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A little after 1 p.m. today, May 23, the Toccoa Police Department received a call from a citizen reporting the sighting of a bear in the wood line near the intersection of Fernside Drive and Brookdale Road. Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize told WNEG, “Our officers rode the area around Brookdale and Fernside and the subdivision there, and even checked […]
Read moreA post on the Meadows Surgical Arts Facebook page, posted at shortly after 9 p.m. today, confirms that Dr. Lionel Meadows was killed when the small plane he was piloting – a single engine Cessna 182 – crashed Sunday evening, May 7, near Reliance, Tennessee. “Today, we mourn the tragic loss of our wonderful Dr. Lionel Meadows. Although the exact […]
Read moreWNEG has confirmed that Gracie Parks, the 15 year old that has been missing from her home in Toccoa since May 4th, has been found safe. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley confirmed the news this afternoon. Local officials partnered with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the GBI to find the 15-year old. WNEG will provide […]
Read moreMrs. Emma Ramsey Bramlett, age 84 of Whisenant Street, Toccoa passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at her residence. A daughter of the late Ernest and Bertha Mae Farmer Ramsey, she was born May 6, 1935 in Stephens County having lived in Pine Lake, Georgia and later in Bowersville, Georgia and the last year in Toccoa. She was a waitress […]
Read moreMr. Nickey Robert Carswell, age 69 of Austell passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at Wellstar Cobb Hospital, Austell, Georgia. A son of the late Robert Vernon Carswell and Cleo Virginia Garland Parker, he was born September 29, 1950 at Crawford W. Long Hospital in Atlanta. He was the oldest of two children. He loved baseball. The NY Mets were […]
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Read moreMs. Susan Gail Beggs, age 58, of Toccoa, passed away Monday, February 18, 2019 at her home. Born May 9, 1960 in Toccoa, she was the daughter of Shirley Ann Crawford Beggs Moore and the late Bobby Floyd Beggs. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and was self-employed. Family members include her mother, Shirley Moore; sister and brother-in-law […]
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Just a brief announcement from Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, Norfolk Southern Rail Road will be closing Lake Louise Road from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 for crossing maintenance. Again, be advised that Lake Louise Road will be closed on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. for crossing maintenance.
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The following is a list of closures for Tuesday, December 11, 2018: Schools All Stephens County Schools are closed to students. Staff should report at 10 a.m. All Rabun County Schools are closed. All Habersham County Schools are closed. All Hart County Schools are closed to all students. Staff should report at 10 a.m. Businesses, Medical, Government The Stephens County […]
Read moreThe WNEG Radio Auction returns this Saturday beginning at 8:05 A.M. The WNEG Auction features items from this area’s leading businesses and includes food certificates, gift and store certificates, tools, furniture, clothing, outdoor equipment, and more! For a complete list of items and pictures click on Auction on the front page of wnegradio.com. For a pre-bid auction number call WNEG […]
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