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A Tuesday night residential structure fire has been ruled as arson. The home, located at 555 South Pond Street, had been of interest to the City of Toccoa for future housing developments. The city is scheduled to close on the property tomorrow morning. The cost of acquiring the property is $16,000. Officials told WNEG News that the fire was a […]
Read moreThe Toccoa Post Office, located at 41 Falls Park Drive, is holding a passport fair Saturday, April 14, from noon until 2 p.m. No appointment necessary. Anyone who is looking to get a passport issued or updated can come in between 12 and 2 p.m. The standard price for an adult passport is $160, and the standard price for a […]
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Social Security is sending out new Medicare ID cards and criminals are trying to take advantage of the announcement with a new phone scam targeting seniors. Congress required the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to remove Social Security numbers from Medicare cards by April 2019. The new Medicare ID numbers will be a mix of numbers and letters, and […]
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In Banks County, Fire officials and the Georgia State Fire Marshall’s office are now offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for a house fire last month in Homer. Officials said the reward could be as much as $10,000 according to the Fire Marshal’s Office. The blaze happened last month at 2090 Highway 441 […]
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The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office has been on a roll recently with more than three large-scale drug operations being shut down by investigators this past month. Another investigation ends in the dismantling of a drug ring located in Stephens County. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley recently announced that on April 4, investigators with his office executed a search warrant at […]
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Georgia State Representative Dan Gasaway has asked the Attorney General of Georgia Christopher Carr to assist him in opening an investigation into the Habersham County Board of Education. Gasaway wrote in a Georgia House of Representatives Guest Editiorial provided to WNEG that he is requesting the investigation into a Gainesville construction company which has employed his Republican primary opponent […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College is planning on offering some new classes and programs this fall on the Clarkesville Campus for college students as well as dual enrollment students. Spokesperson Kelly Jones tells WNEG News the college will offer a new Diesel Engine Service Technician course of study beginning this fall, and students can receive certification in only two terms. Courses […]
Read moreLocal Stephens County veterinarians will be sponsoring a countywide rabies clinic next month. The clinic is scheduled for Saturday, May 5th at various locations in the county. On Monday, Pam Bennett with Toccoa Veterinary Hospital outlined the list of locations where their vets will be on the 5th. “We will be at the First Alliance Church on Big A Road […]
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This is the last full week to get your taxes prepared before the April 17th deadline, and many taxpayers may be rushing to finish their tax returns or are trying to find that extra time they need to get them done. Mistakes can happen when hurrying to file a tax return by the due date, and that can mean longer […]
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For years, we’ve treated April 15 as the official tax deadline — except in years that it isn’t. So put a big red circle around Tuesday, April 17, as the date you’ve got to file 2017 income tax returns for both Georgia and the federal government. Taxpayers have until 11:59 p.m. to submit returns by e-file or postmarked through the […]
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