Category: News

In Franklin County, a Royston man will spend the next 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to the rape of a woman and a child. On May 6, 53-year old Keelon Glen Bradley pled guilty to two counts of rape and three counts of child molestation in Franklin County Superior Court. “Bradley agreed to the plea in order to […]

State Senator John Wilkinson is throwing his support behind House Bill 481, known as the LIFE Act. On his Facebook page, Wilkinson commended Governor Kemp for taking a stand for life. “Thank you Governor Kemp,” Wilkinson wrote. “We will not be a great state unless we protect the sanctity of life for all our citizens, including the ones who cannot […]

The 27th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is this weekend in Stephens County. Letter carriers from Martin, Eastanollee and Toccoa will be joining thousands of volunteers and other letter carriers on Saturday, May 11, to help millions of struggling families throughout the United States through this annual food drive. The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has become the largest […]

Two women sustained injuries in the three-vehicle accident that occurred last week on GA-17 at the intersection of Memorial Drive. According to officials with the Georgia State Patrol, the accident happened just after 2 p.m. Thursday, May 2, when Matthew Aaron Howe, 28, of Toccoa, failed to yield to oncoming traffic while crossing GA-17. Dawn Sheree Jameson, of Eastanollee, was […]

A great opportunity for job seekers is coming to Stephens County. That’s according to Social Worker Brenda Gragg, with the Salvation Army Toccoa Office. Gragg tells WNEG News that an on-site recruitment event for the United States Census 2020 will be held at The Salvation Army Meeting Room, located at 306 East Franklin Street, on Monday, May 13 from 10 […]

The portion of West Currahee Street, formerly Dicks Hill Parkway, that underwent severe remediation is now nearing completion. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, the slope stabilization project will be completed once the guardrail has been installed. The project was originally scheduled to be completed on May 6; however, due to the excessive rainfall Stephens County has seen this […]

Amnesty Day in Stephens County has been postponed. The annual event was originally scheduled for Saturday, May 11; however, on Thursday, Stephens County officials announced they have cancelled the event, due to this weekend’s anticipated severe weather. As of this report, no makeup date has been set. The Amnesty Day event gives residents of Stephens County an opportunity to dispose […]

Beginning next week, Toccoa residents will have an opportunity to comment on the Toccoa City’s proposed budget for fiscal 2020. City Manager Billy Morse said the first public hearing on the budget will be held next Monday, May 13th and the following Monday, May 20th. “The department heads have presented their budgets to the Finance Director and the City Commission […]

More charges have been filed against a Toccoa man authorities say is responsible for a road rage shooting last week on the 17 Bypass. 60-year old Arthur Thomas Downs III, is now charged with aggravated assault, 9 counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, felony obstruction, discharging a firearm at or near a public roadway, DUI, driving […]

A pinning ceremony for the first graduates of the Toccoa Falls College Nursing School will be held next week. In 2016, Toccoa Falls College was granted initial approval for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program by the Georgia State Board of Nursing The nursing program at TFC is a four-year program of study that leads to the Bachelor of […]