Category: News

Amanda Powell, a Stephens County Middle School (SCMS) math teacher and 8th grade girls basketball coach, has been named the Stephens County School System Teacher of the Year.  The Stephens County School System Teachers of the Year and Support Staff of the Year for 2024-25 were announced on September 18, 2024, and the overall system-wide winners were named during a […]

Local Elections In Stephens County, 13,190 of Stephens County’s 18,719 registered voters cast a ballot in the General Election, for a voter turnout of 70%. Not counting a number of provisional ballots that will be investigated by the Stephens County Election Office and voted on by the Board of Elections, there were 10,681 votes cast in advance in person voting, […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, has been awarded a Gang Activity Prosecution (GAP) Grant to enhance efforts in identifying and prosecuting gang members in the local community. Sheriff Randy Shirley explains that the $70,000 grant was appropriated by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) in the FY25 […]

The following election summary reports include advanced in person votes, absentee ballots, and election day votes for contested races and ballot measures, and are complete totals for Stephens County except for provisional ballots and any possible late absentee (UOCAVA) votes. Results are preliminary and unofficial until certified later this week.    

At a glamorous gathering on Saturday, October 26, more than 100 area citizens attended the 2nd annual Stephens County Hospital Foundation Gala  at the North Georgia Technical College Currahee Campus. The event, MCd by Stephen County Hospital Authority Board Member Bo Dotson, included a   presentation by hospital CEO Van Loskoski, who first took time to acknowledge and thank the […]

Today is Election Day, and WNEG News reminds our listeners that polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today; and anyone who is in line to vote by 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote. All Voting will take place at the Historic Courthouse, 70 N. Alexander Street in Downtown Toccoa. No voting will take place at […]

The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, in partnership with the National Weather Service, has declared Wednesday, Nov. 6, as Georgia’s Fall Severe Weather Preparedness Day for schools, businesses, and individuals to take part in a severe weather exercise / tornado drill around 9:30 a.m. GEMA/HS Director Chris Stallings said “While hurricane season may be ending, it’s important for […]

At the request of the Cornelia Police Department, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Cornelia in which one man was shot and injured. No officers were injured in this incident.  Preliminary information indicates that the Cornelia Police Department responded to a 911 call from a citizen on Irvin Street in Cornelia at about 5:50 p.m. on Sunday, […]

The Stephens County Health Dept will hold a drive-thru flu shot clinic tomorrow, Nov. 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Stephens County Health Department, 64 N. Blvd in Toccoa.   According to the CDC, everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu shot, especially those with certain medical conditions who may experience more severe illnesses […]

Unicorns, superheroes, dinosaurs and a few celebrities visited downtown Toccoa last Thursday, as hundreds of pint-sized trick or treaters joined in the 33rd annual Main Street Toccoa Halloween parade and costume contest for children in three categories – Age 1 and under, 2 year olds, and 3- and 4-year olds.  Businesses all along Doyle St lined up to fill children’s […]