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The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 114 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 4,717 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. In Stephens County there has been a total of 361 hospitalizations due to the virus since the start of the pandemic. The latest report was released Friday afternoon. In the last […]

The Stephens County Board of Education will meet tomorrow in a Special Called Meeting to officially hire Dr. Constance Franklin as Stephens County School Superintendent. As WNEG News previously reported, Franklin was named the sole finalist for the Stephens County School Superintendent position. During the meeting on December 13, Chairman Jim Bellamy made the recommendation to the board. State law […]

The Department of Public Health is urging Georgians not to go to a hospital’s Emergency Department for COVID Testing. According to a recent press release, the DPH advises Georgia residents to help keep hospital emergency departments open to treat medical emergencies, by seeking COVID testing elsewhere, unless you are experiencing severe COVID-19 symptoms requiring urgent medical attention. Asymptomatic individuals or […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell Lake Office has started accepting natural Christmas trees for recycling. As they do every year at this time, the Hartwell Lake Office will continue to accept them through January 26. Jess Fleming is the Corps’ Natural Resources Specialist at Hartwell Lake. Fleming said the trees are tied in bundles, weighted with concrete anchors, […]

The Toccoa Police Department has released information regarding four bar notices being served to people trespassing behind the old Social Security Building and Tractor Supply. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, during the month of November, the Police Department and Code Enforcement reached out to the owners of the property, in an effort, to clean up the areas of […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 114 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 4,707 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. In Stephens County there has been a total of 360 hospitalizations due to the virus since the start of the pandemic. The latest report was released Thursday afternoon. In the last […]

This weekend will be the final weekend of the 2021 Christmas season for Toccoa on Ice. According to Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby, the ice-skating rink will open for the last time this weekends. The rink is open Friday from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m.; Saturday from 12:00 p.m. until 9 p.m.; and on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until […]

The City of Toccoa has announced its schedule for New Year’s 2022. Toccoa City Hall is closed today in observance of New Years. Routes for garbage and recyclables scheduled to be picked up today, will be picked up on Monday, January 3, 2022. Commercial garbage will be picked up as usual, but yard waste and other items will not be […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 114 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 4,697 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. In Stephens County there has been a total of 359 hospitalizations due to the virus since the start of the pandemic. The latest report was released Wednesday afternoon. In the last […]

As WNEG News continues its look back at 2021, today we’ll review the past 12-months for Stephens County Schools. The year began with students attending virtual classes due to the Coronavirus; however, at the start of 2021-2022 school year, in August, students were able to return to the classroom in-person. The school system hired Dr. Matthew Thompson as the system’s […]