Category: News

Stephens County residents Dr. Jim Wade, Janna Cheek, Whit Diggs, Cassandra Wilkins, Bob Evans, Dr. Stephen Tilley and Lynn Allen were among those honored at the recent Technical College System of Georgia’s Annual Leadership Conference in Savannah.  Wade, along with other members of the North Georgia Technical College Board of Directors, earned the Technical College Directors’ Association, or TCDA, board […]

An Oconee County SC Deputy is in critical condition at Greenville Memorial Hospital after being shot yesterday by a suspect who fled after a traffic stop near Fairplay, SC. According to information gathered by WNEG sister stations WSNW in Seneca and WGOG in Walhalla, Oconee County SC Deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop yesterday afternoon on S. Highway 11 […]

Local cat owners will have an opportunity tomorrow, Nov. 18, to save time and money on important healthcare for their pet, thanks to a partnership between the Toccoa /Stephens County Humane Shelter, and Project Cat Snip. At a clinic to be held at the shelter, 1747 Scenic Drive in Toccoa, pet owners can arrange for a variety of services, including […]

The Stephens County Board of Education voted Tuesday night to upgrade the lighting at the Stephens County High School football stadium as well as at the high school baseball and softball fields. The new lighting for all three fields will cost $780,000 and will be funded through E- SPLOST. Another E-SPLOST-funded expenditure that was approved by the BOE was the […]

Following recent discussions by Stephens County Commissioners and county staff regarding safety concerns, the procedure and route for the annual Polar Express has been updated to limit interaction with children during times that the county-sponsored Polar Express vehicle is in motion.  Staff and officials worked to re-imagine the route to provide more time and a set schedule when the Polar […]

Christmas cheer is spreading throughout Stephens County, and the Town of Martin is busy preparing for the festivities.  Town employees, council members and trustees from the Stephens County Detention Center have been busy for the last two weeks getting the Town of Martin ready for the holiday season, town clerk Sonya Stovall told WNEG News.  The last sections of lights […]

At Monday’s Toccoa City Commission meeting, Commissioners voted to authorize a $750 fine and a 10-day alcohol beverage license suspension for the business operating as The Collins Road Convenience Store, located at 14 Collins Road, and the intersection of Collins Road and Pond Street in Toccoa.  The fine and suspension come as the result of selling alcohol to an underage […]

The Stephens County School system took a proactive approach to the continuing Georgia teacher shortage this year, placing college senior education students in the classroom as part of a new program that benefits both local public school systems, and future teachers.  Stephens County, along with the Barrow and Jackson County school systems, joined the University of North Georgia’s Teacher Residency […]

Former Stephens County Clerk of Court Aubrey Grafton passed away Monday at the age of 83.  Grafton served as the SC Clerk of Superior Court from 1989 until 2008, and also worked for the Stephens County Development Authority. Grafton was a lifelong carpenter and was affiliated with Grafton Building supply and owned and operated A. Grafton Construction Company.    Stephens County […]