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District 2 Public Health’s Health Departments have moved COVID-19 Vaccinations to offsite clinics. According to District 2 Public Health Public Information Officer Dave Palmer the health departments have coordinated with their community partners to locate vaccine clinics that have larger spaces, in hopes of maximizing efficiency for vaccine delivery. He says this move will allow their staff to provide both […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Some lake homeowners in the Gumlog Community are looking at ways to keep their property safe after reported home invasions. At least two homes were broken into in recent weeks in the Brittany Harbor East subdivision off Gumlog Road, according to Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas. The homes that were hit were lake homes that are […]

North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) now offers two ways to earn a high school equivalency diploma – the GED test and the HiSET exam. Both the GED test and the HiSET exam measure high school equivalency skills that reflect the skills of a high school graduate. NGTC offers free classes to help students prepare for taking either exam. Students also […]

Breaking News…According to our sister station WGOG, at this hour a K-9 is being deployed at Highway 76 near Westminster to help in an investigation at the scene of an accident that is believed to be the result of a car chase that started in Toccoa near Hart EMC. One person is believed to have been injured. Confirmation of further […]

Stephens County Hospital’s second COVID Vaccine Drive-Through is being held today. Only those who received a vaccine at the January 13 clinic will be allowed at the follow-up drive-through clinic. However, unlike the first clinic, the second clinic will have patients coming through at specific times based on alphabetized last names. Last names beginning with A-C will be vaccinated from […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners have made another motion moving towards the completion of the Roselane Park Splash Pad. During its meeting last week, the Commission approved a motion authorizing Chairperson Michelle Ivester to sign the Hart Electric Membership Corporation Agreement for Electric Service at Roselane Park for the Splash Pad. According to County Administrator Phyllis Ayers Hart EMC […]

The Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) will begin processing 2020 individual income tax returns on Friday, February 12, 2021, in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In 2020, the Department processed over 4.9 million individual income tax returns with an average processing time of just over 5 days for an electronically filed, error-free return. DOR works diligently to be […]

For the second straight day, the Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting a Covid-related death in Stephens County to now bring the total to 66 COVID-related deaths with 2,711 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Tuesday afternoon. The latest report also has Habersham County with another death […]

The Stephens County Hospital Authority appointed a new board member during its meeting Monday night to fill the unexpired term of Jon West. As WNEG News reported last month, West suddenly resigned from the hospital authority, after serving on the authority since 2009. At its January 4 meeting, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners nominated Tim Martin, Clay Fisher, and […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting another death in Stephens County now bring the total to 65 COVID-related deaths with 2,698 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Monday afternoon. The latest report still has Habersham County with 118 deaths and now 4,342 positive cases of […]