Category: News

People living on Lake Hartwell will see an increase in their dock/permit fees beginning January 1. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division has announced a regionwide increase for all federal reservoir lakes and waterways in the Southeastern U.S. Corps of Engineers Savannah Office spokesman Russell Wicke said the new revised fee schedule will result in a total […]

The City of Toccoa is hosting the next round of Special Purpose Local Option Sales discussions after their regular meeting this evening. Toccoa is hoping to receive $9-million in the next round of SPLOST monies. City officials have already met once with the County Board of Commissioners to make their case for the $9-million, which is $3-million more than they […]

Beginning today, Crews with the Georgia Department of Transportation will begin demolishing a bridge over I-85. As part of the I-85 Widening Project, G-DOT construction partners will close the Liberty Church Road/Jesse Cronic Road Bridge over I-85 to perform bridge demolition and replacement. Temporary signage will divert traffic from Liberty Church Road/Jesse Cronic Road to Braselton Parkway and Green Street/SR […]

The second reading of Stephens County proposed Nuisance Abatement Ordinance will be held on Tuesday, during the Stephens County Board of Commissioners regular scheduled meeting. Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers tells WNEG News that the County Commissioners have been considering this ordinance for several years. “The Nuisance Abatement Ordinance is actually one that the Stephens County Board of Commissioners has […]

Georgia Power customers will see another credit on this month’s electric bill. This week Company officials announced the second of three credits associated with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will be applied directly to Georgia Power customers’ bills. The credits are a result of the reduction in Georgia Power’s federal corporate tax rate from 35% down to […]

The second of this season’s Ida Cox Music series will feature a group who has performed in Toccoa before. ThunderGypsy will be the featured act on Saturday June 8 from 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 pm in downtown Toccoa. Main Street Event Coordinator Sharon Crosby says they are a popular group with concert goers. “They’re a lot fun, high energy. They […]

Main Street Toccoa has recently completed its Phase II of their Downtown Wayfinding Signage program in Downtown Toccoa. Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton said Toccoa received a $10,000 Tourism Product Development Grant from the Georgia Department of Economic Development to complete the signage project. “These wayfinding signs will help lead residents and visitors alike to tourism destinations in Downtown Toccoa,” […]

You might be one of the many parents who will have a teen driving for the first time this summer, but Triple -A is reporting the number of teen drivers killed in crashes over the summer months is rising. According to Triple-A, new crash data from 2013-2017 reveals three major factors contributing to fatal teen crashes during the summer driving […]

Stephens County Commissioner Dennis Bell has been appointed to serve as the chair of the Public Safety and Courts Policy Committee for the 2019-2020 policy year through the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG). Along with the Public Safety and Courts Policy Committee, Bell will also serve as a member of the ACCG Policy Council. ACCG President Billy Pittard […]

Troopers with the Georgia State Patrol continue to investigate the fatal accident that claimed the life of a Clarkesville man on Tuesday, in Toccoa. According to officials, the wreck happened at 1:15 a.m. on Ga. 17 (Toccoa Bypass) at Ga. 106 (Mize Road). Paul Beck, 57, of Clarkesville was driving a 2003 Harley-Davidson when he was struck by a Toyota […]