Category: News

Sidney Allen McCollum, of Pickens County, South Carolina, has been sentenced in US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in Gainesville on charges stemming from 2021 bank robberies in Toccoa and Gainesville.  As previously reported by WNEG News, on August 11, 2021, McCollum entered the Northeast Georgia Bank on Big A Road in Toccoa, presented a note to […]

Habersham County Emergency Services and the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office responded just before 7:30 p.m. Saturday to a wreck with possible injuries on Ga. 15 / U.S. 441 north of Grandis Heights Circle in Hollywood. \A white Toyota Camry that was traveling south overturned, crossed the media and southbound lanes before coming to rest on top of the guardrail on […]

Stephens County Sheriff’s deputies recently responded to Mega Motorsports,  located on Big A Road after receiving a 911 call regarding an individual attempting to use an alleged stolen identity. Once deputies arrived, employees advised that an individual attempted to make an online purchase for one of their All Terrain Vehicles.  Employees asked the person in an online response to send […]

The Stephens County 4 H Rifle team is getting closer to the official start of their season, and is continuing to welcome new participants.  Students in 7th to 12th grade who are interested in learning marksmanship, firearms safety, and becoming a 4-H Rifle Team member through the 4-H Rimfire Sporter Program, are invited to attend an informational meeting at 6 […]

Georgia has recently completed election registration cooperation agreements with Alabama, Virginia, Florida, and South Carolina.  Through Georgia’s membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, Georgia receives notifications when Georgia voters move into 24 other states and the District of Columbia. This number includes South Carolina, which is also a member of the Electronic Registration Information Center program.  With […]

This past Sunday, Toccoa added another site to its list of more than 50 recognized historically significant structures in Downtown Toccoa. At a dedication ceremony on Sunday, area citizens joined Main Street Toccoa representatives following Sunday Services at First United Methodist Church as they placed a commemorative plaque at the Terrell House. The Terrell House, owned by First United Methodist […]

by MJ Kneiser/WLHR, Lavonia Franklin County now has two job openings in the front office. This week, the County began advertising for a new County Clerk after the Board of Commissioners chose not to renew the contract of former clerk Jane Brown. Brown was hired in August 2022 and came to Franklin County from Hendersonville, NC where she had been […]

The Toccoa City Commission will meet tonight for a regularly scheduled meeting.  The meeting begins at 5 p.m. in the Commision Courtroom at Toccoa City Hall, 92 North Alexander Street. The public is invited to attend. The sole agenda item is the discussion of penalties for underaged alcohol sales at 156 W. Currahee Street.  An initial discussion on the penalties […]

Tomorrow evening, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners are scheduled to weigh in and vote on approval of what would be the county’s first Planned Unit Development. As reported earlier this month, the Stephens County Planning Commision voted during its September 5 meeting to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve a rezoning application by AK New Ventures, LLC. Approval […]

On Thursday, WNEG News reported on a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Skyline Drive, advising that the Toccoa Police and Fire departments had responded to the scene, but that the driver had been Lifeflighted for medical care, and the incident had been handed over the the Georgia State Patrol. Last night, Georgia State Patrol issued the incident report, identifying Austin Outz, […]