Stephens County School System Students in grades 5th through 12th are on an early release today

Stephens County Schools has announced that students in grades 5th through 12th will be on an early release schedule today, November 12, at 11:45 a.m., due to the need for extra bus transportation for the playoffs in West Georgia. This will not impact Pre-K through 4th grades. Again, today, November 12, students in grades 5th through 12th will be released […]

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Open Mic Monday continues next week

The Ritz Theatre will continue its fifth season of Open Mic Monday next week in Toccoa-Stephens County. The competition will begin at 7 p.m. Monday, November 15, and continues the third Monday of each month through December, culminating in a Winner’s Showcase in January. Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh says anyone interested in being a contestant can sign-up for […]

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TCC adopts amendment to Hotel-Motel Excise Tax Ordinance

The Toccoa City Commission adopted an amendment to its Hotel-Motel Excise Tax Ordinance during its meeting Monday. As WNEG News previously reported, the change will add Marketplace Innkeeper to the Ordinance. City Manager Billy Morse presented the amendment to the Commission. “This is an amendment to the Hotel-Motel Excise Tax Ordinance. It adds the term Marketplace Innkeeper to our Ordinance […]

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Veterans Day Observance held today in Toccoa

Veterans Day is today across the United States. Here locally, a Veterans Day Observance will be held today, at 11:00 a.m. in the Pavilion at Camp Toccoa at Currahee, located at 2351 Ayersville Road, in Toccoa. This year’s Veterans Day theme is “what Veterans have to say.” According to organizer Rick Hack, the Veterans Day Observance will be held rain […]

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NDO holding Flu Shot Clinic today in Toccoa-Stephens County

Ninth District Opportunity’s Flu Shot Clinic starts at 9 a.m. this morning in Toccoa-Stephens County. The Flu Shots will be for Stephens County Seniors. The Ninth District Opportunity Office in Toccoa has partnered with Walgreens today, to administer flu shots to seniors who have not been vaccinated this year. Ninth District Opportunity’s Community Resource Coordinator Paula Duley says they will […]

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TCC discusses help for customers struggling to pay for gas this winter

Toccoa Staff are working towards a request Vice Mayor Jeanette Jamieson recently made regarding financial assistance for residents struggling to pay for heating costs this winter. As WNEG News previously reported, Jamieson spoke out during an October Toccoa City Commission meeting, asking her fellow commissioners to consider providing help to those unable to afford to heat their homes. Jamieson explained, […]

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