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Toccoa Police are asking for the public’s help in their ongoing investigation into a shooting two weeks ago. It happened early Saturday morning, September 23th at the corner of Argo and Sautee Sts., according to Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell. The victim was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital’s trauma center in Atlanta and is currently listed in stable condition. Jarrell […]
Read moreA longtime radio personality in Toccoa has died. Bill Rice, known to his listeners as “The Rice Man” passed away today at Stephens County Hospital following a brief illness. Rice grew up in northeast Georgia and started playing music at a very early age and was a musician while in high school and college. And according to his biography on […]
Read moreGovernor Nathan Deal will be in Franklin County today. The governor will be in Carnesville at Franklin County Middle School for the Franklin County School System’s first REACH Georgia signing ceremony. REACH stands for Realizing Education Achievement Can Happen. REACH Georgia is the State’s first needs-based mentorship and college scholarship program. According to their Web site, the REACH Georgia scholarship […]
Read moreAs Toccoa prepares for this weekend’s Currahee Military Weekend, another of the Band of Brothers has left us. Donald Malarkey, who parachuted into Normandy on D-Day and fought with Easy Company across Europe, died Saturday, September 30th in Salem, Oregon. He was 96. According to his son-in-law, John Hill, Malarkey died of natural causes. Malarkey was one of several members […]
Read moreThis has been a bad summer for incidents of rabies in our area and now District Two Public Health is warning people to be careful of certain wild animals that could be carriers. According to District Two Public Health spokesman Dave Palmer, residents should take precautions to protect themselves, their children and pets from this deadly disease. In Stephens County, […]
Read moreThe local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4346 will be hosting a pancake breakfast Saturday morning beginning at 7:30 a.m. The post is located at 270 W. Savannah Street, in Toccoa. VFW Post Cmdr Ron Rider told WNEG News that the breakfast is open to everyone. Following the breakfast, at 1 p.m. the Veterans’ Parade will begin on Doyle Street. […]
Read moreGeorgia State Patrol believe an accident that occurred Monday night, involving a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle, is a suicide. The victim, a white male, remains unidentified as GSP wait for identification results from the crime lab to be returned. The man was struck by a 2015 Volvo tractor trailer driven by Keith Inman, of Rockingham, North Carolina, officials […]
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As Toccoa prepares for this weekend’s Currahee Military Weekend, another of the Band of Brothers has left us. Donald Malarkey, who parachuted into Normandy on D-Day and fought with Easy Company across Europe, died Saturday, September 30th in Salem, Oregon. He was 96. According to his son-in-law, John Hill, Malarkey died of natural causes. Malarkey was one of several members […]
Read moreGeorgia’s high school graduation rates continue to improve year after year. For Stephens County High School, they surpassed the state average, with 84.6 percent, 4 percent higher than the state average. Stephens County High School’s Principal Scott Kersh told WNEG News that the is proud of his students’ achievements; though, he believes they can continue to improve. The state’s percentage […]
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The Stephens County Hospital Authority approved the Fiscal Year 2018 budget during last week’s meeting. For FY18 the authority projects a net revenue of $44,186,432 after $72,710,802 in revenue deductions. Outpatient services provide the highest revenue totaling $43,977,721; with emergency services falling slightly behind at $34,107,498. Medicare Contractual is the highest deduction in revenue, carrying an expenditure of $36,459,758. Listed […]
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