Author: Ethan Jordan

By Jessica Waters Last night, July 20, at approximately 7 p.m., the Toccoa Police Department responded to reports of gunfire on Hill Place, in the neighborhood of Hill Street Baptist Church. By 9 p.m., the TPD Criminal Investigation Division reported that the suspect had been located and placed in custody, with the assistance of the Lavonia Police Department. According to […]

By Jessica Waters Two Toccoa residents have been arrested for furnishing alcohol to minors. An arrest warrant has been issued for a third individual on the same charge. The arrests came after the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office received multiple complaints from local parents about area convenience stores that were selling alcohol to minors without verifying age identification. On July 17, […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will hold its final public hearing for the proposed millage rate increase next week. As WNEG News previously reported, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners held the first two public hearings last week. A third public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25 prior to the expected adoption of the […]

By Jessica Waters At the last Stephens County Board of Education meeting, board members approved the July Human Resources Report, adding several new part-time teachers for the 2023-24 school year, as well as a number of paraprofessionals and administrative staff. New teachers for the 23-24 school year joining the Stephens County School District in July include Kelli Adams, S. Jill […]

Continuing our coverage of the recent indictments handed down by the Grand Jury in the Stephens County Superior Court. The Grand Jury indicted Gary Lamar Patrick on two counts of aggravated assault. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on Dec. 29, 2022, when Patrick allegedly swerved his vehicle intentionally and offensively toward two motorcycles occupied by the victims in […]

By Jessica Waters The Stephens County Board of Education, at Tuesday’s regular meeting, unanimously voted to adopt the roll-back millage rate of 14.76 mills. There was no public comment on the adoption during the meeting. Looking back over the past five years, the school system’s millage rate has continually dropped from year to year as the county’s tax digest continues […]

By Jessica Waters Stephens County Deputies were dispatched yesterday morning, July 18, to a single-vehicle crash on State Route 145 near the Hwy. 17 Bypass intersection. As with all incidents on state-maintained roads, Georgia State Patrol was notified. Troopers from GSP Post 7 responded to the scene, where Linda Sanders, 72, of Stockbridge, was transported to Stephens County Hospital with […]

By Jessica Waters A Stephens County resident is in custody after falling and breaking his ankle while fleeing from Stephens County deputies. On Thursday, July 13, deputies with the Sheriff’s Office S.T.I.N.G. Unit, while on concentrated patrol in the Bruce Road area, observed a black KIA with dark window tint. The K9 Deputy performed a traffic stop on the KIA […]

The 2023 Summer Movie Series continues Thursday, July 20, with The Bad Guys. The morning showing will be at 10 a.m., with the evening showing at 7 p.m. After a lifetime of legendary heists, notorious criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula are finally caught. To avoid a prison sentence, the animal outlaws must pull […]