Northeast Georgia Veterinarian Wins 2017 Georgia Hospital Heroes Award

A Franklin County veterinarian is the recipient of the Georgia Hospital Heroes Award. Dr. Leslie Fordham is a member of the St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital Board of Directors in Lavonia. She received the award November 9th at the Georgia Hospital Association’s annual Hospital Hero Awards luncheon in Atlanta. Fordham, who was one of only nine individuals statewide to receive […]

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Former Franklin County Sheriff Hugh Roach Passes Away

People in Franklin County are mourning the loss of former Franklin County Sheriff Hugh Roach. Passed away Saturday evening at Brown Health and Rehab in Royston. First elected in 1992, Roach served as Franklin County Sheriff for 12 years, winning three straight terms by large margins. In 2004, Roach announced his retirement from law enforcement in order to spend more […]

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Local Veterans Showcase on display

The November 2017 Local Veterans Showcase at the Currahee Military Museum is currently on display at the Loden Exhibit Hall. This month’s exhibit features Marine Corps and Navy Corpsman veterans from the local area. The Toccoa Stephens County Historical Society President Lyn Hack told WNEG News about the exhibit. Hack mentioned this month’s exhibit was sponsored by the Currahee Detachment […]

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Salvation Army of Toccoa seeks volunteer groups

The Salvation Army of Toccoa is seeking volunteer groups to ring bells and raise funds for the community. The money raised at each Red Kettle goes to give back to the community through financial assistance, food, Christmas assistance, and more. There are several volunteer options, individuals or groups can choose from says Lt. Amy Birks of the Salvation Army of […]

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Georgia DFCS Director resigns

Georgia DFCS says goodbye to Director Bobby Cagle, while Virginia “Ginger” Pryor gets settled in her new position of Interim Director. Four years ago, Georgia DFCS was in a state of crisis. For months, headlines blared the agency’s deficiencies at the time: seemingly unending backlogs of unprocessed food stamp applications; phone lines that led Georgians in need to nowhere; fresh-out-of-college […]

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Pedestrian struck Wednesday evening is stable

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at approximately 6:48 p.m. Wednesday evening on Collins Road at South Pond Street, in Toccoa, authorities reported. Cathy Pittman, a resident of Toccoa, was struck by a vehicle when she was attempting to cross the road. Pittman sustained several injuries, and was transported to Stephens County Hospital, where she is currently in stable […]

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Prayer Vigil attracts crowd

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners sponsored prayer vigil last night was a huge success. Several residents, county and city employees and pastors gathered on Sage Street to join in fellowship and prayer. Commission Chair Dennis Bell who advocated for the prayer vigil during previous Commissioner meetings told WNEG News that he is proud to live in a community that […]

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Planning Commission approves rezoning request

During the recent Stephens County Planning Commission meeting, the commission heard a rezoning request from Chad Singleton. The property located on HWY 145 at Ridgeland Road is currently zoned as agriculture residential. The proposed action to be taken is to rezone the property to agriculture intensive to build two breeder houses for a poultry farm. Singleton also made a request […]

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