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A total of 376 Stephens County voters cast their ballot in Advance In-Person voting on Wednesday, Oct. 30, bringing the number of ballots cast at the Historic Courthouse in Downtown Toccoa to 9,971.  Also, as of closing of polls on Oct. 30, 732 Absentee Ballots have been mailed out and 622 have been returned so far. There are 2 provisional […]

2024 Daylight Savings Time comes to an end at 2 a.m. this coming Sunday Nov. 3 – the first Sunday in November – triggering the annual clock “fall back,” and WNEG is reminding our listeners to set their clocks back 1 hour before going to bed Saturday night.  Setting your clocks back an hour is also a good time to […]

LOCAL TURNOUT A total of 429 Stephens County voters cast their ballot in Advance In-Person voting on Wednesday, Oct. 30, bringing the number of ballots cast at the Historic Courthouse in Downtown Toccoa to 9,595.  Also, as of closing of polls on Oct. 30, 732 Absentee Ballots have been mailed out and 612 have been returned so far. There are […]

UPS is hiring for seasonal workers. UPS aims to hire over 125,000 seasonal workers to help deliver holiday cheer. Their Brown Friday event is coming up this Friday and Saturday, November 1 and 2, those interested in seasonal work can apply virtually. With the Company’s streamlined online application process, applicants can get a job offer in just 10 minutes. The […]

At a meeting of the Stephens County Board of Education held last night, Oct. 29, Board members voted unanimously to reopen Eastanollee Elementary and restructure the school system’s Elementary schools, returning to an alignment where each elementary school will serve PreK through 5th Grade Students within a district, as opposed to the current alignment where each school educates all children […]

Starting November 1, make sure to visit one of Georgia’s five Delayed Harvest trout streams. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) highlights that these streams provide exceptional chances for anglers to catch some impressive trout. “Trout fishing is available year-round in Georgia, but there are five special streams that follow Delayed Harvest (DH) regulations to enhance […]

LOCAL TURNOUT A total of 444 Stephens County voters cast their ballot in Advance In-Person voting on Tuesday, Oct. 29, bringing the number of ballots cast at the Historic Courthouse in Downtown Toccoa to 9,166. Also, as of closing of polls on Oct. 29, 732 Absentee Ballots have been mailed out and 592 have been returned so far. There are […]

At the October 28 meeting of the Toccoa City Commission, Commissioners unanimously approved amendments to Toccoa’s Alcohol Beverage Ordinance, adding a new section to regulate Brew Pubs, Breweries, Distilleries, Micro-Breweries and Micro-Distilleries. Commissioners held the required public hearing on the ordinance amendment at the October 14 Commission meeting. It was noted that a small change had been made in the […]

A reminder that the Stephens County Board of Education will meet tonight, Oct. 29, at 5:30 p.m. for a called meeting to again discuss a proposed restructure of the elementary schools and the reopening of Eastanollee elementary. The meeting will take place in the Tugaloo Center Auditorium at Stephens County High School to accommodate a potentially large number of citizens […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet at 5 p.m. today for a regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting will take place at City Hall, 92 N. Alexander Street.  This week’s agenda is short, with only three items listed. First, the Commission will hold the second reading of a proposed amendment to the city’s Alcohol Beverage Ordinance to add, at the recommendation […]