Category: News

The Toccoa Police Department has announced that Falls Road near the Toccoa Water Works and Lake Toccoa is currently blocked off due to fallen lines and trees. Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize says Habersham EMC has been notified. The Toccoa Police Department and Stephens County Sheriff’s Office is on scene at Falls Road. WNEG News will continue to follow this […]

Stephens County continues to see the number of COVID cases among its residents increase. According to the Department of Public Health, there have been 3,648 total cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County, since the start of the pandemic, an increase of 96 since WNEG’s report last week. The death count for Stephens County; however, is reported at 79, one fewer […]

Stephens County Hospital will be holding a meeting on Wednesday to provide an update on the Hospital and the Hospital’s impact on Economic Development in Toccoa-Stephens County. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom and is slated to begin at 11:00 a.m. To attend the meeting on Wednesday call 1-301-715-8592 and input the meeting ID: 815 1787 7847 then the […]

This year’s Currahee Military Weekend will look a little different due to rising concerns for COVID-19. Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen has announced that the 2021 USO Swing Dance, which was scheduled for Friday, October 1, has been cancelled. Paysen says the Chamber Executive Board and Staff members made the decision after seeing the rising COVID positive […]

The monthly meeting of the Board of Elections and Registration for Stephens County is coming up this evening in the Stephens County Historic Courthouse. According to Election Supervisor April Roberts, the meeting will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. Roberts says the public is invited and encouraged to attend the meeting. For questions regarding today’s meeting, contact Roberts by calling 706-886-8954.

The Health Department in Hall County will be open today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to administer free COVID Vaccines. The first 100 people who get a COVID Vaccine today at the Hall County Health Department will receive a free $50 gas card. The Hall County Health Department will be closed for lunch from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. […]

Stephens County and the City of Toccoa have released their holiday schedules for the Labor Day Holiday. For Stephens County, all Government Offices will be closed today, Monday, September 6, in observance of Labor Day. For the City of Toccoa, Toccoa City Hall will be closed today for Labor Day. Routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up […]

The fifth season of the Ritz Theatre’s Open Mic Monday is slated to begin later this month. The competition will begin on Monday, September 20, at 7 p.m. and continue on 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 […]

The Stephens County Hospital Authority appointed Van Loskoski to Interim Chief Executive Officer during its special called meeting Thursday. Loskoski’s appointment came following the recent resignation of former Interim Chief Executive Officer Ray Leadbetter. Loskoski was serving as the Interim Chief Operating Officer for Stephens County Hospital. For more information regarding Stephens County Hospital visit stephenscountyhospital.com.

Stephens County is now seeing the number of COVID cases among its residents increase much quicker than it has in recent weeks. According to the Department of Public Health, there have been 3,552 total cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County, since the start of the pandemic, an increase of 107 since WNEG’s report on Tuesday. The death count for Stephens […]