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The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will meet this morning in a special called meeting to hold the second reading of the mid-year Fiscal Year 2021 budget. During last week’s commission meeting, County Administrator Phyllis Ayers provided the board with an overview of the proposed budget. She says the proposed $44-million budget includes several items that should be highlighted, including […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 47 deaths in Stephens County and now a total of 1,780 confirmed positive cases of Covid-19. The latest report was released Sunday afternoon. The latest report still has Habersham County with 82 deaths, and 2,767 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Franklin County has had 1,351 positive cases […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) today received the first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine for administration in Georgia. Shipments of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Coastal Georgia at two public health locations with ultracold freezers required for storage and temperature control of the vaccine. Additional shipments of vaccine are expected later this week at facilities in other parts of […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners approved a one-year contract with Stephens County Solid Waste Disposal during its meeting on Tuesday. According to County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, the county received a bid from one other company; however, determined that Stephens County Solid Waste Disposal was the cheaper of the two. Stephens County has been using Stephens County Solid Waste Disposal […]

Early voting begins today in Toccoa-Stephens County. That’s according to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober. She says all advance voting will be done at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office inside the Historic Stephens County Courthouse. Beginning today, early voting will continue Monday through Friday, through December 23, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. On December 24th and 25th, the Registrar’s […]

The Stephens County School System has released the latest weekly Covid-19 update for the week ending December 11, 2020: 3 staff members with a positive Covid-19 test. 6 staff members quarantined at home. 202 students quarantined at home. 7 students with a positive Covid-19 test. 3,929 students currently enrolled in-person and virtually. 536 current employees. Again, these numbers represent the […]

The Stephens County School System has released the latest weekly Covid-19 update for the week ending December 11, 2020: 3 staff members with a positive Covid-19 test. 6 staff members quarantined at home. 202 students quarantined at home. 7 students with a positive Covid-19 test. 3,929 students currently enrolled in-person and virtually. 536 current employees. Again, these numbers represent the […]

WNEG News has learned that another local industry will be closing its doors in 2021. According to Stephens County Development Authority Executive Director Tim Martin, Lanier Apparel, located in Toccoa, has announced they are in the process of closing its doors. Martin says the closure will displace around 40 employees. Lanier Apparel is owned by Oxford Industries. Chairman and CEO […]

Governor Brian Kemp along with Department of Public Health head Dr. Katherine Toomey held a press conference Tuesday to outline how the COVID-19 vaccine will be distributed in Georgia once it arrives.  Kemp Statement on Vaccine Distribution Kemp said the State’s top priority is to deliver the vaccine in a safe, efficient, and coordinated fashion and he thanked the Trump administration […]

Nestlé Purina PetCare Company will invest $550 million to expand its Hartwell pet food manufacturing facility, creating up to 130 jobs in Hart County. The expansion comes just one year after the factory’s grand opening in November 2019. In making the announcement Tuesday afternoon, Governor Brian Kemp said Georgia’s highly skilled workforce  has been critical to attracting new jobs and […]