Category: News

A Demorest man was killed last week in a residential fire. According to Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King, Johnny Lee Higginbotham, 54, was killed on Friday, January 21, after a 200-square-foot camper, located on Habersham Mills Road, caught fire. The fire was extinguished by the Habersham County and Demorest Fire Departments. The camper was completely destroyed. King […]

The Toccoa Police Department is asking for the public’s help with two unrelated incidents that occurred during the recent winter storm. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, on January 18, officers were dispatched to a breaking and entering at J & C Auto Care on Mize Road. The complainant advised that sometime during the night someone had cut the […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 116 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 5,439 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. In Stephens County there has been a total of 369 hospitalizations due to the virus since the start of the pandemic. The latest report was released Tuesday afternoon. In the last […]

The Toccoa City Commission ratified its recently enacted ordinances pertaining to Hotel-Motel Excise Tax for the purpose of codification. On Monday, City Attorney John Dickerson explained to the Commission that the Hotel-Motel Excise Tax Ordinance needed to be ratified for the codification process. He says the ordinance aligns the City of Toccoa with the Official Code of Georgia. As WNEG […]

District 2 Public Health continues to offer free COVID-19 drive-thru testing at Stephens County Hospital. As WNEG News previously reported, testing at the hospital is available on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Additionally, District 2 Public Health offers testing at Habersham Medical Center, located at 541 Historic Hwy 441 North, in Demorest, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 116 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 5,395 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. In Stephens County there has been a total of 368 hospitalizations due to the virus since the start of the pandemic. The latest report was released Monday afternoon. In the last […]

The Toccoa City Commission met Monday for its regular scheduled meeting; during which, the Commission discussed the consideration of an Entertainment District Ordinance. The topic wasn’t new, as the Commission previously discussed a similar ordinance in March 2021. Community Development Director Connie Tabor explained that the Downtown Development Authority recently voted to recommend the approval of an Entertainment District Ordinance […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will meet this evening for its regular scheduled meeting. The meeting will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. in the Stephens County Historic Courthouse. Up for consideration are three land use public hearings including a variance request from Jim Chapman Communities, Inc.; a rezoning request from Andrew Griner, for the property located at 3557 Rock […]

The monthly meeting of the Board of Elections and Registration for Stephens County will be held by teleconference. The meeting is scheduled for today at 5:30 p.m. According to Election Supervisor April Roberts, the meeting will be conducted through Zoom. Roberts says the meeting ID is 832 9172 6788 and the passcode is 035257. For questions regarding the meeting, contact […]

A Hart County High School teacher and Toccoa resident charged with sexual assault and electronically furnishing obscene materials to a minor is out on bond in a drug rehab center. Corinna Crumpton, 30, of Toccoa was charged January 4 by GBI agents and charged with sexual assault and electronically furnishing obscene materials to a minor, both felony charges. GBI Agent […]