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UPDATE…Christine Circle remains closed.Officers are on the scene and searching for the shooter. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley officers were shot at but were not hit and are not injured. Officials know who the shooter is but cannot release a name at this time.WNEG will provide more details and update with more information when available.

By MJ Kneiser/WLHR News A poultry processing plant promising to bring 70 immediate jobs and an initial investment of $14 million dollars is coming to Lavonia. As WNEG sister station WLHR in Lavonia reported earlier this month, Jarrett Foods has announced it plans to set up shop in an empty building at the corner of Grady School Road and Highway […]

Advance, or early in-person voting, continues this week for the City of Toccoa and Town of Martin municipal elections.  Early voting for both elections takes place at the Historic Courthouse, 37 West Tugalo Street in Toccoa, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday through November 3.  Saturday voting period will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]

Many Georgia hunters eagerly await the opening day of firearms deer hunting season each year. That wait is almost over as the statewide deer hunting firearms season opens this Saturday, Oct. 21, and continues through Jan. 14, 2024. Charlie Killmaster, state deer biologist for the DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division told WNEG sister station WLHR in Lavonia that he is expecting […]

With the Franklin County Hometown Fair just weeks away, it’s time for bakers, canners, as well as arts and crafters to enter one of the competitions that will be taking place during the three-day event. The Franklin County Hometown Fair takes place November 2 – 4th at the American Legion Fair Grounds in Lavonia. One of the highlights of the […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet twice this coming Monday.  First, at 3 p.m., Commissioners are scheduled to meet for a work session in the city commission meeting room at City Hall, 92 North Alexander Street in Toccoa.  There are five topics for discussion listed on the agenda. FIrst on the agenda is discussion of Police Camera Proposals. In a […]

As Early In-Person voting for the Toccoa and Martin Municipal Elections continue at the Historic Courthouse in downtown Toccoa, surrounding counties are also holding early voting for municipal elections within their borders. In Franklin County, where early voting is taking place at the temporary offices of the Franklin County Board of Elections on Hull Avenue in Carnesville, all five municipalities […]

Toccoa residents may have noticed activity in the past two days on the currently-vacant lot on Big A Road adjacent to the Citgo gas station at the E. Currahee Street intersection, where WNEG News has learned that Little Caesars is in the process of grading land for a new Toccoa location. Purchased by Crazy Bread Toccoa LLC for $180,000 on […]

Downtown Toccoa’s iconic train caboose is about ready to depart. Yesterday, work began to remove the yellow train car from its moorings in the parking lot at the corner of North Sage and East Tugaloo streets. As the caboose was loaded onto a flatbed truck yesterday afternoon, several residents paused to comment on the landmark’s long history in the community.  […]

All jurors summoned for jury duty on Monday, October 23, need to report as scheduled to the Stephens County Government Building, 70 N Alexander Street, no later than 9 a.m.