Category: News

On the evening of September 30, a man driving a black sedan with a blue light bar on top of the vehicle, stopped two teenage victims as they were traveling on Cornelia Highway/SR 365. He approached the victims in their vehicle and told them he was going to write them a ticket for reckless driving. The driver gave the suspect […]

Toccoa’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s is just around the corner, and organizer Lisa Lawson is looking forward to a well-attended event.  Lawson has been involved in the local walk for several years, and her motivation goes back to personal connections to the disease, she said.  Lawson said the event not only raises funds, but needed awareness about Alzheimer’s The local […]

WNEG News will provide a daily update on voting numbers as provided by the Stephens County Election Office on our website and Facebook page. Here are the numbers, as tallied by the Elections Office, for the first day of early in-person voting, Monday, Oct. 16. Town of Martin Advance In-Person: 2 Absentee Ballots Mailed: 0 Absentee Ballots Returned thus Far: […]

During the October 16 Stephens County Board of Education meeting, Dawson Long and Becki Jo Heaton were named the October “Spirit of Stephens” award winners.  Long serves as a paraprofessional and coach at Stephens County Middle School, and Heaton is a kindergarten teacher at Big A Elementary School. Each month during the school year, the Stephens County School System honors […]

The State of Georgia’s net tax collections during the month of September totaled nearly $3.3 billion, for an increase of $199.1 million or 6.4 percent compared to September 2022, when net tax collections totaled almost $3.1 billion for the month. $199.8 million of September’s tax revenue changes were the result of the reinstatement of the Motor Fuel Excise Tax. Excluding […]

The 2023 “Fall Into the Ritz ” movie series continues this Thursday, October 19, with showings of “Heritage Falls.” The 2023 Fall Into The Rtiz” series puts the spotlight on Stephens County with a lineup of Toccoa-filmed features. The first film of the series was “County Line,” which was shown on Sept. 21. “Heritage Falls” was filmed in 2016, primarily […]

Home heating help for the elderly and medically homebound in Stephens County will be available this winter. Brenda Dalin, Program Director at Ninth District Opportunity, Inc., explained that households in which every member is age 65 and older -OR- is medically homebound due to health reasons, may apply for assistance with their heating bills beginning on December 1 of this […]

North Georgia Credit Union will hold the ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration for the new Clayton office on Tuesday, October 24. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. followed by the grand opening celebration from noon to 4:00 p.m.  The new office, located at 579 U.S. Highway 441 South, features a full-service lobby equipped with a […]

Today marks the first day of Advanced Voting, also known as early in-person voting, for the 2023 municipal elections for Toccoa and Martin. The City of Toccoa elections include a general election for three seats on the Toccoa City Commission, and a special election to fill the unexpired seat of Commissioner Jennette Jamieson, who passed away in April. Michelle Jamieson […]