Category: News

A car fire spread to a section of woods on a mountainside in Toccoa on Tuesday. The fire, occurred across from Old Rock Quarry Circle, required one lane of Ga. 365 to be closed for hours as Stephens County firefighters, U.S. Forest Service and the Georgia Forestry Commission worked to put out of the flames. The fire was reported around […]

Mainstreet Toccoa Manager Christian Hamilton has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Georgia Downtown Association. Hamilton was elected to serve on the board of the Georgia Downtown Association for 2021. He has been a member of GDA for four years and will represent the members in District 2. Hamilton tells WNEG News that he is eager to […]

Stephens County Deputy Registrar April Roberts will assume the office duties of Registrar in the Stephens County Registrar’s Office following Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober’s recent resignation. On Tuesday, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners met in executive session to accept Gober’s request to resign. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers the County must follow a local act that […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting two more Covid-related deaths in Stephens County bringing the total to 62 with now surpassing 2500 residents that have tested positive for the virus bringing that total to 2503. The latest report was released Tuesday afternoon. The latest report has Habersham County with one more death bringing that total to 105 and […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 60 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,477 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Monday afternoon. The latest report has Habersham County with 104 deaths and now 4,112 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Franklin County […]

The Stephens County Tag Office is back online after temporarily being out of service while the Georgia Department of Revenue upgraded the county’s Georgia Drives Motor Vehicle System. According to Stephens County Tax Commissioner Dene Hicks, the upgrade will keep the county up to date with the latest technological advances and will ensure they have access to the most recent […]

Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober has resigned. Friday, January 15, was Gober’s last day with Stephens County’s Registrar’s Office. She tells WNEG News her decision to resign was due to health reasons. Gober was the first black woman to be Registrar in Stephens County. She says she has recommended her Deputy Registrar April Roberts to fill her seat in the […]

In Stephens County, more than 30 dogs living in neglectful conditions were removed from their owner’s care after being exposed to the elements. Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter Director Jeff Roberts said 33 medium and large-size dogs were removed from a residence on DeFoor Road after the owners voluntarily surrendered them. “The owners were cooperative and were willing to surrender the […]

More than 30 dogs living in neglectful conditions were removed from their owner’s care after being exposed to the elements in two sheds and a trailer in Toccoa-Stephens County. The dogs are now in the care of the Atlanta Humane Society. Officials with the Toccoa-Stephens County Animal Shelter reported on the agency’s Facebook page that they were called Wednesday to […]

As a reminder Stephens County Tag Office is offline through the remainder of today, Monday, January 18. Stephens County in partnership with the Georgia Department of Revenue began upgrading its Georgia Drives Motor Vehicle System on Wednesday. According to Stephens County Tax Commissioner Dene Hicks, this upgrade will keep the county up to date with the latest technology advances and […]