Three city meetings to be held Monday

This coming Monday, Feb. 26, Toccoa City Commissioners will meet at 3 p.m. for a work session. Three items are listed on the agenda for the work session, including a discussion of security at city hall and a discussion of fleet maintenance for the city’s enterprise departments, The final item on the agenda for the work session is a discussion […]

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School System Announces Young Georgia Author Winners

The Stephens County School System recently announced the school grade-level winners of the Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition. Sponsored by the Georgia Language Arts Supervisors and the Georgia RESA Network With support from the Georgia Department of Education, the Young Georgia Authors program began in 1991 and is open to any student currently enrolled in Georgia public schools, grades K-12.  […]

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Middle School Robotics Team Place at Regional Championship

On Saturday, February 10, the Stephens County Middle School robotics team, including members  Easton Andrews, Emmalee Cappa, Harmoni Colon, Kennedy Hurst, Aaden Lerma, Aiden Perrin, Rylee Sorrells, Myles Segers, and Maddie Grace Turner, competed in the Tennessee Valley Authority’s For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, or FIRST LEGO League Regional Championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee.   FIRST is a global […]

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Stephens County Hall of Fame Nominations Accepted

The Stephens County School System is accepting nominations for the 2024 Stephens County Hall of Fame award.  The Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding graduates and former educators of the Toccoa/Stephens County School System. The Hall of Fame award began in 1989, and previous honorees include those who have excelled in community service or military, educational, professional, or athletic endeavors. To […]

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Postal Service Issues Causing Local Election Concerns

Yesterday was the official kickoff of what promises to be a very busy election year, as advance in-person voting got underway in Stephens County and across Georgia for the Presidential Preference Primary.  Stephens County Election Supervisor Bruce Carlilse told WNEG News yesterday afternoon that voting had gone smoothly and that first-day turnout was good, with approximately 140 voters casting their […]

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Fire Destroys Dill’s Food City in Royston

As reported on Saturday by WNEG sister station WLHR’s news director MJ Kneiser, an Inspector with the State Fire Marshal’s office is expected back in Royston next week to continue his investigation into the cause of the fire that destroyed Dill’s Food City. The fire broke out at the store around midnight Friday night according to Royston Fire Chief Matt […]

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Early voting begins today

In-person early, or advanced, voting begins today in the Georgia Presidential Preference Primary. Advanced voting for the March 12 Presidential Preference Primary will be conducted at the Stephens County Historic Courthouse, 37 W. Tugalo Street in Toccoa. Advanced voting will continue each weekday through Friday, March 8.  Mandatory advanced in-person Saturday voting will take place on February 24 and March […]

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