Category: News

Still on the mend from a two-year drought, the Savannah River Basin came roaring back in May, only to sputter out as the summer officially arrived. U.S. Corps of Engineers Savannah office spokesman Jeremy Buddemeier tells WNEG News all three reservoir lakes had near record-setting rainfall in May, but not much rain in June. And he says that means we […]

A missions team from Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Hartwell is expected to be arriving home from Haiti Thursday evening. Wednesday, Associate Pastor Caleb Bond said the group, headed by their pastor, the Reverend Jason Webb, will be leaving for home Thursday morning and are expected to arrive in Atlanta about 7p Thursday evening. Bond said church members had planned […]

A Toccoa man was taken into custody after a citizen heard gunshots and called 911. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on Sunday, July 8, officers responded to a call about a male subject walking in the area of Broad and Whitman Streets with a gun, discharging shots. On scene, officers located the suspect, identified as Jaddon Maxwell, 19, […]

Main Street Toccoa is once again the recipient of a grant from the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Georgia Council for the Arts. On Monday, the GCA announced the recipients of its Partner, Project and Arts Education grants for fiscal year 2019. Main Street Toccoa was of 132 organizations throughout the state that were collectively awarded more than $1 million […]

The American Red Cross is once again issuing an emergency call for blood donations. The Red Cross escalated its call for blood and platelet donors after a difficult donation week during the Independence Day holiday. Spokesperson Rannita McFall said over 550 fewer blood drives were organized by businesses and other community groups last week. McFall says donations typically drop during […]

Funeral services are set for Friday in Beaufort, South Carolina for the Commander of the Toccoa Salvation Army. Major Bryan Tatterson was found deceased in his vehicle on Oak Valley Road on Saturday, according to authorities. A cause of death has not been released. Originally from Fairmount, West Virginia, Tatterson initially served as a U.S. Army Infantryman and later as […]

An effort is underway to help Toccoa-Stephens County’s homeless and under-privileged by offering them free showers and access to free laundry. The P230 Foundation is working to build the new facilities in the same building that currently houses the Toccoa Soup Kitchen on Whitman Street. P230 Foundation Founder Steve Paysen tells WNEG News, the new services are part of an […]

Georgia drivers across the state have made it through the first week of the newly enforced Hands-Free Driving Law. However, not all drivers have agreed to put down their phone while they drive. According to the Georgia State Patrol, just seven days after the law went into effect on July 1, 179 tickets and 795 warnings have been issued to […]

It’s an exciting week for City of Lavonia residents as well as citizens from Franklin and Stephens Counties with the grand opening of the new Chick-Fil-A restaurant Thursday. But the grand opening Thursday will be preceded by the Company’s traditional First 100 Campout on Wednesday. Chick-fil-A Operator Will Lowe says customers are invited to come campout and wait for the […]

By Mark Berryman, WLHR News A group of missionaries from Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Hartwell are still stranded, unable to return home because of civil unrest in Haiti. Haitains have been rioting in protest of the government’s decision to raise gas prices from $4 to $7 a gallon. According to Associated Press reports, the average Haitian earns only $2 […]