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16 alleged members of a major drug organization operating in North Georgia are now behind bars in Jackson County after a major multi-law enforcement agency bust. It happened throughout six Northeast Georgia counties Friday. ARDEO spokesman Mitchell Posey said officers began serving 10 search warrants and issued 14 arrest warrants for members and suppliers of Larry “Lil Man” Fricks’ drug […]
Read moreA Toccoa woman has been arrested and charged with her second DUI in less than a year. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on the evening of January 10, an officer patrolling Big A Road observed a Jeep weaving over the fog line. A traffic stop was then performed. The officer requested the driver step out of the vehicle […]
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Stephens County is receiving push back from the Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville Stations, after uploading its application and petition to the Federal Communications Commission. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers the Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville Stations have submitted their own petitions asking the FCC to deny the county’s request. “We’ve submitted and uploaded our application to the FCC’s website. We haven’t received word from the […]
Read moreA group of athletes with the Stephens County Special Olympics recently set out to compete in the Winter Games hosted in Cobb County. WNEG News spoke with Kevin Phillips on Friday about the Stephens County’s Special Olympics. “We got 18 basketball athletes which make up 2 teams going, and also we got a team of bowlers going, so in all […]
Read morePolice are investigating a recent armed robbery in Toccoa. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, the incident occurred shortly before 4:30 a.m. Monday, at the American Eagle Store located on Big A Road. Mize said his officers were dispatched to the store in reference to an unknown issue due to a language barrier; however, upon arrival, officers were able […]
Read moreLocal leaders received a preview of the forthcoming state legislative session on Thursday. 50th District State Senator John Wilkinson and Newly elected District 28 State Representative Chris Erwin appeared before local leaders at the Pre-Legislative Coffee event at the Mitchell Allen Meeting Room at the Historic Train Deport in Toccoa. Both Wilkinson and Erwin addressed a number of topics they […]
Read moreThe Toccoa Police Department are releasing information regarding a recent scam involving local businesses. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, officers with the Toccoa Police Department were dispatched to the Walgreens Store on Big A Road in reference to a fraud report. He says officers were told that a man had called and claimed to be part of the […]
Read moreGeorgia’s 14th annual Youth Birding Competition is inviting children and teens to celebrate birds through a T-shirt Art Contest. Linda May is an environmental outreach coordinator for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division and the coordinator of the art contest. May says the contest is open to young people from pre-K to 12th grade. “The art contest is […]
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Stephens County Board of Commissioners have appointed a new Chairman for the 2019 calendar year. Tuesday, county commissioners held their first meeting of 2019. During which, Former Chairman Michelle Ivester handed the gavel off to Commissioner Dean Scarborough after he was selected unanimously by his fellow commissioners to serve for the year ahead. Scarborough said he is looking forward to […]
Read moreA Toccoa man is behind bars after officers received a call regarding an intoxicated driver. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on Saturday, officers with the Toccoa Police Department received a call about a vehicle known to have an intoxicated driver. Officers spotted the truck on Prather Bridge Road and followed it into the parking lot of the Valero […]
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