CLEVELAND, Ga. – A kitchen fire at a home at 37 Robin Hood Drive in Cleveland sent units from both White County and the Cleveland Fire Departments racing to the scene Sunday morning. Cleveland Fire Chief Ricky Pruitt said when units arrived heavy smoke was visible and the fire, which was located in the kitchen […]
Read More »Fire Damages Several Downtown Businesses
CLEVELAND — A fire at a Cleveland strip mall damaged half a dozen buildings Sunday afternoon, but there were no reports of injuries. Cleveland and White County firefighters were called to the complex at 195 East Jarrard St., at 5:05 p.m. Cleveland Fire Chief Ricky Pruitt said, “It appears it originated in the second unit, […]
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DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Both sides delivered closing arguments Friday in the case of Lumpkin County Coroner Ronald Fortner who is charged with 18 counts of felony theft by deception, 18 counts of misdemeanor theft by deception and violation of oath of office. On Thursday, defense attorney Jeff Wolff moved for a directed verdict of acquittal […]
Read More »Cleveland Man Arrested, Charged With Murder
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Authorities have arrested Frederick Sauder, 27, of Cleveland, Ga and charged him with felony murder in connection with the shooting death of Wayne Alexander on August 12. White County Chief Deputy Bob Ingram said Sauder was arrested at the Travel Inn Motel in Athens at 2:30 this morning. Ingram said […]
Read More »Rabies Alert Posted in Sky Valley Area
CLEVELAND — Another case of rabies was reported in the Sky Lake area of White County today. This is the fourth incident reported in the county this year. According to a report from White County Environmental Health Services, a lady was bitten by a rabid cat she had been caring for. The cat was shipped to […]
Read More »Commissioners Could Save Taxpayers $100,000 By Refinancing Jail Bond
CLEVELAND, Ga. — In today’s called meeting, the White County Board of Commissioners discussed the possibility of refinancing the Series 2010 jail bond to take advantage of today’s lower interest rate and the possibility of increasing the amount of the bond to include future development plans for Parks and Recreation or possibly issuing a separate […]
Read More »School Board Approves Transportation Policy
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The White County Board of Education met last night and approved a transportation policy that prevents school buses from transporting non-students except occasionally when they are visiting the home of a student and then only with permission. The Board also unanimously approved: Acceptance of the 21st Century Grant for 2017; CTAE budget; […]
Read More »Murder Suspect Did Not Surrender Easily
ATHENS, Ga. — Following a brief, pre-dawn standoff at the Travel Inn on West Broad Street, Athens-Clarke County police arrested 27-year-old Frederick Sauder today and charged him with the April 10 shooting death of Wayne Alexander, 66, of White County. Prior to his arrest, ACCPD received information that Sauder was armed with a rifle which […]
Read More »State Senate Candidate Addresses White County Republicans
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Annette Davis Jackson, the keynote speaker at Monday’s White County Republican Party meeting, discussed the importance of outreach, especially in the upcoming presidential election. Speaking at the Nix Student Center on the Truett McConnell University campus, Nix, an African American Republican candidate for Georgia Senate District 55, encouraged Republicans to reach out […]
Read More »Saturday Crash Kills Cleveland Man
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Jason Dale Pearson, 41 of 561 Wooten Road in Cleveland, was killed Saturday afternoon when his 1996 Chevrolet pickup truck struck a tow truck on Ga. Hwy. 254 west of Shelnut Road in White County. According to the Georgia State Patrol accident report, Pearson’s truck crossed the centerline and struck a tow […]
Read More »Helen Receives Good First Month Financial Report
HELEN, Ga. — For the first month of the new fiscal year, things are looking pretty good in the City of Helen. The monthly financial report presented by City Manager Jerry Elkins Tuesday showed that revenue was down slightly, but so were expenditures versus the same month last year. First month revenue fell from $220,554 […]
Read More »Gateway Residents Evacuated After Smoke Scare
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The 55 residents of Gateway Health & Rehabilitation, 3201 Westmoreland Road in Cleveland, were evacuated Sunday following a report of smoke in the building. White County Public Safety Director David Murphy said units from White County and Cleveland were dispatched around noon. No fire was discovered, but the smoke was caused by […]
Read More »Men Injured When Their Pickuptruck Rolls Over Them
CLEVELAND, Ga. – A unidentified man and his neighbor were doing some yard work at home Tuesday when the pickup truck they were using rolled over them on Thunder Ridge just east of Cleveland after the owner apparently failed to put the truck in Park. Cleveland Fire Chief Ricky Pruitt did not release the victims’ […]
Read More »One Lane of Ga. 400 Closed This Weekend
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — It may seem a little like rush hour traffic to anyone planning to use Ga. 400 to commute into Atlanta this weekend. Georgia Department of Transportation has closed one northbound lane between McFarland Parkway/Exit 12 and Peachtree Parkway/Exit 13. The lane was closed at 9 p.m Friday and will remain closed […]
Read More »No Autopsy Results Yet, But Deputy Suspects Homicide
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Bob Ingram said late Friday afternoon that he would not speculate on the motive in the death of 66-year-old Wayne Alexander but he did confirm that there is a homicide investigation underway. Alexander’s body was found by his ex-wife who said she went to check […]
Read More »White County’s Probation Service Provider Target of Multiple Lawsuits
CLEVELAND, Ga. Sentinel Offenders Services, the company that handles misdemeanor probation cases for White County, has been sued more than two dozen times, including a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of two White County women and hundreds of others. Southern Center for Human Rights filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District […]
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