Category: News

Appointments are still being made for Stephens County low-income seniors age 65 and older needing help paying their heating bills. The Georgia Department of Human Services, through 9th District Opportunity in Gainesville, is helping to pay heating costs for low-income homes with either gas, propane, or electric heating. According to Ninth District Opportunity Community Resource Coordinator Paula Duley, one-time payments will […]

The results are in for the Special Election for Stephens County residents and the Town of Martin Municipal Election. Residents of Stephens County voted and approved the Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for the Stephens County School System. The E-SPLOST resolution will allow the school system to continue to collect a one percent sales and use tax for […]

Ninth District Opportunity is asking citizens, businesses, and civic organizations to participate in a Reverse Giving Calendar. Ninth District Opportunity Community Resource Coordinator Paula Duley says during the month of November, each day an item is added to a box to help provide food to struggling families and individuals in Toccoa-Stephens County. Duley says the items listed on the Calendar […]

The spread of COVID-19 continues to slow in Stephens County. According to the Department of Public Health, there have been 4,530 total cases of COVID-19 in Stephens County, since the start of the pandemic, an increase of 5 since WNEG’s report on Monday. The DPH is reporting 104 confirmed COVID-related deaths in Stephens County. In the last two weeks, ending […]

The Professional Women of Toccoa-Stephens County is encouraging businesses and civic groups to sign up for the upcoming 2021 Toccoa Christmas Parade. The parade has historically been sponsored by the Toccoa Women’s Club; however, the group decided to no longer organize the event. Professional Women of Toccoa-Stephens County Organizer Dawn Jameson says the deadline to sign up to be an […]

Today is election day in Stephens County. According to Stephens County Election Supervisor April Roberts, election day voting for the Special Election for Stephens County residents and the Town of Martin Municipal Election will be at two separate locations. She says voting for Stephens County residents will be held at the Stephens County Senior Center from 7 a.m. to 7 […]

A South Carolina man was arrested in Stephens County after a traffic stop. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on October 22, at approximately 3 p.m., a Stephens County Sheriff’s Deputy was dispatched to a report of a reckless driver on Big A Road. The deputy observed a vehicle matching the description and began to monitor the vehicle. Shirley […]

The Stephens County Health Department will hold a drive-thru flu clinic this Thursday, November 4 at the Stephens County Health Department from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Health Department is located at 64 Boulevard, Suite 102, in Toccoa. This year, the quadrivalent vaccine (four-in-one) will serve as the regular flu vaccine and will protect against four different strains of […]

Stephens County’s Amnesty Day event is slated for this weekend. The Stephen County Government assisted by Keep Toccoa-Stephens County Beautiful recently announced the next Amnesty Day will be held on Saturday, November 6. The Amnesty Day event runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Stephens County Public Works Department, located at 1597 Scenic Drive, in Toccoa. Stephens County […]

The Stephens County Planning Commission will meet this evening in the Stephens County Grand Jury Room of the Stephens County Government Building at 7:00 p.m. The location was changed due to Election Counting starting at 7:00 p.m. in the Historic Stephens County Courthouse. Again, the Stephens County Planning Commission will meet this evening in the Stephens County Grand Jury Room […]