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The Georgia Department of Public Health has released the latest Covid-19 numbers heading to the weekend. The latest report includes additional deaths in Franklin and Banks counties, and two more deaths in Hart County. Franklin County has had 390 cases and now six deaths, Banks County has a total of 259 cases and now four deaths, and Hart County has […]

Today Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) reported the following numbers on the delivery of PPE and critical supplies to Georgia schools as students head back to school. “As Georgia’s students return to the classroom, we are focused on equipping our teachers, administrators, and school staff with the resources that they need […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting another death in Stephens County, bringing its total to 12 fatalities and 588 cases of COVID-19. The Department of Public Health is reporting that Habersham County has 48 fatalities due to the virus and 1,102 positive cases of the virus. Locally, Stephens County Hospital and its facilities have tested 4,218 individuals for […]

Today is the final day to cast an early ballot for the Primary Run Off election in Stephens County. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober early voting will run today from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Stephens County Historical Courthouse. Gober says anyone who plans to vote by absentee ballot must submit an application for one no […]

The suspect who fled on foot Wednesday after being chased into Stephens County from Habersham County has been apprehended. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, Calvin Martin White, 32, of Missouri, was apprehended Thursday morning. White is wanted in Missouri for four felony charges. He is also facing numerous traffic related charges in Habersham and Stephens Counties. The search […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office made arrests in three separate incidents on July 30. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, the first arrest came after investigators initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle on Georgia Hwy 17. He says during the traffic stop investigators could smell the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle which led to a […]

The Georgia Department of Community Health has released a Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 report this week. The report shows COVID-19 cases in licensed nursing homes, assisted living communities and personal care homes of 25 beds or more based on data reported by the facilities to the Georgia Department of Public Health. In Stephens County, Pruitt Health, in Toccoa, has 133 […]

The Historic Ritz Theatre will hold its second installment of its Saturday Matinees this weekend in downtown Toccoa. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, throughout the month of August, the theatre will be screening films on Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. She says the films being played in August were originally scheduled for the first […]

The following message was sent to WNEG and local media from Stephens County Schools Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham: Big A Elementary School had eight staff members sent home from Covid-19 exposure. The start day for Pre-K and PREP will be postponed until August 17th. Kindergarten will be on its regularly scheduled start date of August 12th. The school has scheduled […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting another death in Stephens County, bringing its total to 11 fatalities and 579 cases of COVID-19. The Department of Public Health is reporting that Habersham County has 48 fatalities due to the virus and 1,089 positive cases of the virus. Locally, Stephens County Hospital and its facilities have tested 4,184 individuals for […]