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Georgia lawmakers are back in Atlanta picking up where they left off when the General Assembly suddenly came to a halt at the start of the COVID-19 crisis. Their top priority in the last two weeks of June is to revamp and reset the State Budget for fiscal 2021 and make adjustments to the fiscal 2020 budget because of the […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting a second death in two days from Stephens County bringing the total to 6 deaths due to complications from COVID-19. The DPH reported Tuesday afternoon that the latest victim is a 78 year old male. The DPH reports 158 positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Toccoa-Stephens County. Habersham County […]

HOPE for a Drug Free Stephens has awarded the Toccoa Police Department a $5,000 grant to fund outreach, education, and prevention of fatal and non-fatal Opioid overdoes in Toccoa. According to HOPE for a Drug Free Stephens Co Chair Kathy Whitmire this funding will provide education for the officers, educational materials to support outreach in the community, oversight of a […]

The Georgia Department of Labor has launched the United States Department of Labor’s Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program. This program provides extended monetary support for claimants who have exhausted their regular state unemployment benefits. PEUC is part of the CARES Act of 2020, which extends the eligibility of unemployment benefits up to 13 weeks. State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler […]

Ninth District Opportunity has announced it will begin scheduling appointments for Cooling CARES Help on July 1. The Cooling CARES program is available for households who have NOT had heating or cooling assistance since November 2019 to received assistance with their home cooling bills beginning on July 1, 2020. One-time payments will be made by check issued to the home […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting that Stephens County has 5 deaths due to complications from COVID-19. The DPH reported Monday afternoon that the latest victim is a 71 year old male. The DPH reports 153 positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Toccoa-Stephens County. Habersham County is also reporting an additional death bringing the total […]

On Saturday a group of over 100 people gathered for a peaceful demonstration and march in downtown Toccoa. The demonstration and March took place at the Emory Johnson Park on West Whitman Street. Sephia Berryman was in attendance during Saturday’s demonstration. She tells WNEG News about the event. “Today we’re just raising awareness for the countless people who have died […]

The Doyle Street Community Pool will begin operating at an increased, limited-capacity beginning today. Elaine Brinkley tells WNEG News about the new rules that are in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Each employee will wear masks and encourage social distancing at the pool. Brinkley says the pool is no longer using the online registration system for residents to […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health continues to report 152 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. To date, Stephens County has had four deaths due to complications from COVID-19. Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 593 positive cases of the virus and 30 fatalities due to complications from the virus. Locally, at […]

  Three local fire departments responded to a fire at Southeast Metals and Recycling on Hwy. 123 in Toccoa this afternoon. Cory Bennett, Assistant Fire Chief of the Carnes Creek Fire Department told WNEG about the fire. “We got the call around 2 P.M. The Carnes Creek Fire Department, Shiloh Fire Department, and the City of Toccoa. The City of […]