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On Monday, a federal judge ruled that Georgia municipalities can continue to use electronic voting machines in the November election, despite concerns that the machines are not protected against malicious attacks. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg’s ruling means the state won’t have to use paper ballots for this year’s midterm election, including a high-profile gubernatorial contest between the state’s top […]
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Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey is resigning. Dorsey will continue as Superintendent through the Spring of 2020. The resignation was accepted by the Stephens County Board of Education at their regular scheduled meeting Tuesday. In his letter, Dorsey writes that he is appreciative of the opportunity to serve Stephens County School System, and is grateful to work alongside such […]
Read moreThere will be a new election for House District 28. After a day of testimony and arguments, Senior Superior Court Judge David Sweat ruled Tuesday evening there was enough evidence to warrant a new election after hearing evidence presented by attorneys for State Representative Dan Gasaway regarding voting irregularities in Habersham County in the May General Primary Election. “So it […]
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Flood waters from Hurricane Florence continue to rise in parts of North Carolina, and the P230 Foundation is again collecting supplies to take to hurricane victims – this time in Whiteville, North Carolina near the coast. P230 Foundation founder Steve Paysen said Monday, they are again asking people to buy a bucket of cleaning supplies. “Like we did for Houston […]
Read moreTropical Depression Florence had little effect on Lake Hartwell’s levels, dropping only about a half-inch of rain into the lake over the weekend. Last week, the Corps of Engineers Hartwell Project office was bracing for up to 7 inches of rain Saturday and Sunday, which would have pushed levels at Hartwell Dam towards flood stage. But most of Northeast Georgia […]
Read moreWhile Northeast Georgia thankfully missed much of the impact from Tropical Depression Florence, North Carolina is still reeling from the impact of heavy rain and hurricane-force winds. As of Monday over 460,000 customers were without power in North Carolina. Florida Power and Light sent 900 men and women to help assist Duke Energy and other electric companies in the aftermath of […]
Read moreAccording to our sister station WLHR, Franklin County Manager Beth Thomas reported this afternoon that the FCC has granted Franklin County’s petition to switch to Atlanta television stations. Stephens County just recently partnered with the Georgia Mountain Regional Commission (GMRC) to help with its petition to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move satellite TV customers to metro Atlanta TV […]
Read moreA stretch of Hwy17/365 on the Habersham County line was closed for a time late Monday morning after a vehicle slammed into an 18-wheeler. It happened about 11:30a on the soutbound side of Highway 17/365 near Rock Road just inside the Habersham County line. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley tells WNEG News his deputies happened to be close to the […]
Read moreThis afternoon, the Toccoa Police Department issued a release notifying the public of a reported missing person. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, Hubert Strong was last seen Saturday, Sept. 15, at 51 Camden Court around 4 p.m. Hubert Strong is a 72-year-old black male, 5’6”, 183 pounds, with grey hair and brown eyes. It is crucial that Hubert […]
Read moreThis afternoon in Banks County Superior Court, a Judge will begin hearing arguments in the civil suit filed by State Representative Dan Gasaway. The case was recently transferred from Fulton County Superior Court to Banks County after the Habersham County Board of Elections and County officials announced August 30th that they were withdrawing their motion to dismiss Gasaway’s civil suit, […]
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