Category: News

The annual Tugaloo River Water Trail Sunset Paddle is coming up this weekend in Toccoa-Stephens County. Beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 4, the paddle will launch at Broken Bridges Park. The paddle is jointly sponsored by the Tugaloo River Water Trail and Stephens County Foundation. Participants are asked to sign-up online through the Tugaloo River Water Trail’s Facebook […]

Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have secured a murder warrant for Brodrique Simone Dixon, 32, of Toccoa, in connection to the deadly shooting that occurred in Stephens County, Sunday night. As WNEG News reported Sunday, the shooting occurred near the Whitman Park, off of Broad Street, around 6:30 p.m. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, Stephens County […]

As the world continues to see the number of COVID cases surge, Stephens County also is facing a surge among its residents. According to the Department of Public Health, there have been 3,445 total cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County, since the start of the pandemic, an increase of 118 since WNEG’s report last week. The death count for Stephens […]

Tickets are still available for the first performance of Season 5 of the Night at the Ritz series. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, season 5 will open with Jim Curry presents the Music of John Denver. The performance is slated for Friday, September 10, at 7 p.m. Jim Curry is not your usual “Vegas Style” impersonator; in […]

Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are joining Toccoa Police is investigating a double shooting that resulted in one death. “On August 29, 2021, just after 6:30 pm, Stephens County 911 began receiving multiple calls of a shooting on Whitman Street in Toccoa, Georgia,” said Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize Sunday night. “Toccoa Police officers responded to the area […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce celebrated one of its members, J. Black and Associates, on Thursday with a ribbon tying ceremony. Black and Associates is located at 95 Rock Creek Road, in Toccoa. Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen says a ribbon tying ceremony symbolizes a community coming around a local business in support of the services […]

The Blood Connection is holding an emergency blood drive today in Toccoa-Stephens County. Today from 2 until 7 p.m., you can donate blood at Toccoa’s Fire Station 11, off of Fernside Drive. Everyone to donate blood will receive a $20 e-gift card. Additionally, you can have your donation tested for COVID-19 antibodies. Again, today from 2 until 7 p.m. at […]

Stephens County Hospital’s current finances contradicts an update presented to the Stephens County Board of Commissioners in July. As WNEG News reported on Wednesday, Stephens County Hospital has announced that if the County is unwilling to financially support the hospital with $3- to $5 million annually, the hospital could be forced to close its doors. In July, Stephens County Hospital’s […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday for its regular scheduled meeting; during which, the board nominated 9 individuals to be considered for three seats on the Stephens County Hospital Authority. County Chairperson Michelle Ivester presented the list of nominees. “We have, on our list, and these are for three position on the Hospital Board, Stephen Caudell, Mac […]