HELEN, Ga. – The Lanier Republican Assembly, a start-up group of conservatives who feel betrayed by establishment Republicans’ failure to repeal and replace Obamacare and support President Donald Trump’s initiatives, got a luke warm reception in this little Bavarian village Monday. There was good food and a lot of speeches by political candidates but too […]
Read More »Kitchen Fire on River Run Causes Minor Damage
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Ana Newberry, spokeswoman for White County Fire Services, reported a residential fire at 425 River Forest Run Wednesday afternoon. Newberry said upon arrival of the first fire unit, firefighters saw smoke coming from the front door of a two-story, wood frame structure. They shut off the propane to the structure while conducting a […]
Read More »John Sell to Join White County Staff
John Sell will join White County Government as the Director of Community and Economic Development next week. Sell will relocate to White County from Douglasville where he was a career employee of Georgia Power – having worked as an External Affairs, Area Manager and Media Relations Manager for over 19 years. County Manager Michael Melton […]
Read More »White County Sheriff’s Office Issues Scam Alert
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Captain Rick Kelley of the White County Sheriff’s Office wants area residents to be aware there is a phone scam that has been going on within the county. Kelly said in a press release today that the sheriff’s office has received several reports of one scam where a person is calling citizens […]
Read More »Appalachian Parkway Phase 2 Opens
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Phase 2 of the Appalachian Parkway – a potentially life-saving, two-mile stretch of four-lane highway winding its way around the downtown business district of Cleveland, opened today. State Senator Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega) and State Rep. Terry Rogers (R-Clarkesville were on hand along with city and county officials from Helen, Cleveland, Dahlonega and […]
Read More »Helen City Commission Holds First Reading of Proposed 2017-’18 Budget
HELEN, Ga. – The Helen City Commission held the first public hearing for the city’s proposed $3.5 million fiscal year 2017-’18 budget Tuesday. The second and final hearing is scheduled for July 18 at 3 p.m. The new spending plan calls for $3,510,505 in expenditures. General government operations will command the largest part of the […]
Read More »White, Lumpkin, Dawson schools closed Monday
Fetch Your News understands the serious impact that extreme weather can have on our readers. That is why our reporters work around the clock to bring you the most up-to-date information on school closings, road closings, power outages and the availability of emergency shelters. PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. –- The National Weather Service in Peachtree City […]
Read More »Fire Units Respond to Two Weekend Calls
CLEVELAND, Ga. –- Public Safety Director David Murphy reported on Monday that the White County Fire Department along with automatic aid from the City of Cleveland Fire Department responded to two fire calls over the weekend. On Saturday, fire units responded to a call at a residence on Driskell Road at 7:23 p.m. Murphy said […]
Read More »Suwanee Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident
WHITE COUNTY Ga. – Georgia State Patrol Post 6 of Gainesville reports a 61-year-old Suwanee man was killed in a motorcycle accident Saturday evening on Ga. Hwy 75 north of Cleveland. GSP Public Information Officer Tracey Watson said the incident report indicates that Alain Eboli was riding his 2002 Harley Davidson southbound on Ga. Hwy. […]
Read More »No Injuries Reported at Nursing Home Fire
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Fire Department with automatic aid from the City of Cleveland Fire Department responded to a fire at the Friendship Nursing Home, 161 Friendship Road Sunday evening. No fire or smoke was visible from the exterior of the building when the first units arrived. However, there was smoke inside. Nursing home […]
Read More »First Responders Have Busy 72-Hours
White County first responders answered six calls in less than a 72-hour period beginning last Thursday. The following is a report filed by White County Public Safety Director David Murphy: THURSDAY, JULY 20 7:30 P.M. Fire personnel were dispatched to a camper/hiker in medical distress. Fire Chief Norman Alexander requested that DNR be contacted to […]
Read More »White County Man Busted Selling Meth
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Deputies from the White County Sheriff’s Office and agents with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) arrested 59-year-old Jeffrey Forester today (July 5) and charged him with possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. The investigation followed citizen complaints that Forrester was selling narcotics from his camper on Hwy. 254 […]
Read More »Commissioners called meeting, work session set Monday
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The White County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday at 4:30 p.m. and hold a public hearing to consider, among other issues, modification of the county’s official land use map to reflect all land use actions taken by commissioners since December 2015. Community and Economic Development Director John Sell will present information […]
Read More »Sautee woman charged with battery, cruelty to children, obstruction of law enforcement officers
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Cassandra Ann Rogers, 27, of Sautee, was arrested Thursday, Dec. 21, and charged with battery against a person 65-years of age or older, cruelty to children and willful obstruction of law enforcement officers following a domestic dispute at 118 Chalet Drive in Sautee. According to the incident report, Jason Watson Wardle, 40, […]
Read More »Heaven Put on its Miraculous Solar Eclipse Monday
TOCCOA, Ga. – At precisely 2:36 p.m. the oohs and aahs started as a brilliantly sunny day turned to night, stars lit the sky, street lights came on and Heaven put on the miraculous, three-minute solar eclipse some people drove more than a thousand miles to witness. Having heard the horror stories of major traffic […]
Read More »Dr. John Gowder Indicted in White County
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The prognosis for Dr. John Michael Gowder, former CEO of Union General Hospital in Blairsville, became grave this week when he was indicted by a White County Grand Jury on 25 counts of fraudulently obtaining controlled substances. As reported by Fetch Your News reporter Mark Smith, Gowder was indicted on similar charges […]
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