Category: News

Zachary Taylor, M.D., M.S., has accepted the position of District 2 Health Director. Dr. Taylor has served as acting health director since September 2020. Previously, he was Health Director for North Georgia Health District in Dalton, Georgia, and will serve as Acting Health Director for North Georgia Health District until a replacement is named. Dr. Taylor earned his Doctor of […]

Go Draw a Fish! The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is once again sponsoring their annual fish art contest for students. The award-winning Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art® Contest, with support from Title Sponsor Bass Pro Shops, brings children, art and aquatic conservation together. Entries are categorized in four grade levels: K–3, 4–6, 7–9, and 10–12. Students have the opportunity to […]

Stephens County’s Registrar and Board of Electors will continue tabulating absentee ballots today at 1 p.m. At 1 a.m. this morning, the Registrar’s Office decided to continue scanning absentee ballots; however, if the machine kicked one out, then the Registrar’s Office would create a pile and finish tabulating the rejected ones later today. At 1:30 a.m. this morning, the scanner […]

Republicans Bo Hatchett and Andrew Clyde had runaway victories in their respective races. According to the Georgia Secretary of State’s website, Clyde took the House District 9 seat with 278,227 votes or 79.64% to Democrat Devin Pandy’s 71,130 votes or 20.36%. In the State Senate District 50 race Hatchett unofficially received 69,885 votes or 83.71% of the vote to Democrat […]

Current Stephens County unofficial results (Advance in-person and Election Day votes only) President Donald J, Trump (I) – 7,999 Joseph R. Biden – 1,579 Jo Jorgensen – 108 United States Senate David A. Perdue (I) – 7,970 Jon Ossoff – 1,500 Shane Hazel – 172 Special Election United States Senate (To fill the Unexpired term of Johnny Isakson) Al Bartell […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 1,305 positive cases of the Covid-19 virus and still 42 deaths since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Tuesday afternoon. The latest report still has Habersham County with 78 deaths, and now 1,917 total positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Hart County is […]

WNEG radio will provide coverage of the 2020 election tonight beginning at 7 P.M. CBS Radio News will provide coverage of the race for President and the national scene, the Georgian News Network will have updates on the state races, and WNEG News Director Ethan Jordan will have updates from the historic Stephens County Courthouse on how you voted locally. […]

Today is Election Day in Toccoa-Stephens County. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober, residents wishing to cast a ballot will vote at the Stephens County Senior Center from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. today. During the advance voting period there were over 7,500 residents to cast advance ballots. As a reminder, all absentee ballots are due back to the […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 1,293 positive cases of the Covid-19 virus and 42 deaths since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Monday afternoon. The latest report still has Habersham County with 78 deaths, and now 1,910 total positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Hart County is still […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting another death in Stephens County due to complications of Covid-19, the first death reported in the county in almost three weeks, bringing the total to 42. DPH is now reporting 1,293 positive cases of the virus in Stephens County since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Sunday […]