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The following is a release from Stephens County Hospital: Stephens County Hospital has seen a significant increase in patients testing positive for COVID19 over the last two weeks. We’ve seen the most positive cases in the last 7 days that we’ve seen in any week since the middle of January. As such, we are taking the following precautions to help […]

The Stephens County Board of Education is aiming to name an Interim Superintendent at its next scheduled work session, on Thursday, August 12. The Board of Education and Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham’s recent press release on Friday, August 6, announced the Board of Education decided to reassign Oldham to the position of Transitional Coordinator, after deciding to […]

Stephens County Hospital Orthopedics and Stephens County High School Athletic Department hosted a Parent/Athlete Education Night last Thursday. Dr. Robert Quick shared information about concussions in sports and the symptoms parents should watch for in their children. Physician Assistant Julia Paolino spoke on the possibilities of sudden cardiac arrest in sports. And Brian Hammon, Physician Assistant in Orthopedics, discussed the […]

Banks County investigators have arrested a man suspected of shooting and killing a mail carrier Saturday. On the Banks County Sheriff’s Facebook page, Sheriff Carlton Speed said it happened about 9:30a Saturday morning. Speed says, “Deputies with the Banks County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding an intentional shooting. Upon deputies’ arrival, they located 59-year-old Asa (Junior) Wood of […]

Qualifying for the Town of Martin’s 2021 Municipal Election starts next week. Stephens County Election Supervisor April Roberts says qualifying is for two seats on the Martin Council. Councilman Roger Looney and Councilwoman Sandy Stovall currently fill those seats. According to Roberts, qualifying for the municipal election will run from August 16 through the 18, at the Stephens County Registrar’s […]

The Stephens County Board of Education and Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham agreed during a Special Called Meeting on Friday, August 6, that Dr. Oldham would be reassigned from his duties as superintendent to that of transitional coordinator. In a press release issued Friday, the Board of Education says “given the beginning of the new school year, Oldham […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will go offsite on Tuesday, following its regular scheduled meeting, to discuss how the county will use $5 million in COVID relief funds. As WNEG News reported last month, County Administrator Phyllis Ayers told the board that the funds from the American Rescue Plan have strict restrictions on how the county can use the […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet this evening for its regular scheduled meeting at 5:00 p.m. The first item up for consideration is for Alcohol Beverage Licenses for local businesses in the City of Toccoa. The second item is the monthly financial report presented by Toccoa’s Finance Director Becky Bohannon. The financial report will cover the city’s financials for the […]

Main Street Toccoa will continue its Ida Cox Music Series this weekend with a performance by The Funk Brotherhood and Saint Royale. The Funk Brotherhood is the headlining act and will take the stage following a performance by opening act Saint Royale at 7 p.m. The series is named for Ida Cox, who was born Ida Prather in Toccoa before […]

93.1 FM & AM-630 WNEG hosted the 19th WNEG Senior Expo on Thursday at the Stephens County Recreation Department Rose Lane Activity Center and Senior Center. The Expo was from 9 A.M.-1 P.M. and included health services, insurance, banks, home care and senior living and more. The free event was attended by nearly 400, and Bojangles of Toccoa provided food […]