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While thousands of consumers are taking advantage of today’s Black Friday sales, Mainstreet Toccoa is reminding you that local shops downtown will be open for Small Business Saturday tomorrow. First observed nationally in 2010, Small Business Saturday or Shop Small Saturday is a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which feature big box retail and e-commerce stores, according to […]
Read moreBlack Friday is tomorrow and it is the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season where millions of holiday shoppers jam stores to get those holiday gift deals. And while this practice still remains, the Better Business Bureau said more shoppers are being more careful and doing some research before buying In 2017, shoppers spent a record $5 billion on […]
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Just a brief announcement from the City of Toccoa and Stephens County. City Hall will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving tomorrow, Nov. 22, and on Friday, Nov. 23. Routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up on Thursday, November 22, will be picked up on Monday, November 26 and routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be […]
Read moreThanksgiving is Thursday and across the state, troopers with the Georgia State Patrol will be out in force, reminding motorists to practice safe driving habits as they travel. The 102-hour holiday travel period begins at 6 p.m. today, November 21, and will continue through midnight, Sunday, November 25. Troopers with the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) and Officers with the Georgia […]
Read moreThe Lavonia McDonald’s on Highway 17 is back open for business after a customer videoed a mouse inside the store. It happened Sunday. The video, posted on Facebook by a former employee, shows a mouse sitting on top of a drink cup at the beverage dispensers by the drive-thru window. The mouse then darted behind the dispensers and disappeared. That video […]
Read moreTo help ease Thanksgiving traffic congestion statewide, the Georgia Department of Transportation is suspending construction-related lane closures on interstate highways. Travel is expected to be at an all-time high this year as people visit friends and family for the Thanksgiving holiday and shop on Black Friday. The lane closure suspension began this morning and will run through Monday morning at […]
Read moreWith the number of Thanksgiving travelers in Georgia expected to reach over 1.57 million, including more than 1.4 million people who plan to travel by car, AAA and Budweiser have teamed up to offer their free Tow-to-GO service that promotes safe holiday driving. Triple-A spokesman John Pecchio says the Tow-to-Go program is their way to fight impaired driving during the […]
Read moreAn accident involving two vehicles on Falls Road, last night, ended with at least one individual being transported by ambulance. The accident happened around 7 p.m. across from Pruitt Health of Toccoa. One of the involved vehicles was overturned; and, the second vehicle sustained substantial damage. As of this report no additional information has been released. WNEG News will provide […]
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Now that the Georgia Governor’s race has been put to bed, work is underway at county registrar offices around the state to get ready for two statewide run-off elections on December 4th. Voters must decide on a new Secretary of State and on a Public Service Commissioner. Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran said Monday he and his staff will be […]
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Stephens County has finalized its application to the Federal Communications Commission. That’s according to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers. She says that the final version of the County’s FCC application to move to the Atlanta TV stations should be sent out very soon. “I approved the final draft on Friday. So now we’re waiting on GMRC to upload the entire […]
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