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The Stephens County Indian boys’ basketball team won its sixth consecutive game Tuesday night as they defeated Rabun County, 92-61, in high school basketball at the Currahee Arena in Toccoa. Stephens County quickly jumped out to a 29-5 lead at the end of the first period and maintained a large lead throughout the game. De’Undre Singleton led all scorers with […]
Read moreStephens County picks up a pair of wins on the wrestling mat. The Indian wrestling team moved its dual record to 5-3 on the season Tuesday night as the Indians picked up victories over West Hall, 45-30, and Rabun County, 54-24. Gaining victories for the Indians against the Spartans were Lee Massey, Brooks McLaughlin, Cole Simmons, Jay Stowe, Corey Kindel, […]
Read moreAs the holidays come to a close, the National Fire Protection Association is strongly encouraging people to remove Christmas trees from their homes promptly after the holiday season. NFPA Vice President of Outreach and Advocacy Lorraine Carli says that Christmas trees are combustible items that become increasingly flammable as they continue to dry out. She says the longer someone keeps […]
Read moreStephens County Hospital Administrator Lynne Anderson says her first full year on the job at Stephens County has been great despite the challenges. The first year administrator spoke with WNEG last week about the last 12 months. Anderson said that she has enjoyed getting to know the hospital’s employees and the general community this year. She said that despite some […]
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Drivers on a number of northeast Georgia highways will need to be on the lookout for a large load traveling through the region today. The Georgia Department of Transportation says a “mega load” will be making its way through northeast Georgia today. According to DOT Spokesperson Katie Strickland, the “mega load” is a 16-foot wide tractor trailer with over 430,000 […]
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2017 is off to a wet start, trying to make up for a very dry 2016. Since 7 a.m. on Sunday, 2.08 inches of rain has been recorded in downtown Toccoa as of 6 a.m. Tuesday. That comes after 2016, when just 36.38 inches of precipitation was recorded at the WNEG studios in downtown Toccoa. That marks the driest year […]
Read moreThe United States Department of Agriculture says that the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services has made significant improvements over the past two years over the speed at which the agency processed applications for food assistance. Recently, the USDA lifted a warning against Georgia DFCS about the matter. In a recent letter, the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service commended […]
Read moreFinal numbers are not yet in from state authorities for the New Year’s holiday travel weekend in Georgia. As of the last report, which came at 6 p.m. Monday, there had been 10 fatalities on Georgia highways over the New Year’s holiday weekend. That holiday travel period started at 6 p.m. Friday and was to last through midnight Monday for […]
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A fall off Currahee Mountain over the weekend leaves one person recovering from substantial injuries. It happened early Saturday morning, according to officials. Dave Shanks with the Stephens County Search and Rescue Team said that they received a call at a little after 8 a.m. Saturday regarding two individuals who had fallen off of Currahee Mountain. Shanks said that one […]
Read moreStephens County Hospital is gearing up to help people take advantage of a new tax credit program in 2017. Georgia is starting the Rural Healthcare Tax Credit this year. Starting with someone’s 2017 tax liability, an individual or corporation can donate up to a certain amount of money to an eligible rural health care facility and receive a tax credit […]
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