Category: News

In an effort to ease travel through and within our state during the Fourth of July weekend, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will suspend construction-related closures on interstate highways starting today, July 2. Additionally, GDOT will limit lane closures on state routes that directly serve major tourist and recreation centers. The holiday schedule will be in place from noon […]

Toccoa’s Vice Mayor Jeanette Jamieson has expressed concern regarding the General Assembly’s upcoming Special Session for Reapportionment following the recent completion of the 2020 Census. Jamieson says in her experience, small counties are in jeopardy of losing political influence during the reapportionment which could be devastating for Stephens County. “The General Assembly is going to meet in a Special Session […]

Kelly O’Shields has been named the new Executive Director for Family Connection of Stephens County. O’Shields replaces Noel Pauley who resigned earlier this month. She will be responsible for leading Family Connection of Stephens County in its work to prevent child abuse and neglect locally, strengthen local families with resources and referrals, and improve mental health resources and access in […]

Get your superhero fix today with two screenings of Wonder Woman 1984 at the Historic Ritz Theatre. The film is this week’s installment of the Ritz Theatre’s Summer Movie Series. According to Historic Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, at 10 a.m. and at 7 p.m. today, you can see Wonder Woman 1984 on the big screen for just $1. […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter has opened back up for cat and kitten intake and adoptions following a virus outbreak. As WNEG News previously reported, the Humane Shelter temporarily closed its Cat and Kitten intake and adoption services earlier this month due to an outbreak of the highly contagious and deadly, Feline Panleukopenia virus. The Feline Panleukopenia virus is similar […]

The Toccoa City Commission received an update from Stephens County Development Authority during its meeting on Monday. Stephens County Development Authority President and CEO Brittany Ivey came before the Commission for the update. Ivey says that despite the many challenges in 2020 brought on by the COVID pandemic, overall local industries had a good year. Ivey says seven industries in […]

A Gainesville Firefighter and EMT was killed over the weekend on Lake Tugalo in Rabun County. According to Mark McKinnon with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Chandler Breck Patterson, age 27, of Braselton fell off an inner tube being pulled by a boat. McKinnon said the boater, identified as 20-year-old Kaplan Stacy Mitchell of Clayton, turned around to pick […]

The Toccoa City Commission met on Monday to consider a Mobile Food Truck Ordinance. The Ordinance for Mobile Food Venders was previously discussed by the City Commission however no action was taken at that time. According to City Manager Billy Morse, the Food Truck Ordinance was drafted because there is no ordinance regulating food trucks within the city limits. “The […]

The Historic Ritz Theatre will continue its summer movie series this week with two screenings of Wonder Woman 1984 According to Historic Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, the Summer Movie Series will continue every Thursday in July, and screen a different movie with two showings, one at 10 a.m. and the other at 7 p.m. Mayhugh says the Summer […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet today for its regular scheduled meeting. As WNEG News previously reported, all future meetings of the Toccoa City Commission will be conducted in-person which started with the first meeting in June. Anyone wishing to attend today’s meeting is invited to meet in the City Commission room at Toccoa City Hall. The meeting will begin […]