Category: News

Last week, WNEG News announced the schedule for the Stephens County Commission-sponsored 2023 Polar Express. This week we are reminding residents that not only will the Polar Express be passing out joy and candy to local children at each stop, but they will be extending the holiday spirit even further by collecting food items at each stop for Food2Kids. Suggested […]

Investigators with the Greenville County, South Carolina Sheriff’s Office have obtained warrants against Gregory Wayne Maxwell, 50, of Fair Play, South Carolina, in relation to last Thursday’s shooting of an Oconee County Deputy, and the subsequent shootout with additional deputies a short time later.  Warrants against Maxwell  include five counts of Attempted Murder, and a count of Possession of a […]

With election results from across the state in the books, including results in the Martin and Toccoa Municipal Elections, both state and local officials are looking back at the past several weeks and reviewing the election process.  In a press release from Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, he termed the 2023 elections, and the inaugural run of the state’s new […]

Local law enforcement officials are joining the USDA Forest Service in asking members of the public to be vigilant about any outdoor fires, and request that residents avoid conducting outdoor burning when possible. No bans on fires are in place in Stephens County at the moment, but several counties in the region have placed temporary bans on outdoor burning.  According […]

Stephens County’s placement in Region 8-AA is confirmed, but the 8-AA ranks shrunk by one as Union County’s appeal regarding their placement in the Georgia High School Association’s 2024-2026 region realignment was successful, and they have been moved from 8-AA to 7-AA. As reported by WNEG News earlier this month, The Georgia High School Association, or GHSA,  moved  Stephens County […]

Stephens County residents Dr. Jim Wade, Janna Cheek, Whit Diggs, Cassandra Wilkins, Bob Evans, Dr. Stephen Tilley and Lynn Allen were among those honored at the recent Technical College System of Georgia’s Annual Leadership Conference in Savannah.  Wade, along with other members of the North Georgia Technical College Board of Directors, earned the Technical College Directors’ Association, or TCDA, board […]

An Oconee County SC Deputy is in critical condition at Greenville Memorial Hospital after being shot yesterday by a suspect who fled after a traffic stop near Fairplay, SC. According to information gathered by WNEG sister stations WSNW in Seneca and WGOG in Walhalla, Oconee County SC Deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop yesterday afternoon on S. Highway 11 […]

Local cat owners will have an opportunity tomorrow, Nov. 18, to save time and money on important healthcare for their pet, thanks to a partnership between the Toccoa /Stephens County Humane Shelter, and Project Cat Snip. At a clinic to be held at the shelter, 1747 Scenic Drive in Toccoa, pet owners can arrange for a variety of services, including […]

The Stephens County Board of Education voted Tuesday night to upgrade the lighting at the Stephens County High School football stadium as well as at the high school baseball and softball fields. The new lighting for all three fields will cost $780,000 and will be funded through E- SPLOST. Another E-SPLOST-funded expenditure that was approved by the BOE was the […]

Following recent discussions by Stephens County Commissioners and county staff regarding safety concerns, the procedure and route for the annual Polar Express has been updated to limit interaction with children during times that the county-sponsored Polar Express vehicle is in motion.  Staff and officials worked to re-imagine the route to provide more time and a set schedule when the Polar […]