CLEVELAND, Ga. – A wildfire that broke out Sunday in the Raven Cliffs Wilderness area and spread across at least 24 acres above Raven Cliff Falls Trail was 80 percent contained at last report. Units from the White County and Cleveland Fire Department responded to the fire along with the U.S. Forest Service. A post […]
Read More »Supt. Wilson Says: No Change in Valedictorian Policy Requirements
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County School Superintendent Dr. Jeff Wilson was unequivocal Thursday morning in stating there will be no change in the policy that governs the awarding of Valedictorian and Salutatorian honors at White County High School. Controversy over the issue erupted recently when Christie Taylor, a Move On When Ready student, who had […]
Read More »White County Football Coach Resigns
CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County High School football coach Bill Ballard has resigned effective immediately. Ballard will remain as a history teacher and coach of the track team. He was in his sixth year as head football coach. Ballard said in a press release that his desire to serve as head football coach is “just […]
Read More »Atlanta Men Charged with Burglary of Chevron Convenience Store
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Sheriff’s deputies have made two arrests in connection with the pre-dawn burglary at the Chevron convenience store on Hwy. 129 South in Cleveland Monday. Chief Deputy Bob Ingram said Marquis Brooks, 21, of Atlanta and 25-year-old Rahman Evan Cain, of East Point, were arrested Tuesday after they allegedly knocked a […]
Read More »Teenage Pedestrian Killed Crossing Ga. Hwy. 11
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Stormi Whisnant, 19, of Clarkesville was killed last night when she was struck by a vehicle driven by 35-year-old Misty Grindle of Cleveland while crossing Ga. Hwy. 11 near the Walmart Shopping Center in White County. A press release from the Georgia State Patrol indicates that Whisnant was wearing black pants and […]
Read More »Pedestrian Killed by Vehicle on US 129
CLEVELAND, Ga. –Cpl. Nick Jenkins of the Georgia State Patrol reports that a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on US Hwy. 129 in Cleveland at around 7:55 pm Thursda near the intersection of Hope Drive in front of Walmart. Fetch Your News will have more details as they become available.
Read More »White County Firefighters Kept Busy Sunday
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Firefighters from Cleveland and White County were kept busy over the weekend. Fire units from Station 2, 5, 6 and the City of Cleveland responded to a residential fire at 1980 Kellum Valley Road in Cleveland at about 6:30 am Sunday. Apparently the fire started by combustibles that were placed too close […]
Read More »County to Establish One-Acre Minimum Lot Size
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Commissioners discussed and unanimously agreed to the establishment of a one-acre minimum lot size and minimum of 700-square-feet minimum for residential structures at Monday’s work session. Those and other issues will be placed on the consent agenda at the next voting session. Items placed on the consent agenda require no […]
Read More »Residential Fire Reported on River Road
CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County and City of Cleveland firefighters responded to a structure fire Tuesday around 10:30 p.m. at a residence on River Rd. Upon arrival of the first units, it was discovered that a mattress was on fire in one of the bedrooms. The fire was quickly extinguished and no one was in […]
Read More »Motorcycle Crash Injures One on Hwy. 75
CLEVELAND, Ga. — William Anthony Schoenbrun, 29, sustained undisclosed, but non-life threatening injuries when he wrecked his 2015 Suzuki GSXR60 motorcycle Wednesday night on Helen Hwy. (Hwy. 75) near the intersection of Windy Acres in Cleveland. According to a White County Sheriff’s Office report Scoenbrun’s motorcycle was weaving when it passed a stationary radar near […]
Read More »White Co. High, 9th Grade Academy Closed Today
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Classes at White County High School and the Ninth Grade Academy have been cancelled for today. White County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jeff Wilson said there is a problem with the water pressure at both schools and that water will be off most of the day. Wilson said other White County […]
Read More »Classes Resume Today at White Co. Schools
CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County High School and the Ninth Grade Academy will resume classes today (Oct. 20) after a problem with the water pressure caused the cancellation of classes at both schools yesterday. An email from the school superintendent’s office indicated that water pressure was too high, causing a commode to explode and cause […]
Read More »Oktoberfest Marred by Hit and Run Accident
HELEN, Ga. – Helen’s annual Oktoberfest celebration took an ugly turn over the weekend when a pickup truck swerved onto the sidewalk between Huddle House and the Super 8 Motel and barreled into a large group of people, injuring two women then left the scene. Elsa M. Rodriguez Olsen, 64 of Illinois and Leticia Rodriguez […]
Read More »Commissioners Approve Rehabilitation Work on County Bridges
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The White County Board of Commissioners approved rehabilitation and improvement work on the Town Creek Road bridge and two bridges on New Bridge Road as part of the 2017 Local Maintenance Improvement Grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation during Thursday’s called meeting. The grant is for $382,326.74 with a match of […]
Read More »Advanced Voting for President Begins Monday
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Advanced voting in one of the most important presidential elections in recent times will get under way in White County Monday. Chief Voter Registrar Lisa Manning said Friday, “We’ve been extremely busy and they are still coming in wanting to register.” Registration, however, ended Tuesday. Asked if she expected a record turnout, […]
Read More »Skateboarder Injured in Helen
HELEN, Ga. — Andrew Domingues, 18, was injured Thursday while skateboarding on Sussenstrasse in Helen, Ga. Helen Police Chief Brian Stephens said, “There is a very steep hill on that street that goes almost straight up and down. Mr. Stephens was not wearing a helmet when he fell and struck his head and received a […]
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