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By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Dam safety officials from the Savannah District, U.S Army Corps of Engineers will test the spillway gates at two hydropower dams on the Savannah River this week. Today, June 2, beginning at 1 p.m., teams will test all the spillway gates at the J. Strom Thurmond Dam north of Augusta, Georgia. Then on Thursday, June 3, […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a Toccoa man. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on May 22, at 12:30 a.m., a deputy received a call regarding suspicious activity at Carnes Creek Baptist Church. The caller advised a male subject was seen under the church van parked near the back of the building using a power tool of […]

A Toccoa man was arrested following a recent traffic stop. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on May 24, at 7:48 a.m., a Stephens County Sheriff’s Deputy and his K-9 Dexter, conducted a traffic stop on a white Tahoe at the intersection of Almond Street and West Currahee Street for displaying a suspended registration. During the stop, a Ruger […]

Stephens County Nutrition Department has announced that the summer meal program will begin on Tuesday, June 1. During the summer months, the program provides a free sack lunch, Monday through Thursday, to children 18 and younger in Stephens County. It may be hard to believe, but there are many children in Stephens County who don’t get enough to eat during […]

The Toccoa Chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be holding their annual Memorial Day Ceremony today at the Pavilion at Camp Toccoa at Currahee. Rick Hack with the VFW says this year, the ceremony will begin at 11:00 a.m. and features guest speaker United States Navy Veteran John McDaniel. Hack says transportation from the new parking lot will […]

The Toccoa City Hall is closed today in observance of Memorial Day. Garbage routes and Recycling scheduled to be picked up today, will be picked up on Tuesday, June 1. Commercial garbage will be picked up as usual; but yard waste and other items will not be collected. The Toccoa Police and Fire Departments will be on duty. Utility Department […]

The identity of the victim who was shot last week in Toccoa has been released. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, 17-year-old Cassidy Blalock, of Toccoa, remains in stable condition after undergoing a second surgery to repair injuries sustained in the shooting. As WNEG News previously reported, on May 19, an Eastanollee man was arrested following a shooting that […]

Nine people were arrested recently following a search warrant by the Toccoa Police Department. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, an early morning search warrant for drugs at a residence near downtown Toccoa ended with nine arrested on felony charges. He says Toccoa Police Department’s narcotics unit concluded a two-week investigation into drug activity at 201 W. Doyle Street […]

To ease potential Memorial Day weekend traffic congestion, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will suspend construction-related lane closures on interstates and major state routes starting at noon on Friday, May 28, and continuing to 5am on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Motorists should be aware that crews may still be working nearby. This particular holiday weekend is considered to be […]

The Toccoa City Commission made several appointments during its meeting on Monday. City Manager Billy Morse explained that several seats were expiring soon on the Housing Board, Historic Preservation Committee, and the Toccoa Planning Commission. Morse says Toccoa Housing Board Member Deidra Scott’s term expires on June 30; however, Scott has agreed to serve another three-year term. “Effective June 30, […]