Category: News

Christopher Joseph Carringer, a senior at Stephens County High School, has been named the 2018 PAGE STAR Student for the Stephens County School System. He earned the recognition for academic achievement and performance on the SAT. The announcement was made by Stephens County STAR Program sponsor, the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen. Carringer in the son of […]

By Cindy Centofanti, News Director at WGHC Sky-96.3 The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has released information on the officer-involved shooting that left one dead in the early hours on Thursday. At approximately 3:09 a.m., a Clayton Police Officer initiated a traffic stop for speeding in a Honda Accord on Georgia Highway 441 South in Clayton. The vehicle was traveling […]

Residents of Stephens County will not see Sunday Alcohol Sales on the ballot for the forthcoming election. During the Stephens County Board of Commissioners Planning Retreat yesterday, a 2-2 vote caused the motion to fail. Chairman Michelle Ivester explained to the board that she felt this should be a decision the community makes. “I think we should let the citizens […]

The Stephens County Hospital Authority made a recommendation for the Stephens County Board of Commissioners to oversee the Citizens Advisory Panel for the hospital during its regular scheduled meeting Monday night. The panel would be comprised of 11 Stephens County residents who would serve staggered 1-, 2- and 3-year-terms, and would be appointed by the Board of Commissioners. Commission Chair […]

As of today, a portion of W. Currahee Street remains closed. With no date set or anticipated for repairs to be completed, the community has begun questioning what the delay is. County Administrator Phyllis Ayers told WNEG News that the county is working as fast as they can to complete the project. In December of 2017, the Stephens County Board […]

Two cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis have been confirmed in Northeast Georgia. According to a statement from the Georgia Department of Public Health’s TB Program, an investigation is continuing into the drug resistant TB in the District 2 Public Health region, which includes Stephens, Franklin and Hart Counties. The two cases were diagnosed and confirmed in Hart County, according to […]

Two Stephens County Sheriff’s deputies recently received the Department’s Medal of Valor for Heroism after they saved the life of a man who tried to commit suicide. Deputies Tim Hill and Herbie Shirley were presented with the award at the Department’s annual Christmas banquet in December. According to Sheriff Randy Shirley, it happened last fall when deputies responded to a […]

This is National Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is joining with Commissioner of the Department of Revenue Lynne Riley and the Better Business Bureau to warn consumers to be on alert for tax-related scams as we enter the tax season. On Monday, the Internal Revenue Service began accepting tax returns. Carr tells WNEG News […]

The Toccoa Rotary Club donates money to local organizations. The Stuff The Bus 5k Run-Walk held last November has proven to be the gift that keeps giving. At Tuesday’s Toccoa Rotary Club meeting the club presented checks of over $3500 to the local Toccoa Soup Kitchen, and over $4500 to the Neighbors 4 Neighbors program. The money was raised through […]