Category: News

Last Tuesday, the four-member Georgia State Election Board unanimously voted down a bid by the Coalition for Good Governance, or CGG, to allow Georgia voters to cast their ballots on hand-marked paper ballots, instead of the state’s voting machines, in instances where it was determined using the state-approved touch-screen voting machines cannot guarantee privacy. Marilyn Marks, executive director of CGG, […]

One week ago today, Justin Haynes stepped into the role of Manager at the Toccoa-Stephens County Public Library. As reported by WNEG News, Leslie Allen announced her resignation from the position in late August.  Haynes makes the lateral move to Toccoa from the Helen Library. He started his library career at the Cornelia Library prior to moving to the Helen […]

The Stephens County Building Department will be closed from Monday, October 9 through Wednesday, October 11. The office will reopen on Thursday, October 12 on the normal business schedule. No building permits will be issued during the closure. County building inspectors will be continue to perform inspections during the closure, but all inspections requests during the office closure should be […]

Under a new state program, Georgia is turning the table on college admissions by proactively recruiting high school seniors into state postsecondary schools. Next Tuesday, October 10, as a part of the newly-created Georgia Match program, the Georgia Student Finance Commission, or GSFC, will begin mailing out personalized letters to Georgia’s approximate 120,000 graduating seniors, telling them which technical schools, […]

Thomas Frazier of Eastanollee was recently named as a Distinguished Military Student at the University of North Georgia.  A total of 22 University of North Georgia (UNG) cadets earned Distinguished Military Student (DMS) status for the 2023-24 academic year. The cadets were formally recognized at the DMS dinner and review the weekend of Sept. 22-24. Col. Bryan Kirk, UNG’s professor […]

Today, WNEG News continues with our look at the 2023 Currahee Military Weekend, which kicks off today with a 2pm and 7pm screening of the documentary film “the Girl Who Wore Freedom,” at the Historic Ritz Theatre and a book signing and USO Swing Dance tomorrow. On Saturday, registration continues from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Museum and […]

In addition to the Currahee Military Weekend events scheduled for this weekend, The Historic Ritz Theatre in downtown Toccoa will host two events. Tomorrow, Oct. 6,  Georgia Players Guild presents To the Limit: The Ultimate Eagles Experience. The show starts at 8 p.m. and general admission tickets are $29, then on Saturday, at 7 p.m. everyone is invited for a […]

If you receive a phone call from someone saying that you must pay a fine for missing jury duty, or face arrest and prosecution – hang  up.  That is the message that Stephens County Clerk of Superior Court Tim Quick wants the public to know, as word begins to circulate, once again, of fraudulent phone calls made to local citizens […]

As reported yesterday, The 2023 Currahee Military Weekend takes place this coming weekend, with events kicking off Thursday with two public screenings of the documentary film, The Girl Who Wore Freedom.  Brenda Carlan, Executive Director at the Currahee Military Museum and Camp Toccoa at Currahee, said the movie is worth seeing. On Thursday, Currahee Military Weekend registration will also be […]

Stephens County Election Supervisor Bruce Carlisle says the Stephens County Elections Office has scheduled its Logic and Accuracy testing for the upcoming November 2022 General Election. Carlisle says on next Wednesday, October 11, beginning at 8:30 a.m., the office will conduct the state-required Logic and Accuracy testing at the Stephens County Historic Courthouse, 37 West Tugalo Street in Toccoa. Testing […]