Category: News

A reminder that the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce/WNEG Town Hall Political Forum will take place on Monday at 5:30 p.m.  The event, held at the Historic Ritz Theatre, 1666 West Doyle Street in Toccoa, will give residents an opportunity to hear from candidates in the upcoming City of Toccoa municipal election.  Candidates expected to participate include: Michelle Jamieson and […]

Two Stephens County High School students – sophomore Landon Powell and senior Kathryn Oldham – are among 69 students statewide that will serve on Georgia State School Superintendent Dr. Richard Woods’ 2023-2024 Student Advisory Council.  According to Woods, Oldham, Powell and the other council members will meet with Woods to provide feedback on the impact of state policies in the […]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct the nationwide test of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and the Emergency Alert System (EAS). Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m. Eastern On Wednesday, Oct. 4. The WEA portion of the test will be directed to all consumer cell phones. While this will […]

WNEG’s own Charles Head was honored by the Georgia State Legislature at the state capitol on Charles Head day Wednesday. Head was honored for his half-century broadcasting, race announcing, and writing career.  By: Representative Powell of the 33rd A resolution Recognizing and commending the accomplishments of Charles Head: and for other Purposes.  WHEREAS, as broadcaster since 1970, Charles Head has […]

The festival season kicks off this weekend as Lavonia gets a jump on Autumn with the annual Lavonia Fall Festival.  The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Lavonia this Saturday, September 30 and will include food choices from funnel cakes, BBQ, Rubens, turkey legs, boiled peanuts, and shaved ice as well as unique, hand-crafted […]

Individuals and families who are covered by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield through their employer-based health plans will still be able to utilize services from Northeast Georgia Health System, with the service covered under their insurance plan.   Northeast Georgia Health System, or NGHS, and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Georgia have extended a new two-year agreement with […]

At the September 19 Board of Education meeting, school officials recognized the classified and certified employee Spirit of Stephens award winners for September. The award recipients are nominated each month by fellow employees. The criteria for nomination state that the nominee must demonstrate a strong commitment to student success, encourage teamwork and assist other staff members, inspire others with a […]

The Stephens County School System, earlier this week, announced the Teacher of the Year and the Support Person of the Year at each of its six schools and at the central office. This year’s honorees were selected by their coworkers.  The Central Office Support Person of the Year is Susan Lambert. At Big A Elementary School, Jacki Bush was named […]

A new study by the Shelter Animals Count organization shows that, in animal shelters in the US, the non-live outcome rate for dogs has nearly doubled (from 5.6% to 10%) from the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2023, and Stephens County is not immune to this trend, says Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter Executive Director Jeff Roberts. […]

Last night, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the application by  AK New Ventures, LLC to rezone 42 acres of undeveloped property near the intersection of Mize Road and the Highway 17 Bypass from Commercial General to Planned Unit Development. The Planned Unit Development, or P.U.D., designation is a new zoning classification added to Stephens County Zoning by […]