Public Hearings for Amendments to County Ordinances to be Held Tomorrow

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners, at tomorrow’s regularly scheduled meeting, will hold the first reading and public hearing for amendments to Stephens County Manufactured Homes & Trailers Ordinance and the First reading and public hearing for amendments to the Stephens County land use ordinance. As of press time, WNEG News had been unable to obtain details regarding these amendments. […]

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No Thanksgiving Roadway Fatalities in Stephens County Reported, 21 Statewide

A total of 21 people lost their lives on Georgia roadways over the Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Period, according to the latest numbers provided by the Georgia Department of Public Safety. None of the fatalities occurred in Stephens County, and within the region, only one fatality was reported when Georgia State Patrol Post 52 Hartwell worked a single-fatality crash on Saturday […]

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Grant Applications Open For Wildlife Viewing Projects

Wildlife viewing is a popular activity for both Georgia residents and tourists, and a round of grants from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for 2024 is attempting to make chances to take part in that activity more widely available. Projects that help people experience the animals, plants and natural habitats emphasized in Georgia’s State Wildlife Action Plan can now […]

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Night at The Ritz Presents Instrumentalist and Vocalist Joe Gransden This Thursday

The Historic Ritz Theatre, with help from Friends of the Ritz, is bringing Atlanta crooner and trumpet player Joe Gransden to town to kick off the Christmas season with his special Holiday Show this Thursday, November 30  at 7 p.m. According to the January 2018 issue of Atlanta Magazine, Gransden, a trumpet virtuoso, vocalist, and band leader, regularly tours the […]

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UPS Issues Holiday Mailing Deadlines, waives peak-time surcharges

The US Postal Service has released holiday shipping deadlines. For packages being shipped to all states, including Alaska and Hawaii, the deadline for USPS Ground Advantage shipping and First Class Mail, including greeting cards, is December 16. Priority mail must be sent by December 18 and Priority Express Mail must be sent by Dec. 20.  Shipping deadlines for international mail […]

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Toccoa City Commission to meet twice Monday

The Toccoa City Commission will hold a work session at 3 p.m. next Monday, Nov. 27.  Included on the agenda for the work session are discussions about the Banks County water sale, water treatment plant upgrades, a camera system for downtown Toccoa, and discussion of a proposed donation of property to the city. In addition, a discussion regarding an occupation […]

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Small Business Saturday Keeps the Focus Local

Both brick-and-mortar and online retail giants such as Amazon and Walmart are predicting a banner Black Friday, but across the country, some 32 million small businesses are hoping to take advantage of recent increases in consumer spending to continue the small-business push to keep consumer dollars local.  In 2022, Small Business Saturday, an annual event hosted by the Small Business […]

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