Category: News

Early voting ends this Friday in Toccoa-Stephens County. According to Stephens County Registrar Eureka Gober there has been 750 residents come in to cast early ballots since the beginning of the advance voting period, July 20. She says early voting will run daily from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. until Friday, August 7, at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office, located […]

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 […]

North Georgia Technical College will hold their drive-through graduation for spring and summer graduates today on two campuses. Clarkesville and Currahee campus students will come through the Clarkesville campus from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. beginning at North Loop Road with stopping at various stages for graduates to register and receive prizes. Then, Commencement will take place in the Visual […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting a total of 561 cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County, with 10 total deaths due to the virus. The latest report was released Monday afternoon. The Department of Public Health is reporting that Habersham County has 48 fatalities due to the virus and 1,048 positive cases of the virus. In other […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners approved the Stephens County Board of Education recommended millage rate during its Special Called Meeting on Friday. According to County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, the Board of Education recommended the County set the millage rate at 16.67 mills for the maintenance and operation of the public schools of Stephens County. In July the board of […]

Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham has announced a change in location and date for the Virtual Orientation. Oldham tells WNEG News that due to an increase in the number of students enrolled in virtual learning, the Virtual Open House has been delayed until Friday, August 7 and will now be held at Stephens County High School. The Virtual […]

The City of Toccoa has announced that a section of Falls Road is closed for repairs. The work began on Monday, August 3 and is expected to continue through Friday, August 7. According to release issued by the City, all traffic in this area will be redirected by crews on site by way of Old Clarkesville Road and Forest Drive. […]

Toccoa Little League has announced that tee ball, baseball and softball is returning to Doyle Street this Fall. In a release issued on Monday, the organization will operate under additional health and safety guidelines, specifically regarding distancing measures for both players and spectators. The first two scheduled registrations will be today, August 4, and on Thursday, August 6, both from […]

Main Street Toccoa will host another installment of the Ida Cox Summer Music Series this weekend in Toccoa-Stephens County. Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby says this week’s concert will feature headlining act Split Shot. Split Shot is a Classic Rock band based out of Cleveland, Georgia. Crosby says Main Street Toccoa is expecting another successful concert. She adds […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting a total of 556 cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County, with 10 total deaths due to the virus. Since Friday, there has been an increase of 28 cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County. The Department of Public Health is reporting that Habersham County has 48 fatalities due to the virus and […]