Category: News

By the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District’s Forest, Fish, and Wildlife Section at the Hartwell Dam and Lake will accept real Christmas trees for recycling as fish habitat again this season, beginning Dec. 26, 2025, through Jan. 26, 2026. Artificial trees are not allowed and will not be accepted. All decorations, e.g., […]

By Corporal Jimmy Watt, Public Information Officer for the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing an additional arrest in a previous 2024 drug round-up.   Arrest warrants in the previous 2024 round-up were obtained based on controlled purchases of narcotics by undercover operatives working at the direction of the Sheriff’s Office.  Among the narcotics purchased during […]

By the Better Business Bureau (BBB)  Online purchases and package deliveries skyrocket during the holiday season. Naturally, scammers use this opportunity to trick busy shoppers into giving out their personal information. Here’s what you should know about a new twist on delivery scams. How the scam works You receive a text message from what appears to be a delivery driver […]

By the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia Gerardo Solorio-Alvarado, an illegal alien from Mexico who previously served time in federal prison, and Nelson Enrique Sorto face federal drug charges related to a recent seizure of a combined 1,585 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in blackberry shipments at locations in Southeast Atlanta and Gainesville, Georgia. “These repeat offenders, […]

By the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA)  Eleven new listings were added to the Georgia Register of Historic Places, accentuating the state’s extensive variety of historic resources.  The listings were approved at the meeting of Georgia’s National Register Review Board on October 24, 2025. This group evaluates state nominations for both the Georgia Register and the National Register of […]

At their monthly meeting on Tuesday, December 2, the Stephens County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a Plat Review Request from Caudell Realty, Inc., explains Stephens County Administrator Christian Hamilton. The Stephens County Planning Commission’s approval recommendation now goes to the Stephens County Board of Commissioners for their consideration on Tuesday, December 9, at 6 p.m. in the […]

Renovations are underway on the shopping center on Big A Road at Collins Road in hopes of attracting new tenants, says Wayne Fraiser, one of the owners of the shopping center. Fraiser tells how many tenants the renovated shopping center could hold. Fraiser says he’s excited about this new business opportunity in Toccoa. If you are interested in becoming a […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office – Georgia invites the community to join them for a donation drive event this Sunday, December 7, at Walmart, says Rebekah Smith, Public Information Officer for the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office. Once again, the donation drive is this Sunday, December 7, from 12-4 p.m. in the Walmart parking lot.

Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen encourages everyone to shop local this holiday season and see what makes Toccoa-Stephens County unique.  Learn more at visittoccoa.com.

US National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC meteorologist Rodney Hinson explains some winter weather terminology. Hinson says winter weather can arrive quickly in the south. Stay tuned to 93.1 FM and AM 630 WNEG to keep informed on the weather.