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Spring has sprung! With warmer weather comes time for outdoor activities, and at Tugaloo Bend Heritage Park, located on Yonah Dam Road, you can fulfill all your needs for those outdoor happenings. Tugaloo Bend Heritage Park recently announced the launch of its 2018 season. This year, Tugaloo Bend now offers kayaks and canoes available to rent. Come and enjoy the […]
Read moreAs the weather warms, more people are getting out on the waters of Lake Hartwell and this weekend, boat enthusiasts will want to be at the Hartwell Marina for the annual Antique Boat Show and festival. The 29th annual Antique Boat Show takes place from 10a to 3p Saturday, April 21 at the Hartwell Marina. Sponsored by the Hart County […]
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The Government Affairs Committee of the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce, Stephens County Farm Bureau and WNEG Radio are sponsoring a political forum scheduled for tonight. Come out to the Historic Ritz Theatre, located in the Schafer Center, to hear qualifying candidates for the forthcoming general primary election, answer questions from the public. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the […]
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If you missed the first County Town Hall meeting in January you have another chance to attend one this Saturday. A second Town Hall public forum will take place Saturday at 2p in the Historic County Courthouse. The brainchild of Stephens County Commission Chair Michelle Ivester, the forums are designed to give the public a chance to express their concerns […]
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The family of a man missing from his Greenville home believes he might be in the Northeast Georgia area. 76-year old Dale Hunter of Greenville suffers from severe dementia. Hunter’s family say he went missing from his home on April 5th and has not been seen since. Now WNEG News has learned the family believes Hunter may be trying to […]
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Americans are getting an extra day to file their taxes after key elements of the IRS website crashed on deadline day. The IRS said that individuals or businesses with a filing or payment due Tuesday now have until midnight Wednesday to complete the task. Earlier Tuesday, Americans who had waited until the final day to file online got an unwelcome […]
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TruVista is now offering a new higher speed Internet service. The telecommunications company has announced the launch of TruSpeed 250, which provides Broadband Internet speeds up to 250 megabites per second to both residential and business customers. Allison Jakubecy is Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for TruVista. “The launch of TruSpeed 250 enables us to provide our customers […]
Read moreThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District is preparing for another summer season on Lake Hartwell. This week, they announced the opening of their area campsites and recreation areas. In Hart County, Paynes Creek Campground, and the Georgia River Campground will open May 1. Additionally, Oconee Point Campground and Coneross Campground in Oconee County, South Carolina will open May […]
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As previously reported, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners recently voted and approved a bid awarding Hayward Baker Incorporated $2,163,458 to complete the West Currahee Street Slope Stabilization project, dependent on receiving funds from the State of Georgia. West Currahee Street underwent remediation in 2009, 2013, and 2015. During the repairs in 2013, the culvert was extended, curb and gutter […]
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If you are one of the many who has waited until the last minute to file your taxes, you only have hours now to do so. The 2017 tax filing deadline is midnight tonight. The IRS expects to receive about received just over 14-million returns last week and expects to receive another 17 million tax returns this week. With so […]
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