Category: News

Continuing WNEG News’ look back at 2023, we take a look at the top stories in February:   The Toccoa City Commission and the Stephens County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement for an Airport Lighting Project. According to city and county sources, the entire airfield lighting system, which had been in place since 1992, needed to be replaced.  The […]

North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) recently recognized 124 students who completed their degree or diploma programs during the 2023 fall semester. Commencement ceremonies were held on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, at the Torch in Demorest, Ga.    Graduates from Stephens County  include:   KaSondra Adams, Toccoa, Business Management  Lindsay Adams, Toccoa, Applied Technical Management  John Botts, Martin, Business Management  Carson Boyd, […]

Georgia roadways were the site of 14 fatalities during this year’s 78-hour long Christmas holiday travel period, which began Friday, December 22, at 6 p.m., and ended this morning, Dec. 26, at midnight. None of the fatalities occurred in Stephens County.  The fatality crashes were handled by the following agencies:  Two worked by Post 25 (Grovetown), and one each by […]

The Toccoa Improvement Association is getting set to host its annual event celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation. The 2024 program is scheduled for noon on Monday, January 1, at Trinity CME Church, located at 241 W Franklin Street in Toccoa. Program chair Program Chair Yvette Green told WNEG News, “The Emancipation Proclamation is an annual event, sponsored by the Toccoa Improvement […]

News Briefs from Surrounding communities:  From our sister station WRBN in Oconee County, SC, Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis has identified the young boys whose bodies were removed from a heavily burned mobile home last Thursday, December 21, near Westminster.  They were brothers Heath Trey Daniel Morse, 4, and Jacob Edward Todd Morse, 5. The fire occurred in a single-wide […]

Beginning WNEG News’ look back at 2023, we take a look at the top stories in January: SCH announced its partnership with Wellstar to expand stroke care.  At the time, Stephens County Hospital Chief Executive Officer Van Loskoski said, “Stroke is among the leading causes of death in our region and this initiative will allow us to do more at […]

As previously reported by WNEG News, Georgia Power recently advised city officials that Toccoa’s 6 million gallons per day, or MGD, permit – which historically has run the city between $6,000 and $7,000 per year, – will now cost $167,000 per year – beginning with a payment due by the end of this year.   Early this month, City Commissioners made […]

Georgia Power ratepayers throughout the state will be responsible for a $7.6 billion bill for the construction of two nuclear reactors built during the long-delayed expansion at Plant Vogtle located southeast of Augusta.  In a story from State News organization Georgia Recorder, it was reported that the financial agreement for the nuclear project boondoggle was approved Tuesday by the Georgia […]

Barely more than 2 months ago, Stephens County Hospital announced  At the Hospital’s first annual Banquet, hospital CEO Van Loskoski announced that Stephens COunty Hospital would be working with national radiology practice Radiology Partners, who were slated to begin managing all of the hospital’s imaging services later that month. SCH imaging services include Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Breast Imaging, […]

WNEG News has been advised that tonight’s Love Him, Love Them Night of Hope event has a last-minute change of venue.