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    The Toccoa Rotary Club resumed club meetings in person on Tuesday at Rotary Park and honored two women for their work in the community. Agnes Oglesby and Melissa Plaisted were honored as “Rotary Women of the Year”. Oglesby and Plaisted are not members of the Toccoa Rotary Club, but were nominated for the new award in 2019. Billy […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 147 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. To date, Stephens County has had two deaths due to complications from COVID-19. Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 530 positive cases of the virus and 23 fatalities due to complications from the virus. Locally, at Stephens […]

The Stephens County Elections and Registrar’s Office has announced that on Monday, June 8, at 2:00 p.m. staff will begin counting absentee ballots for the Presidential Preference Primary and Primary elections. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober, the count will take place on the second floor of the Stephens County Historic Courthouse. She adds that the public is welcome […]

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has made an arrest regarding its investigation into misappropriated funds at the Lavonia Fire Department. On Monday, June 1, the GBI arrested 41-year-old Shane Bentley, of Lavonia, for four counts of felony theft by taking. The arrest was the result of an investigation concerning unauthorized purchases made with Lavonia city funds. According to a release […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 147 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. To date, Stephens County has had two deaths due to complications from COVID-19. Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 530 positive cases of the virus and 23 fatalities due to complications from the virus. Locally, at […]

Still no word on the whereabouts of a 15-year-old Toccoa teen who has been missing for a month. Authorities say Graci Parks ran away from her home on Bend N. Hickory road the morning of May 4th and has not been seen or heard from since. Parks ran away from home in the early morning hours of May 4th, according […]

The search continues for a missing Franklin County veteran. The Stephens County Sheriff’s office identifies him as Carl Frazier. Frazier went missing three weeks ago after telling his family he was going camping. Frazier’s daughter reported him missing when after two weeks, he had not returned as planned. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, his office has conducted several […]

A Cleveland man whose body was found in Mt. Airy alongside the railroad tracks has been identified. According to the Habersham County Coroner’s Office the man has been identified as 33-year-old Cleveland resident Andrew Dylan Claborn. Assistant Habersham County Coroner Ken Franklin tells WNEG News that Claborn was hit by a train on Friday, May 29. Franklin adds that the […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 147 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. To date, Stephens County has had two deaths due to complications from COVID-19. Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 521 positive cases of the virus and 23 fatalities due to complications from the virus. Locally, at […]

Today marks the last week of early voting in Toccoa-Stephens County. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober, as of Saturday morning, 780 residents have cast early ballots in the Presidential Preference Primary and Primary Elections. She says early voting will continue Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily, until Friday, June 5. She adds that the […]