The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Efforts by a local grocery chain and ministry to carry a truckload of cleaning and other supplies to hurricane victims in Houston is receiving a lot of support from the community. Steve Paysen with P230 Ministries in Toccoa is working with Quality Foods Manager Richard Burton to fill a tractor-trailer with buckets full of cleaning supplies. Paysen says just a […]
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The historic viewing of the Solar Eclipse is now over and a class action has been filed by a South Carolina couple claiming they suffered eye damage after using faulty eclipse glasses they purchased from Amazon. Plaintiffs Thomas Corey Payne and Kayla Harris claim viewing the eclipse through the fake eclipse glasses caused them headaches and temporary vision loss and […]
Read moreThe next time somebody tells you to get lost, you can actually do that beginning this weekend. Jaemor Farms in Habersham County is inviting everyone to the opening weekend of their 12th annual corn maze this Saturday, September 9 at 10 a.m. This year’s corn maze theme is the Jaemor Express and the maze is designed in the shape […]
Read moreToccoa Officials are aggressively working to improve the public health and safety of South Pond Street. Cambridge Apartments were inspected on August 29, 2017 and found to be unsafe, unsanitary and not in compliance with the basic minimum housing standards as required by the State of Georgia and City of Toccoa, according to press release issued by the City Tuesday. […]
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The Georgia State Patrol is looking for a few good men and women to help fill out their numbers across the state. Major Tommy Waldrop, Commanding Officer of the Georgia State Patrol says there a shortage of manpower in the State Patrol and they are currently hiring. Waldrop says they plan to fill vacant positions in all of the Troop […]
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Forecasters are tracking the path of Hurricane Irma, which is now a powerful category 5 storm headed to the Caribbean. The storm is expected to cross over Cuba sometime Saturday and hit the southern tip of Florida by Sunday. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg are watching the storm closely and now say there’s a good chance we […]
Read moreA number of motorists passing through Toccoa-Stephens County over the Labor Day holiday weekend found themselves leaving with a gift from the county – a ticket. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said it was a very busy weekend for his officers who worked hard to keep the community safe. According to the Sheriff, in addition to handing out traffic violation […]
Read moreSt. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in nuclear medicine as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material, ingested by the patient, to diagnose and treat a variety of diseases, including many types […]
Read moreIn Lavonia, two people are behind bars after allegedly stealing money from a wallet they found in a store. It happened last week at an unnamed rertailer in Lavonia. Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle tells WNEG News a customer left their wallet in a shopping cart where another couple discovered it. “At a local business in town, a customers was […]
Read moreTraffic is back to normal after the long holiday weekend and local authorities report most of the weekend was relatively quiet, but it didn’t start that way. Gridlock on the Interstate greeted most holiday motorists Friday beginning with a major wreck near Exit 177. Trooper Smith tells WNEG News at about 2a Friday morning a truck pulling a multi-vehicle trailer […]
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