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The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will meet this evening for its regular scheduled meeting inside the Historic Stephens County Courthouse. The meeting will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. Under old business, the Commission will consider a motion to rescind a previous motion to sell the Stephens County Annex Building, located at 12 West Tugalo Street. The original motion was […]

Open House for schools in Stephens County will be held this week prior to the start of the 2022-2023 school year. The Open House Schedule for each school is as follows: Big A Elementary will hold open house on July 28th from 3 to 5 p.m. and on July 29 from noon until 2 p.m. Liberty Elementary’s open house will […]

The Stephens County Board of Education has sent its recommended millage rate to the Stephens County Board of Commissioners for approval. Last week, the Board of Education met and set its millage rate for 2022 at 15.72 mills for the maintenance and operation of the public schools of Stephens County. The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will meet on Thursday, […]

The City of Toccoa is the recipient of a Rural Business Development Grant. The grant was issued by the United States Department of Agriculture and will be used during Fiscal Year 2023. According to Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton, grant funds will be used to construct an annex addition to the Historic Ritz Theatre. He says the addition will include […]

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is urging college students who are moving into rentals this Fall to strongly consider purchasing renter’s insurance. Purchasing renter’s insurance is crucial to protect your property in the event of theft, fire, or other unexpected disasters. Although landlords have their own policies for the property, that does not mean your belongings are […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners met on Thursday in a special called meeting to consider budget amendments to the Fiscal Year 2023 budget. Each Commissioner provided their ideas for how to reduce the budget in order to accept a rollback millage rate rather than the proposed property tax increase. Commissioner Dean Scarborough recommended they reduce every department by ¾ […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet on Monday, July 25, for its regular scheduled meeting. The meeting will start at 5:00 p.m. inside the City Commission/Court Room at Toccoa City Hall. The Commission will consider Local Option Sales Tax Certificate of Distribution and will set the tax millage rate for 2022. For the LOST Certificate, it shows that the current […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners has issued a meeting notice for a special called meeting this afternoon. The meeting will start promptly at 3:00 p.m. inside the Stephens County Historic Courthouse Courtroom. The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will use the meeting as an opportunity to discuss Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Amendments. As WNEG News previously reported, the Stephens […]

A Toccoa man has been arrested by the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on July 16, at approximately 9:11 p.m., his office conducted a crash investigation where a subject fled on foot after the collision. Shirley says his office responded to the area of Rock Creek Road after a passer-by drove up on a […]

The Grand Jury handed down indictments last week in Stephens County Superior Court. WNEG announced several indictments during its newscasts on Tuesday and Wednesday. These are the remaining indictments. Sidney Allen McCollum, of Pickens County, South Carolina was indicted for robbery by intimidation. The charge stems from an incident that occurred on August 11, 2021, when McCollum entered the Northeast […]