Category: News

The Toccoa Fire Department is reporting that several firefighters have tested positive for COVID-19. According to city staff all Toccoa Firefighters have been tested; of those, numerous Firefighters received negative test results, so staffing at Toccoa’s two Fire Stations are manageable. Toccoa Fire Chief Jeff Haslup says “the Toccoa Fire Department has a good and workable plan to ensure the […]

The Toccoa Salvation Army is urging residents, businesses and organizations to participate in its annual Angel Tree Program. According to Toccoa Salvation Army Social Worker Brenda Gragg this year there are over 700 children in Stephens County who without the Angel Tree Program will not open gifts on Christmas Day. She says adopting an Angel is easier now than ever […]

Today from the Governor’s Ceremonial Office at the Georgia State Capitol, Governor Brian P. Kemp delivered the following remarks regarding the results of the 2020 election in Georgia: “Good afternoon. COVID-19 has introduced numerous challenges to county and state elections officials as they work to keep Georgia elections secure, accessible, and fair. Given the record number of absentee ballots and […]

The latest Covid-19 report from the Stephens County School System shows a rise in positive cases for school staff. The report for the week ending November 20, 2020 is as follows: 9 staff members with a positive Covid-19 test. 3 staff members quarantined at home. 155 students quarantined at home. 4 students with a positive Covid-19 test. 3,929 students currently […]

The City of Toccoa issued this press release on Friday, November 20, detailing the Toccoa Fire Department having several firefighters test positive for COVID-19: The Toccoa Fire Department reports that several Firefighters have tested positive for Covid-19.  All Toccoa Firefighters have been tested.  Of those tested, numerous Firefighters received results that they are negative for Covid-19, so staffing Toccoa’s two […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting a total of 1,395 positive cases of Covid-19 and still 46 deaths in Stephens County since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Thursday afternoon. The latest report now has Habersham County with 77 deaths, one more than Wednesday’s report, and now 40 more positive cases in […]

The annual Toccoa Christmas Parade is just a few weeks away and now is the time to sign up if you plan to be in it. Sponsored by the Toccoa Women’s Club, this year’s parade takes place on Saturday, December 5 at 4 p.m. And this year’s theme is, “Christmas in America.” Judges will be looking for the best interpretation […]

District 2 Public Health announces new hours of operations for local health departments. According to officials with District 2 Public Health, the new hours will offer health department services until 7:00 p.m. every Tuesday. These extended hours will add convenience for individuals whose schedules may not allow them to come to the health department during the normal 8:00 a.m. to […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR A Mexican illegal, arrested last year in one of Hart County’s biggest drug busts, will spend the next 13 years in prison without the possibility of parole. District Attorney Parks White said that this week, 20-year old Arturo Gonzalez plead guilty to trafficking methamphetamine in Hart County Superior Court. Gonzalez’s arrest came in September 2019 when […]

Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober has announced that her office didn’t violate any guidelines by using poll workers to complete the recent audit of the November 3rd Election. As WNEG News reported on Wednesday, Georgia GOP Monitor for Stephens County Rebeckah Bennett said the audit should have been completed using volunteers representing the Democratic and Republican Parties. However, Gober says […]