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The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office is the recipient of a Training Grant. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, his office has been awarded a $57,464 grant to offer deputies simulated scenarios to bolster their de-escalation and defensive tactics knowledge, skillset and philosophy. Shirley says the sheriff’s office was one of 63 agencies statewide that received this first-ever, 100 percent […]

The Toccoa City Commission approved a Proclamation honoring Ionosphere Travel during its meeting on Monday. According to Toccoa Mayor Evan Hellenga, as Ionosphere Travel celebrates fifty years in business the city wanted to recognize it for becoming the region’s premier, full-service travel agency. Hellenga says Ionosphere Travel provides quality services for traveling clients throughout Northeast Georgia and Upstate Carolina. Ionosphere […]

The Historic Ritz Theatre will continue its summer movie series today with two screenings of The War with Grandpa. According to Historic Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, every Thursday in June and July, the theatre will screen a different movie with two showings, one at 10 a.m. and the other at 7 p.m. Mayhugh says the Summer Movie Series […]

The Stephens County Board of Education held the second budget hearing for the proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Budget on Tuesday. According to Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham the tentative budget totals $38,691,229. The proposed budget includes $10,089,182 in estimated revenue from local property taxes, $25,421,547 from State Sources, $1,196,500 in Other Local Sources, $554,000 from State Grants and […]

The Toccoa City Commission adopted the 2021 Comprehensive Plan during its regular scheduled meeting Monday. According to City Manager Billy Morse, the 2021 Comprehensive Plan for the City of Toccoa represents the culmination of the efforts to plan for the future well-being of the government, the residents, and various stakeholders of Toccoa by identifying the critical issues and goals for […]

The Georgia State Patrol has released its traffic fatality count for the Memorial Day weekend. Troopers and local law enforcement investigated 17 fatal traffic crashes resulting in 20 deaths across Georgia during the Memorial Day holiday travel period. Troopers investigated 11 fatal crashes which resulted in 11 traffic deaths. In Troop B, which covers 13 counties in Northeast Georgia, including […]

The Toccoa City Commission met in-person for the first time in over a year on Monday for its regular scheduled meeting. During which, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs came before the Commission to discuss Toccoa’s redesignation as a Georgia Exceptional Main Street Community. Elizabeth Elliott is the Downtown Preservation Planner with the Office of Downtown Development at the Georgia […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce celebrated one of its newest members, Encounter Church, with a ribbon tying ceremony. Encounter Church is located at 243 Collier Road, in Toccoa. Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce President Julie Paysen explained that a ribbon tying ceremony is different from a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in that it represents a community surrounding a new business, […]

The Historic Ritz Theatre will continue its summer movie series this week with two screenings of The War with Grandpa. According to Historic Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, every Thursday in June and July, the theatre will screen a different movie with two showings, one at 10 a.m. and the other at 7 p.m. Mayhugh says the Summer Movie […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet today, for the first time in-person since the COVID-19 pandemic began, for its regular scheduled meeting. As WNEG News previously reported, the decision for the Toccoa City Commission to return to a face-to-face setting was decided in May after Commissioner Gail Fry recommended the change due to other organizations returning to in-person meetings. “I’ve […]