Regional news briefs

At last night’s Demorest City Council meeting, council members approved an 18% bump to their water rates for customers.  This tops a 10% increase in water rates instituted by the city last year, which brought water bills to $16.50 for the first 2,000 gallons for inside-city residents and $30.77 for the first 2,000 gallons for outside-city customers, with additional charges […]

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Chamber’s Pre-Legislative Coffee coming up next week

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Pre-Legislative Coffee event is next Thursday, January 4. State House Representative for District 32 Chris Erwin and 50th District State Senator Bo Hatchett will meet with local business leaders and community members to discuss the issues facing the Georgia General Assembly when the 2024 regular session opens on Monday, January 8, 2024.  The […]

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Toccoa man arrested for stabbing death of father, injury to mother

UPDATE: 7:18 p.m., 12/28 – WNEG News has received confirmation from Franklin County School Superintendent Melanie Burton-Brown that Janet Lynn Vaughn, mother of Christopher Vaughn, was a teacher in neighboring Franklin County for 27 years. She retired in May, 2021, and is currently employed with ESS (Educational Staffing Solution) as a substitute teacher and frequently works as a substitute teacher […]

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Stabbing this morning resulted in one fatality, one injury; suspect has been detained

UPDATE- 12:27 pm – WNEG News has been informed by local law-enforcement officials that, regarding the stabbing incident on Preacher Savage Road this morning, there is no danger to the public, the suspect has been detained, and the incident is an isolated event. WNEG News will update the story as soon as the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which is now […]

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2023 Year In Review – March

Continuing WNEG News’ look back at 2023, we take a look at the top stories in March: Toccoa man receives 60-year sentence for August 2021 shootings A Toccoa man was sentenced to 60 years in prison this week following a three-day trial in the Superior Court of Stephens County. According to a release issued by the Mountain Judicial Circuit’s District […]

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