The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
The Stephens County Commission is holding a regularly scheduled meeting this morning at 8:30 a.m. On the agenda includes the first public hearing for the property tax increase, work session and regular meeting to follow. The public hearing on the 1.5 millage increase is a result of the FY 18 budget that was approved at their last meeting. The commission […]
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More details are out on the Sheriff’s deputy car that was stolen last week. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on July 5, deputies were dispatched to a residence off of Julian-Westmoreland Drive in Martin in reference to domestic dispute. Upon arrival deputies spoke with the complainant, Austin Levi Swift, 29 of Martin and Swift claimed that his girlfriend […]
Read moreVets Haven, a local non-profit organization that helps veterans, is planning to build 8 long-term transitional homes for homeless veterans. According to Chairman of Vets Haven, Patrick Mcnulty, they’ve received a donation of land from local business owner Alden Parker. On that acre of land, they plan to build 8 homes, six of them 1 bedroom, 1 bath homes and […]
Read moreThe National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on the October 2, 2015 plane crash near Lake Hartwell. The NTSB determines the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. The pilot was 71-year-old Charles Smith and there were three passengers, […]
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The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office arrests an individual involved in the manufacturing of marijuana on July 4. Mitchell Posey with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office tells WNEG News that Habersham deputies responded to 2721 Alec Mountain Road because of a 911 hang up by 35-year-old Nicholas Green. “The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office […]
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The Toccoa City Commission is having a regularly scheduled meeting tonight at 5 p.m. On the agenda includes consideration of alcohol beverage control license for Quick Stop N Shop, consideration to combine the citizen advisory panel on litter and blight with the Keep Toccoa Stephens County Beautiful Board and the monthly financial report. The meeting will be held in the […]
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It was a tough weekend for the two Toccoa Little League All-Star teams participating in state tournaments. Saturday in 10U baseball in Savannah, Toccoa was shutout by Northern of Columbus 9-0. Jack Wilhoit started on the mound for Toccoa and allowed just one run and struck out 5 in 2 and 2/3 innings. Andrew Keown, Konnor Loudermilk, and Andrew Skvarka […]
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The Stephens County teenager involved in the single-vehicle wreck last week on Brookhaven Circle has passed away. Kainan Green, 17 of Toccoa, has been at Northeast Georgia Medical Center for the last week after being found in critical condition at the scene of the accident. The accident occurred last Friday on Brookhaven Circle. The driver and two other passengers in […]
Read moreThe Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel is issuing a warning against the use of antihistamine medications for the sole purpose of making children sleep or calm down. According to the GCFR panel, misusing these medications can cause acute diphenhydramine intoxication that can result in rapid heart rate, confusion, hallucinations, convulsions and even death. Special Agent in charge Trebor Randle said […]
Read moreMJ Kneiser A familiar IRS scam is resurfacing in Stephens and surrounding counties. In the scam, victims receive a call from either a live person or a computerized robo-call telling the victim they owe money to the IRS and will be arrested if they don’t pay up. Last year, the IRS saw a surge of these types of phone scams. […]
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