Category: News

Regarding the Stephens County Board of Education Schedule, as previously reported by WNEG News during the July 11 news cycle, the Board will meet tonight, July 16, for a regularly scheduled meeting at 5:30 p.m. Items on the agenda include consideration of meal pricing and bids as presented by the nutrition director and consideration of a Construction Manager At Risk, […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners have scheduled a called meeting at 8 a.m. this Friday, July 18, at the Toccoa/Stephens County Airport, 2201 E. Tugalo Street in Toccoa. The meeting is open to the public and the sole item on the agenda is a discussion of RV Park Ordinance Changes. (corrected to match published agenda. 7/16, 10:32)

The Southern Appalachian Subregion comprised of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in Georgia, the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee, the National Forests of North Carolina and the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest in Virginia / West Virginia will host a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 3:00 EST about watershed resiliency projects. Participants will learn about the […]

The Georgia Senate Artificial Intelligence Study Committee is set to meet tomorrow, July 17, at Georgia Tech to explore the extent Georgia lawmakers should promote policies to attract AI business and research and how much they should focus on preventing pitfalls like loss of jobs or privacy. Sen. Max Burns, a Sylvania Republican, speaking at the inaugural AI Committee hearing […]

The Fourth Annual Back -to-School Bash has been scheduled for Monday, July 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Historic Ritz Theatre, 66 W Doyle Street in Toccoa.  Main Street Toccoa and the Historic Ritz Theatre are teaming up to bring inflatable activities, tattoos, school supplies, treats, and hot dogs – all free of charge. There will be a […]

Following up on a news brief aired last week, limits on donations to a state tax credit that supports foster children aging out of the system were eliminated effective last week. About 700 young Georgians age out of the foster care system each year, most with no family to return to after they leave the system. Data from numerous studies […]

First, Luke Hetland, North Georgia Field Director for Lt. Governor Burt Jones, will hold mobile office hours in Stephens County tomorrow, July 16, from noon until 2 p.m. at the Stephens County Courthouse Annex Conference Room, 802 E. Doyle Street in Toccoa.  Advance RSVP by email to [email protected] is not required, but is encouraged. Jones initiated the Statewide Field Representative […]

As reported yesterday by WNEG News, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners held a first reading and the required Public Hearing on proposed changes to the county’s Land Use Ordinances at the Board’s regularly-scheduled meeting on Tuesday, July 9. The bulk of the proposed amendments relate to poultry operations, with specific amendments increasing setback requirements put in place for the […]

Luke Hetland, North Georgia Field Director for Governor Burt Jones, will hold mobile office hours in Stephens County on Tuesday, July 16, from noon until 2 p.m. at the Stephens County Courthouse Annex Conference Room, 802 E. Doyle Street in Toccoa.  Advance RSVP by email to [email protected] is not required, but is encouraged. Jones initiated the Statewide Field Representative Program in […]

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