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The 2018-2019 series of Toccoa’s Main Street Historic Plaque Program has officially started. On Thursday, the first plaque was unveiled and dedicated to the downtown building that formerly housed McNeely & Company, located at 27 East Doyle Street. According to Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton “the building looks very much the same as it did when it was constructed in […]
Read moreAn update to a story we told you about last week regarding the hit and run death of a Gumlog man. Late Friday, Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas said they have charged 26-year old Candice Paige Martin OF Martin with one count of Aggravated Assault and one count of Felony Murder in the death of her husband, 40-year old Michael […]
Read moreAn Anderson, South Carolina man faces a number of charges including homicide after his vehicle fatally injured a pedestrian. According to troopers with the Georgia State Patrol, on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 30, Kenneth David Epps, 33, of Anderson, South Carolina, was driving, a 2003 Ford Taurus, in the southbound lane of Avalon Road when he crossed the centerline […]
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Condolences from around the world continue to come in to the family of Ed “Doc” Pepping, one of the last surviving members of Easy Company, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment portrayed in the HBO Mini-series, “Band of Brothers.” His son, Matthew Pepping confirmed to WNEG News that his father passed away peacefully in his sleep Tuesday morning at his home […]
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The investigation into what led up to the hit and run death of a Gumlog man continues in Franklin County. On Thursday, Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas released a statement stating that charges have been filed against the driver. The incident happened last Sunday morning on Ridgeview Dr. off Gumlog Road. Ridgeview Drive is in an older subdivision that has […]
Read moreThe Toccoa Post Office is now hiring part-time Rural Carrier Associates. According to Toccoa Post Office Customer Services Supervisor Russell Chatham, the job is listed as part-time, but he says there are opportunities to work more. “You’re guaranteed to at least one day each week; but, most likely there will be more hours to be had.” Chatham tells WNEG News […]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Office will open four of its larger recreation areas for archery and small game hunting during the regular 2018-2019 Georgia hunting season. On the Georgia side, these areas include: • Paynes Creek Park in Hart County with 399 acres • Hartwell Dam Quarry Area in Hart County with 410 acres • New […]
Read moreRecent reports show that traffic fatalities during the 2018 Labor Day Travel Period has more than quadrupled from last year. According to officials, with the Georgia State Patrol, during the 78-hour travel period there were 18 fatalities on Georgia roads, a substantial increase from the year prior where only four fatalities were reported. Georgia Department of Public Safety Commissioner Colonel […]
Read moreMain Street Toccoa will unveil the first in a series of historic plaques this afternoon for the 2018-2019 season. The Main Street plaque program highlights historic buildings in Toccoa. Today’s plaque unveiling takes place at 5p at X-Factor Grill on East Doyle Street downtown. Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton says the building that houses the popular restaurant was once a […]
Read moreArchers will get the first opportunity at bringing home a deer beginning this Saturday, September 8, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. DNR officials say the current deer population in Georgia is 1.7 million. Statewide deer season runs through January 13 and hunters may hunt deer with archery equipment through the entire 2018-2019 deer season. […]
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