Category: News

The spread of COVID-19 continues to increase in Stephens County. According to the Department of Public Health, there have been 4,645 total cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County, since the start of the pandemic, an increase of 14 since WNEG’s report last week. The DPH is reporting 113 confirmed COVID-related deaths in Stephens County, an increase of two since WNEG’s […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested two Toccoa residents following separate traffic stops. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, the first arrest occurred on December 18, at 12:38 a.m., when a K-9 Deputy with the Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on the Highway 17 bypass near Martin after observing a Jeep Liberty driving erratically, making sudden lane […]

Toccoa City Hall is closed today, December 23, and tomorrow, December 24, in observance of Christmas. Routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up on today, will be picked up on Monday, December 27, and routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up on Friday, December 24, will be picked up on Tuesday, December 28. Commercial […]

The Toccoa City Commission met on Monday for its regular scheduled meeting; during which, the Commission made appointments for the Northeast Georgia Housing Authority and the Board of Ethics Panel. City Manager Billy Morse explained that Northeast Georgia Housing Authority member Rose Means term will expire on December 31, 2021. Commissioner David Austin made a motion to reappoint Means to […]

As WNEG News recently told you, the Toccoa Police Department has a Giving Tree set up in the lobby of the Police Station. The purpose of the Giving Tree is to provide residents with kids to take what they need. Two administrative assistants with the Toccoa Police Department partnered using donated resources to install the tree. Toccoa Police Department Administrative […]

Jeanette Jamieson has been elected to serve as Toccoa’s Mayor for calendar year 2022. During the recent Toccoa City Commission meeting, Commissioner Terry Carter made a motion to elect Jamieson to the position of Mayor and Commissioner David Austin as Vice-Mayor, with Commissioner Gail Fry seconding the motion. Carter thanked Mayor Evan Hellenga for his time as Mayor in 2021. […]

scoutSMART® in cooperation with Georgia High School Football Daily email newsletter has released its 2021 Georgia scoutSMART All-Academic Team. scoutSMART analyzes high school football student-athletes stats, on-field skills and academics, and then provides the information to college football coaches, at all-levels, around the nation. Stephens County senior defensive lineman, Quanah Martin, was named to the All-Academic Team Defense. The only other […]

The City of Toccoa has new websites. City Officials recently announced that its new websites are now live. The official City of Toccoa website features a modern and up-to-date design with the ability to pay bills, taxes, and fines, view city code, and submit work requests from the online interface. The website is now also mobile-friendly. The updated City of […]

Three newly hired Police Officers for the Toccoa Police Department recently completed their training at the Police Academy. Since the Academy didn’t hold a graduation ceremony, Police Chief Jimmy Mize hosted a ceremony to honor the three recent graduates. The ceremony was held at the Toccoa Police Curtis Scott Substation, located at 589 South Pond Street, in Toccoa, on Friday. […]

This is the final week to cast a vote in Main Street Toccoa’s annual Storefront Christmas Contest. According to Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby, the contest began during Toccoa Christmas Fest. Crosby says each participating business has chosen a theme for their display, either from their business, the theme from Toccoa’s Christmas Parade—the Magic of Christmas—or just a […]