Lobby Grill to Open

The Lobby Grill will re-open this morning at the Stephens County Hospital. Located in the lobby of Stephens County Hospital, 163 Hospital Drive, Toccoa. The hours of operation are 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. To place an order in advance, call 706-282-4361. Stephens County Hospital’s PR and Marketing Director Samantha Rickman, told WNEG News that she knows lots of people […]

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Multiple Law Enforcement At SCHS

This week is Spring break for Stephens County Schools, but still nothing official on what happened at Stephens County High School on Thursday. According to reports, multiple counties and law enforcement agencies were involved with numerous patrol cars lined around the school parking lot and at least five students were found with drugs on person or in vehicles. WNEG has […]

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Toccoa Extends Amtrak Lease

Earlier this week, during the Toccoa City Commission meeting, the commission voted and approved to extend Amtrak lease. The city commissioners approved a lease extension for Amtrak, allowing the passenger railway giant to use the depot facilities for another five years, with an option for two additional five-year terms. The lease agreement was scheduled to expire June 18, 2018. Amtrak […]

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Amended HB 887 Passes Senate

On Legislative Day 39, HB 887 was called up for a vote on the Senate floor. HB 887, sponsored by Rep. Jay Powell, was originally rural broadband legislation from the House Rural Development Council but was substituted with identical small cell language as SB 426 in the Senate Regulated Industries Committee by Senator Steve Gooch. HB 887 is a concern for […]

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3 Arrested for Possession of Meth

After a month-long investigation, on Wednesday, the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office were located at 277 Stone Brook Drive, in Demorest, Georgia to serve a search warrant and an arrest warrant for Griff Emory Allison, 22. When law enforcement officials arrived, there was a vehicle located in front of Allison’s residence, which Allison was a […]

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Corporal Cannon promoted to Detective for TPD

The Toccoa Police Department recently added a new detective into its Detectives Division; though no stranger to the department, Corporal David Cannon, the former Assistant Shift Supervisor, is getting settled into his new role. The Toccoa Police Department’s Interim Police Chief Jimmy Mize told WNEG News about the promotion. “We’ll be moving Corporal David Cannon to the Detectives Division. He […]

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St. Mary’s Healthcare Offering New Blood Clot Removal for Stroke Victims

St. Mary’s Healthcare has announced a new emergency stroke treatment now available at their main campus in Athens. It is the ability to physically remove the large-vessel blood clots that cause the most damaging strokes, according to St. Mary’s Healthcare spokesman Mark Ralston. “The process is called mechanical thrombectomy. It’s a procedure where we use state-of-the-art imaging to physically go […]

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Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter to Hold Spring Low-Cost Rabies/Vaccine Clinic

Earlier this week State health officials warned of the importance having your pet vaccinated against rabies. With the weather now getting warmer, the chances of your pet encountering a wild animal infected with the disease increases. That’s why the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter in Lavonia is again offering a spring rabies clinic at their shelter on Bear Creek Road. This […]

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