Category: News

Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai advocating for immediate access to in-state programming for northeast Georgia’s “orphan counties” to ensure Georgians are able to receive critical state-specific updates in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. “In recent weeks, I’ve heard from several constituents worried they will miss an important coronavirus-related […]

Ninth District Opportunity has received funding to help the elderly, and other low-income households pay their summer cooling bills. On April 1 low-income households with residents over the age of 65 could begin applying for assistance. According to Paula Duley with Ninth District Opportunity in Toccoa, if you are over 65 and need help paying your electric bills through the […]

The U.S. Census is underway, but the coronavirus pandemic is putting a hold on their door-to-door campaign. The Census started, officially, on Wednesday, April 1. However, people who were hired to canvass neighborhoods received an email this week telling them their start dates have been pushed back to at least May. In a press release issued this week, the Census […]

By Ethan Jordan, WNEG Radio, Toccoa The Stephens County Government has announced that the Convenience Centers throughout the county will no longer process recyclables, effective April 1. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, the change is due to a significant increase in the cost to haul and process recyclable. She says the haul rate has increased by 140 percent. […]

As the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis continues to negatively affect Georgia’s businesses, the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) today announced that the agency processed 133,820 claims during the week of March 22 through March 28, the highest number of claims it has ever processed in a week. This represents an increase of 1102% over the prior week ending March 21 […]