Category: News

Pointe Church, located at 111 Fieldcrest Drive, in Eastanollee, is currently hosting a mission’s project called “BUY A TREE. CHANGE A LIFE.” The church started selling Christmas trees last Wednesday, Nov. 22, and will continue to sell trees until they are sold out. Pointe Church’s Lead Pastor Chad Smith told WNEG News about the project. “This is the first year […]

Unemployment rate inches up for October in the Georgia Mountains Region. State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said last week that the Georgia Mountains Region saw the number of unemployed residents climb and its unemployment rate tick up in October. The unemployment rate for October was 3.7 percent; whereas in September the rate was 3.6 percent. The rate rose as the […]

For the first time ever, the Historic Ritz Theatre’s Open Mic Monday contest selects co-winners.   Ashley Strickland and Will Fowler, both of Franklin County; and Hailey Little, of Franklin County, and Ethan Smith, of Hart County, the paired duo’s tied for first place in last week’s third round of competition held at the Historic Ritz Theatre on Monday. Historic Ritz […]

As the Christmas holiday season gets underway many of us will be donating to charities as part of our holiday giving. With that in mind, the Better Business Bureau is urging people to give wisely. Northeast Georgia Better Business Bureau President Fred Elsberry said people should be very careful when considering where to donate their money not only during the […]

While thousands of consumers are taking advantage of today’s Black Friday sales, Mainstreet Toccoa is reminding you that local shops downtown will be open for Small Business Saturday. First observed nationally in 2010, Small Business Saturday or Shop Small Saturday is a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which feature big box retail and e-commerce stores. Mainstreet spokesman Christian […]

A new store is coming to Toccoa. An Ollie’s Bargain Outlet store will soon be setting up shop in the old Goody’s Department store building on Big A Road behind the Wendy’s. Work is already taking place inside the building to ready it for the new retailer. A banner on the front of the building says Ollie’s is also hiring […]

Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell is reminding holiday shoppers this weekend to take extra precautions. Many of us will be heading to big box stores today as well as shopping malls. Others will also be planning a trip to downtown Toccoa Saturday for Small Business Saturday. Jarrell says when out picking out those holiday gifts, make sure your packages are […]

This Thanksgiving weekend, law enforcement agencies statewide, including Toccoa-Stephens County are teaming up to make sure all motorists are buckled up no matter where they’re headed. Because holiday fatalities and unbelted crashes continue to occur at unacceptable rates, the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety makes Operataion Click It Or Ticket a Thanksgiving tradition as much as turkey and stuffing. Operation Click It […]

Authorities in Franklin County say an elderly Lavonia woman and her son are victims of a murder-suicide. It happened Wednesday at a home on Misty Mills Road in Lavonia. According to Northern Judicial District Attorney Parks White, deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s office, along with Lavonia Police, Hart County authorities, the GBI and the DA responded to a report […]