Category: News

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has developed a new program for m anagement of deer on private lands. It’s called the Deer Management Assistance Program or D-MAP. Charlie Kilmaster is the State Deer Biologist for the State of Georgia. He says the primary function of the new program is to provide deer management guidance for […]

Calling all singers. Savannah River Productions is looking for people to be part of the Celebration Choir for their second annual Celtic Christmas Concert at the Swails Center Auditorium at Emmanuel College. The concert is coming up December 13 and 14. Choir members will perform five songs as part of the concert, which also includes several other Celtic groups and […]

Few details have been released regarding a Stephens County man who made several sporadic decisions that led to two sheriff’s deputies being submerged in the frigid water of Lake Hartwell. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, the incident occurred Tuesday night, after his office was dispatched to a domestic dispute call. Shirley says an intoxicated man, whose identify has […]

Stephens County Sheriff’s Deputies were recently led on a high-speed chase that ended in Franklin County. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, the incident happened on Monday, November 4, after deputies were dispatched to a single vehicle accident on Rock Creek Road at Brookhaven. Upon their arrival, it was determined that the occupants of the vehicle had abandoned the […]

Local leaders hear from Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor at an annual banquet. Geoff Duncan was the guest speaker at Tuesday’s annual Toccoa-Stephens County Farm City Week Banquet at First Baptist Church, in Toccoa. Duncan spoke about the significant role that rural Georgia’s agriculture plays on the state and nation. Stephens County Farm Bureau organizes the banquet each year. Stephens County Farm […]

Monday is the last day to register to receive a free meal delivered to you on Thanksgiving Day. The Salvation Army of Toccoa is again partnering with the Lavonia-based social service organization Love Him Love Them ministry to provide Thanksgiving meals to locals. That’s according to Social Worker Brenda Gragg, with the Salvation Army of Toccoa. Gragg says the meals […]

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect responsible for the robbery of a Toccoa business that occurred on Monday. Shirley tells WNEG News that when his deputies arrived on scene, they learned that the suspect was possibly armed, and was last seen running behind Kelly’s Construction into the wooded area in the […]

Two Toccoa residents have been arrested after leading Stephens County Sheriff’s Deputies on a foot chase. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley the incident occurred during the early morning hours of Sunday, November 3, after deputies received a complaint about a 4-wheeler riding on the roads, in the area of North Broad River Road. After waiting for several minutes […]

Correction: WNEG News erroneously reported that the suspect, who fled on foot on Monday, had been captured; however, that was incorrect. The suspect remains at-large.   Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect responsible for the robbery of a Toccoa business that occurred on Monday. Shirley tells WNEG News that when his […]

Both Stephens County Middle School and Stephens County High School were on lock-down yesterday, after officials with Stephens County Sheriff’s Office and the Toccoa Police Department worked to locate the person responsible for a robbery at a local business. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, the wanted subject took off after robbing the business. Around 3:45 p.m. Monday, Stephens […]