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The Stephens County History Museum will be recognizing an historic elementary school at a special dedication next week. Stephens County History Museum Executive Director Brenda Carlin says a plaque remembering one of the African-American elementary schools, Oak Hill Elementary school, will be dedicated on Thursday, August 15 at the historic train depot. “Back in the ’50’s there were a lot […]

It’s time for the Annual Red Rage Pep Rally which ushers in another Stephens County Indians Football Season. It will be held tonight at the Stephens County High School Football Field beginning at 7 o’clock. The Indian cheerleaders, football players, marching band and auxiliary will be introduced, as well as others, according to Stephens County Football Cheerleading Coach Whitney Roberson. […]

A new anonymous smart phone app gives users a chance to report suspicious activity. According to Homeland Security Area 1 Coordinator David Shanks the app “See Something? Send Something,” is available across all Apple and Android devices. He says the app allows citizens who witness suspicious activity to report it to law enforcement anonymously. “This is an app that you […]

Law enforcement continue to search for the two young males they believe could be responsible for vandalizing a Toccoa park this past weekend. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, his investigators are checking neighboring security camera footage to better identify the pair. He says one has long hair and one was on a bicycle. As WNEG News reported earlier […]

The Georgia Mountains region added to its labor force in June. According to Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler, the Georgia Mountains region, which includes Stephens County, added to its labor force while lowering unemployment claims for the month. He said that as Georgia continues to be in an extended growth cycle, our region employed more people. Nationally, the unemployment rate […]

A former Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter employee has pled guilty to one count of sexual battery against a former coworker. Now that coworker is looking into filing a civil suit. Eric Cash admitted to committing sexual battery against Ashley Rambo, who was working as a kennel/vet tech at the shelter. According to the investigative report filed by the Stephens County […]

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley recently returned from the Georgia Sheriff’s Association’s annual Summer Training Conference held at Lake Lanier Islands. Just over a 100 sheriffs from around the state participated in the three-day event. The sheriffs heard from a number of state level speakers including, Governor Brian Kemp, Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, […]

A Franklin County man, convicted of murdering his girlfriend, loses his appeal to the State Supreme Court. Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Parks White announced late Tuesday that the Supreme Court of Georgia has affirmed the murder conviction of Brent Shubert, and his sentence of Life without the Possibility of Parole. In December 2015, Shubert was found guilty of malice […]

Local News 08/08/19 Last week we told you about how to file a claim if you believe you were a victim of the 2017 Equifax data breach. Now the Federal Trade Commission says scammers are putting up fake websites meant to look like the official Equifax settlement claims website. The scammers’ only goal is to steal your personal information. Michael […]

Children in Toccoa-Stephens County are back in school and local law enforcement is again reminding motorists to slow down in school zones and to remember the rules of the road when you see a school bus. Tuesday morning, Toccoa Police, along with Stephens County Sheriff’s deputies and the Georgia Stte Patrol were again out in force in the area of […]