Category: News

Continuing our interview from last week with Stephens County Elections Supervisor Bruce Carlisle, WNEG News reports that every registered voter in Stephens County has been mailed a new voter registration/precinct card. He explained that, due to the change of the voting location to have all voting take place at the Historic Courthouse in downtown Toccoa, all voters, both active and […]

Habersham County Coroner Kasey McEntire has identified the man as 21-year-old Nicholas Patterson of Cornelia. Although foul play is not suspected, other details are pending further investigation. WNEG News previously reported that personnel from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and Habersham County Emergency Services responded on Wednesday to a report of an individual who had been found deceased in a […]

Toccoa Falls College has been recognized in the 2024 Best Institutions guide from Intelligent.com, a resource for program rankings and higher education planning. The recognition highlights six areas of TFC’s service, including counseling, Christian counseling, ministry, and sports management programs, in addition to two in-state overall rankings. Rankings are based on a scale from 0 to 100 across six categories, […]

Continuing WNEG News’ look back at 2023, today we take a look at the top stories in August: In early August, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office made an initial hire under the $1.2 million dollar Community Public Safety Grant awarded earlier in the year by the state. The grant, which required no matching funds from the county, was meant to […]

On Dec. 27, Officers with the Toccoa Police Department responded to a residence on Wesley Drive in reference to a search warrant. The search warrant stemmed from a medical call that had taken place the previous day where narcotics were located in the residence. Upon arrival, entry was gained into the residence. During the search of the residence, a jar […]

Stephens County Elections Supervisor reminds residents who make the decision to run for office that there are legal requirements that must be met during their campaign, including a specific set of regulations anre requirements regarding campaign contributions.  There are fillings that have to be made and reports due, he said. He said that any contribution over $100 dollars has to […]

In 2023, 404 residential properties sold in Stephens County, compared to 482 in 2022.   In Stephens County in 2023, the highest-cost residential sale was $910,000, compared to $1,249,900 in 2022; the lowest-cost residential sale was $1,000, compared to $1,850 in 2022, and in 2023, the average residential sale was $194,376, down $2,473 from an average of  $196,849 in 2022.  According […]

Personnel from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and Habersham County Emergency Services were dispatched at 7:46 a.m. Wednesday to an individual who had been found deceased in a picnic area near Lake Russell Beach. Lake Russell is a 100-acre lake located near Mt. Airy in Habersham County, with access off Dicks Hill Parkway near Cornelia.  Habersham County Coroner Kasey McEntire […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce is starting 2024 with two new staff members. Brittany Schenck will fill the Chamber’s newly-created Director of Community Relations role, supporting and promoting the Chamber’s marketing and communications efforts in alignment with the Chamber’s mission and strategic directions, Chamber President Julie Paysen told WNEG News. She added that Schenck’s work will include maintaining the Chamber’s […]

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division is currently accepting applications for the 39th Game Warden Academy. Applications will be accepted through April 30. Game Wardens have the opportunity to earn a college degree under DNR’s Accelerated Degree Advancement Promotional Track (A.D.A.P.T.). Four categories of applicants for the Academy are invited to apply: non-POST Certified Applicants, POST Certified […]