Category: News

District 2 Public Health has released corrected data for Stephens County’s vaccinated population, after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention released inaccurate data. WNEG News reported on Wednesday, only 1,641 residents in Stephens County were fully vaccinated, as was stated on the CDC’s website; however, those numbers were inaccurate. According to District 2 Public Health Public Information Officer Natasha […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce celebrated the grand opening of the newly renovated and redesigned CTAE Wing at Stephens County High School with a ribbon tying ceremony. Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen says a Ribbon Tying Ceremony symbolizes a community surrounding a local business or organization in support of the services it provides. Stephens County School […]

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging people to wear masks to protect against the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus as well as prevent possibly spreading it to others. If you are fully vaccinated, the CDC says you can participate in many of the activities that you did before the pandemic but wear a mask indoors […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Traffic is flowing again on I-85 SB after a fatal wreck Wednesday morning involving a tractor trailer and a box truck. It happened just after 5:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to a preliminary report from the Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post. The report states a tractor-trailer was broken down at mile marker 172 on 85 SB […]

A Stephens County Marshal had to step in, for the second time in recent months, in a heated land use public hearing, during the Stephens County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday. Bernard Wood petitioned to have his properties rezoned from Residential Single Family to Agriculture Residential. Wood’s properties are located at 361 Currahee Ridge Road, Lot 16A Currahee Ridge […]

Today is the final installment of this year’s Summer Movie Series at the Historic Ritz Theatre. To close out the series, the Theatre will be screening Cats and Dogs 3: Paws Unite at 10 a.m. and at 7 p.m. Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh says tickets and concessions are just $1 each. At this time, the Theatre is only […]

The American Red Cross has an emergency need for lifesaving blood amid the ongoing severe blood shortage, says American Red Cross of Georgia Regional Communications manager Ruby Ramirez. Ramirez says The Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage and is urging eligible donors of all types to give now and help avoid delays in life-saving medical care for patients […]

WNEG’s sister station WLHR is reporting a fatal accident on I-85 at exit 170 involving a tractor trailer versus a box truck. There is also another non-fatal wreck between exit 171 and exit 172. Both of these are on the southbound side of 85. Motorist coming south from South Carolina need to get off at exit 177 and take highway […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners set the 2021 Tax Millage Rate for Stephens County Government and approved the recommended Millage Rate for the Stephens County Board of Education on Tuesday during its regular scheduled meeting. The millage rate is the number of dollars of tax assessed for each $1,000 of property value. For example, a rate of 10 mills […]