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93.1 FM & AM-630 WNEG will host the WNEG Senior Expo Thursday from 9 A.M.-1 P.M. at the Stephens County Recreation Department’s Rose Lane Activity Center and Stephens County Senior Center. The Expo will feature Oncology and Carotid screenings, check of eyes and ears, and anti-fraud information for seniors. Bojangles of Toccoa will provide lunch for attendees and WNEG will […]
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The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Flood Warning until 5:45p today for Stephens County. A flood warning is now also in effect for the Upstate of South Carolina. So far, at the WNEG Radio studios in downtown Toccoa, almost six inches of rain have fallen over the last 18 hours. Meteorologist Lauren Carroll with the National Weather […]
Read moreROAD CONDITIONS: – E. Tugalo at 123 under the railroad bridge is completely flooded. About 1-2 feet of standing water under the bridge. – Hwy 123 bad in spots – flooding from Fernside Drive to Big A Road – up to a foot of standing water in some spots on 123 – motorists advised to avoid 123 if possible […]
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During Monday night’s Toccoa City Commission meeting, commissioners voted and approved the purchase of property located at 354 South Hill Street. City Manager Billy Morse presented the sales agreement to the commission. Morse added that through purchasing this property, the city would be closer towards its goal of cleaning up the South Pond Street area. Vice Mayor Gail Fry made […]
Read moreStephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley recently announced the dismantling of a large theft ring spanning multiple counties over the past several months. As of late, The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office have received multiple theft reports, most of which, were in areas surrounding Lake Hartwell. According to Shirley, the thefts ranged from fishing equipment, tools and shop equipment, to utility trailers, […]
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A Stephens County High School graduate and Toccoa resident has been admitted to West Point. This week, U.S. Representative Doug Collins announced he has recommended Avero L’Conde “AJ” Howard to West Point as part of the Class of 2022. The son of Mr. Avero Howard and Ms. Uganda Burton, A.J. graduates this spring from the U.S. Military Preparatory School. There, […]
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In Georgia, economic stability and workforce conditions are on the upswing for business owners and job seekers alike. That’s why the Georgia Foundation for Public Education is partnering with with Georgia Power and the Georgia Department of Education Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education Division, to offer schools mini-grants that can be used for student career-readiness activities. Schools interested in the […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College recently named Colbert, Ga. native Mark Pulliam as the school’s new Chief of Police. Before joining the team at NGTC on May 1st, Pulliam spent 21 years in local law enforcement. For the last 17 of those years, he was Traffic Unit Lieutenant with the Athens-Clarke Police Department. Additionally, Pulliam is a graduate of Athens Technical College […]
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With the recent string of thefts, investigators, with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, were able to apprehend two suspects while following up on an unrelated incident. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, while investigating a number of thefts in the area of Oak Valley Road, his investigators passed an ATV with three people riding down the middle of Harbert […]
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A measure limiting estate claims against Medicaid recipients in Georgia is now law. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 370 into law during a signing ceremony May 3 at the State Capitol. The bill was sponsored by 50th District State Senator John Wilkinson of Toccoa. It passed both chambers and was sent to the governor’s desk during the 2018 legislative session. Wilkinson told […]
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