The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
This past Saturday was the first Town Hall public forum held under the leadership and guidance of Stephens County Board of Commissioners Chairman Michelle Ivester. With several residents in attendance; Ivester was faced with several questions regarding a multitude of subjects. Ivester told WNEG News that she felt the Town Hall public forum was a success. “I’m so excited,” said […]
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The high-speed chase, foot pursuit and eventual manhunt for a suspect involving stolen vehicles was located and arrested on Thursday morning. As the story turns out, the suspect is actually the most wanted suspect in Anderson, S.C. The suspect, 32-year-old Nicholas Blake Phillips was spotted by an Elbert County resident and held at gunpoint by the resident until law enforcement […]
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Toccoa honors a number of businesses and individuals at its annual Main Street Awards ceremony. The yearly event last night at the Historic Ritz Theatre at the Schaefer Center in downtown Toccoa brought city officials, downtown business owners, and others together to look back at the last year in downtown. Toccoa Main Street Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby said the city […]
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The Toccoa Main Street Program will hold its annual Main Street Awards Reception today. The reception will be held at the Historiz Ritz Theatre at the Schaefer Center on Doyle Street beginning at 5 p.m. with refreshments. The Volunteer Recognition Ceremony and Awards Program itself will then start at 5:30 p.m. During the program, the Downtown Development Authority will review […]
Read moreIt’s being called the largest single gift in the school’s history. This week, officials with Truett McConnell University announced the receipt of a $3.7 million dollar gift from the estate of Ms. Mildred Ruth Brown. The announcement was made during their weekly chapel service on Tuesday. Georgia Baptist Foundation officials presented the university with the check during that service. Johnathan […]
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The Stephens County Grand Jury has handed down a number of indictments this month. Three people have been indicted by the Stephens County Grand Jury on multiple counts related to a home invasion. 18-year old Brandon Isaiah Sparks, John Jaquis Trimier, age unknown, and 22-year old Harley David Williams were indicted on charges of Home Invasion, Robbery by Intimidation, two […]
Read moreFranklin County is preparing for the construction of a large renewable energy power plant and has applied for a OneGeorgia grant to expand and improve the infrastructure in and around the plant. In December, a State Legislative Delegation that included Senator John Wilkinson of Toccoa, Senator Frank Ginn of Danielsville, and Representative Alan Powell of Hartwell, announced two new renewable […]
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Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey says the federal Every Student Succeeds Act or ESSA Plan is not much of an improvement over the old No Child Left Behind Act. Georgia’s ESSA plan recently won approval from the U.S. Department of Education. According to a press release Monday from the Georgia Department of Education, the plan sets a new course […]
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In Franklin County, the trial for former Franklin County Commissioner David Strickland has been pushed back. The trial had been listed on the Franklin County Clerk of Court trial Web site as beginning on Monday. However, according to the Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s office, the case has been pushed back to the next trial calendar, which is scheduled for […]
Read moreTwo people are behind bars in Stephens County facing drug charges in two separate incidents. According to the Stephens County Sheriff’s office, the first arrest came early Sunday morning after deputies responded to a complaint of an ATV running up and down Country Club Trail in the Shorewood subdivision. When deputies arrived, they spotted a yellow ATV travelling at a […]
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