa and the Toccoa Water Works facility, was closed due to fallen lines and trees. He says Habersham EMC was notified and arrived later to repair the fallen lines. Deputies with the Stephens […]

A Lula woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash over the Labor Day weekend in Hall County. According to the Georgia State Patrol, 64-year-old Christine Louise Miller was fatally injured in a wreck on Clarkes Bridge Road, near Little Circle, in Hall County, Monday. Troopers were called to the scene around 1:20 p.m. Monday. GSP Troopers say Miller was driving […]

Royston Police have released the name of the suspect involved in a shooting last week that left one man dead. Royston Police Chief Donnie Boleman said they have arrested 42-year-old Makuia Dondre Williams of Royston. Boleman said it happened just after midnight Wednesday morning when two male roommates got into an argument in their Spring St. Townhome. He said officers […]

The Historic Ritz Theatre is gearing up to kick off Season 5 of the theatre’s Night at the Ritz series. Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh says season 5 will start this Friday, September 10, at 7 p.m. with a performance by Jim Curry as he presents the music of John Denver. Mayhugh says Jim Curry is not your usual […]

The Toccoa Police Department has announced that Falls Road near the Toccoa Water Works and Lake Toccoa is currently blocked off due to fallen lines and trees. Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize says Habersham EMC has been notified. The Toccoa Police Department and Stephens County Sheriff’s Office is on scene at Falls Road. WNEG News will continue to follow this […]

Stephens County continues to see the number of COVID cases among its residents increase. According to the Department of Public Health, there have been 3,648 total cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County, since the start of the pandemic, an increase of 96 since WNEG’s report last week. The death count for Stephens County; however, is reported at 79, one fewer […]

Stephens County Hospital will be holding a meeting on Wednesday to provide an update on the Hospital and the Hospital’s impact on Economic Development in Toccoa-Stephens County. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom and is slated to begin at 11:00 a.m. To attend the meeting on Wednesday call 1-301-715-8592 and input the meeting ID: 815 1787 7847 then the […]

This year’s Currahee Military Weekend will look a little different due to rising concerns for COVID-19. Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen has announced that the 2021 USO Swing Dance, which was scheduled for Friday, October 1, has been cancelled. Paysen says the Chamber Executive Board and Staff members made the decision after seeing the rising COVID positive […]

The monthly meeting of the Board of Elections and Registration for Stephens County is coming up this evening in the Stephens County Historic Courthouse. According to Election Supervisor April Roberts, the meeting will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. Roberts says the public is invited and encouraged to attend the meeting. For questions regarding today’s meeting, contact Roberts by calling 706-886-8954.

The Health Department in Hall County will be open today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to administer free COVID Vaccines. The first 100 people who get a COVID Vaccine today at the Hall County Health Department will receive a free $50 gas card. The Hall County Health Department will be closed for lunch from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. […]