Category: News

A recent Rabun County Fire has been ruled arson. According to Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King, the fire occurred at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 1, heavily damaging at home at 1359 Camp Creek Road in Tiger. King says the 2,600 square foot home was roughly 20 years old and had been converted into a unit with […]

The Historic Ritz Theatre has announced that is December 13th performance of the SouthEastern Young Artists, featuring Benjamin Kronk, has been postponed. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, the performance was postponed due to growing concerns with travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, Mayhugh says a new date has yet to be set for the performance. […]

Due to a projected rain event Friday night, there will be several changes to this year’s Christmas Fest. According to Toccoa Main Street Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby the following will be updated or changed due to the weather: The lighting of the tree and the courthouse lawn displays will continue to be held at 6:00 pm at the city tree […]

Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober is warning residents of a potential scam designed to confuse voters. Gober says her office has been receiving hundreds of Absentee Ballot Applications that weren’t requested by voters delivered to the Registrar’s Office. She says there’s a group that has been mailing absentee ballot applications to residents throughout the county advising them to fill out […]

The Department of Public Health is now reporting a total of 428,980 cases around the state of Georgia, Over 4,000 more cases than reported on Tuesday, of those 263 were hospitalized bringing that total to 35,326, and 32 more died from complications of the virus bringing that total to 8,830. The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting a […]

As WNEG News has been reporting these past few weeks, the Toccoa Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program is underway. However, as the deadline looms near, Salvation Army Social Worker Brenda Gragg is concerned that not every Angel will have their request fulfilled. She says there are over 700 angels that have signed up to be recipients of the program in […]

As a reminder, today marks the beginning of the Historic Ritz Theatre’s Christmas Movie Series in downtown Toccoa. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh throughout the month of December, patrons can usher in the Christmas Spirit by watching Christmas movies every Thursday at the Ritz. She says the first movie will be A Christmas Story, which will be […]

The Stephens County Registrar’s Office completed the recount of the November 3rd Election on Tuesday. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober the entire two-day process ran smoothly. She says the second recount did not change the previous reported results from the first recount. This was the second recount of the November 3rd Election. The recount process began on Monday […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting a total of 1,543 positive cases of Covid-19, and still 45 deaths in Stephens County since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Tuesday afternoon. The latest report has Habersham County with 80 deaths and a total of 2,360 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring […]

The Historic Ritz Theatre will kick-off its Christmas Movie Series this week in downtown Toccoa. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh throughout the month of December, patrons can usher in the Christmas Spirit by watching Christmas movies every Thursday at the Ritz. She says the first movie will be A Christmas Story, which will be screened on Thursday, […]