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Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley is continuing to recover from the injuries he suffered when he was assaulted at a domestic call he responded to last Wednesday. He returned to work this week after he was assaulted at a domestic call last Wednesday afternoon on Ranick Drive. Shirley said that he was hit in the right eye by 36-year-old John […]

Stephens County Commissioners decide to abandon part of Camp Mikell Road that borders up to Forest Service property. On Tuesday, the county commission voted 3 to 2 to abandon that portion of Camp Mikell Road that is located on the property owned by Matthew Wynn. County officials said the abandoned part of Camp Mikell Road begins at a creek that […]

Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey uses his annual school system report to focus on what’s possible and what’s next. Dorsey delivered this year’s annual report on Tuesday at the Gate Cottage on the campus of Toccoa Falls College. During the report, Dorsey talked about a number of the highlights of the last year in the school system, ranging from […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office has issued a clarification regarding the name of the murder victim in Sunday’s fatal shooting on Patrick Lane. Originally, Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley identified the victim as 41-year-old Richard Gary Bump of 11 Patrick Lane. Tuesday night, Shirley notified WNEG News that the Bump name was an alias and that the victim’s other name […]

A boil water advisory will be in place for about 35 city of Toccoa water customers after a water line break Tuesday morning in Toccoa. The city of Toccoa said a water connection shutoff is necessary to complete repairs on a ruptured six inch water main located at Clearview Drive and Valley Road. Work on that line break began at […]

The Stephens County School System is authorizing its newly re-instated Schools Building Authority to seek out loan packages of up to $4 million for school improvements. At a called meeting on Monday, the Stephens County Board of Education unanimously authorized the resolution that gives the Stephens County Schools Building Authority permission to do that. According to Stephens County School Superintendent […]

The city of Toccoa is planning to move forward with some renovations to Toccoa City Hall. On Monday, the Toccoa City Commission met in a work session to discuss the city hall building in downtown Toccoa. Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse said that it has been more than 25 years since there were major upgrades done to any part of […]

Main Street Toccoa said that today, utility crews will be working on the street at the corner of Sage Street and Doyle Street. According to the Main Street department, crews will need to close several lanes in order to fix the problem. Main Street said it is sorry for any inconvenience this causes.

Stephens County Commissioners will hold a regularly scheduled meeting later today. That meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. in the second-floor courtroom of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. This is the county commission’s first meeting since January. The commission cancelled its last scheduled meeting back on February 9. Commissioners will start at 5:30 p.m. today with a […]