Category: News

The Toccoa City Commission will meet at 5 p.m. today for a regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting will take place at City Hall, 92 N. Alexander Street.  On the agenda for the meeting is consideration of approval of Alcohol Beverage Control Licenses for Big A Tobacco, located at 610 Big A Road, and the New Fernside Package Store, located at […]

Continuing our Coverage of the Feb. 27 SCBOC Meeting and post-meeting interview with County Administrator Christian Hamilton; following the public hearing regarding the cell tower as covered yesterday, County Commissioners held a public hearing regarding a rezoning request for two parcels of property on N. Broad River Road. The property owner requested the parcels be rezoned from the current zonings […]

The qualifying period for the May 21 General Primary/Nonpartisan election concludes at noon today.  As of this morning, three new candidates qualified for the locally-relevant races, with Justin Richie qualifying with the democratic party for the Board of Commissioners Post 3 seat, Tabrei Cash qualified to run as a Democrat for a U.S. Representative in House District 9, and June […]

Don’t forget, Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday, March 10, and will continue through the first Sunday in November. To be precise, it begins at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, when clocks in most of the United States are slated to roll forward one hour, to 3 a.m. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on Sunday than on […]

On Monday, Georgia State Senator Bo Hatchett updated WNEG News and constituents on the eighth week of the legislative session. Hatchett serves District 50 which includes Stephens, Banks, Franklin, Habersham, Rabun, and Towns County and portions of Hall, Jackson, and White counties. Hatchett also serves as one of two Floor Leaders in the Senate, selected by Governor Brian Kemp. As […]

The qualifying period for the May 21 General Primary/Nonpartisan election continues today. The qualifying period, as set by state law, began Monday, and will continue from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until noon tomorrow.  All candidates who will be running for one of the open seats included on the ballot must complete qualifying and remit […]

An announcement from Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick: All jurors summoned to appear for jury duty this coming Monday, March 11, do not need to report. All cases have been canceled for the week.

Agenda items and scheduling issues associated with recent Stephens County Commission meetings have drawn attention and comments of concern from citizens, and WNEG spoke earlier this week with Stephens County Administrator Christian Hamilton to get clarification on the issues, and to recap county actions at the latest meeting, held January 27. One issue of concern was the location of the […]

The new Division of Family & Children Services, or DFCS, office opened in Stephens County on Monday, March 4. Located at 2711 Highway 17 Alternate, across Big A Road from Mega Motorsports, the new office will be a full-service location for all DFCS-administered economic assistance and child welfare programs. Residents can submit applications, renewals, or report income, household, and other […]

The FFA Alumni scholarship application period has been extended. The new due date is March 8. Applications can be picked up from LaDonna Bartmas or downloaded from the Senior Google Classroom. *** Winners at the February Stephens County Local Livestock Show, featuring local FFA and 4H members, included: Grand Champion Breeding Ewe: Baylee Bohannon Reserve Champion Breeding Ewe: Jordy Williams […]