WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — White County is confirming a response to the Yonah Mountain Trailhead where a female hiker has fallen from the rock face. The patient is deceased. Units are on-scene with a recovery in process. No further information is available at this time, and no names are being released. The call was received […]
Read More »Flash Flood Watch in effect in White Co.
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — A flash flood watch issued after 9:34 p.m. Saturday continues in effect for White County through Sunday evening. Rain totals between 2-4 inches are expected. At 4:15 a.m. today (Oct 11) White County Public Safety observed flooding increased overnight from minor to moderate. Lake Bridge on Webster Lake Bridge Road, Airport […]
Read More »BOC gets good news on SPLOST revenue
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – The White County Board of Commissioners met in regular session Monday (Oct. 5) to discuss the voter approved 2014 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) before moving into an executive session. SPLOST Manager Kevin Hamby presented the update which represented good news for the county. With two months left before […]
Read More »Voter registration ends Monday Oct. 5, Advanced voting begins Oct. 12
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Monday (Oct. 5) is the final day to register to vote in the Nov. 3 General Election. Advanced voting begins Oct. 12 and will run through Oct. 30 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Voters wishing to vote on Saturday may do so on Oct, 24 from 9 […]
Read More »Promise made, promise kept
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. –Uncertain as to what impact the pandemic may have on county resources, the Board of Commissioners imposed a spending freeze last Spring which delayed the long-awaited cost of living allowance COLA raise for county employees. Commission Chairman Travis Turner promised at the time the Board would consider a COLA once it knew […]
Read More »Hiker rescued from Raven Cliffs Trailhead
PRESS RELEASE WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — White County responded to a medical call assist at Raven Cliffs Trailhead on Sunday, Sept. 27th. At approximately 11:30 a.m. 911 received a call for a female patient suffering nausea and lethargy at the end of the trailhead at the falls. At 12:43 p.m. the first team made contact […]
Read More »BOC will consider cost of living increase for county employees Monday
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – The White County Board of Commissioners will consider a cost of living allowance (COLA) for county employees and setting compensation for Board of Elections and Registration members when they meet in a combined called meeting and work session Monday (Sept. 28) at 4:30 p.m. in the County Administration Building. Commissioners will […]
Read More »No injuries reported in house fire
PRESS RELEASE WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Firefighters responded to a reported structure fire Tuesday (Sept. 22), at 1068 Hwy. 255N approximately 7 p.m. Firefighters from White County with Mutual Aid from Helen Fire, Cleveland Fire and Lee Arrendale assisted in fighting the blaze. Callers reported a kitchen fire started from grease while cooking. Firefighters quickly […]
Read More »Mobile home fire that killed two people is considered accidental
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that the mobile home fires that killed two people and seriously injured another on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 125 Autumnwood Way in Cleveland is considered accidental Commissioner King’s State Fire Investigations Unit received a call from the White […]
Read More »UPDATE: Two women die in mobile home fire, a third is life flighted to Grady
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — A Sunday morning fire at 125 Autunmwood Way claimed the life of two White County residents and another was life flighted from the scene to Grady Burn Center in Atlanta. White County Coroner Rick Barrett has identified the deceased as Lisa Dodson, 53, and Hazel Dodson, 88, both of Cleveland. White […]
Read More »Cleveland man killed in motorcycle accident
STEPHENS COUNTY, Ga — A Cleveland man was killed in a motorcycle accident near Toccoa Monday morning. The Georgia State Patrol reported that Joe Earl Dean, 50, was killed when his 1998 Harley-Davidson FHR was traveling south on Ga. 106 when he traveled off the east shoulder and struck a culvert. The motorcycle overturned and […]
Read More »City Council to execute $12.7 million GEFA loan at Monday meeting
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – City Council members will approve execution of a $12.7 million Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) loan when they meet Monday (Sept. 14) at 6:30 p.m in the Community Center, 342 Campbell St., at 6:30 p.m. Other items on Monday’s agenda include: Request to rent city unit on the square and request […]
Read More »White County Fire Services rescues kayakers
PRESS RELEASE WHITE COUNTY, Ga. White County Fire Services received a call at approximately 8:30 PM from kayakers requesting assistance from the river. These kayakers had got caught in the darkness of night and could not maneuver to the end point. Firefighters responded from Fire Station 2, Swift water 4 and EMS to assist in […]
Read More »National Preparedness Month starts today
PRESS RELEASE (ATLANTA) – September is National Preparedness Month and the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) is working with local emergency management agencies to encourage citizens across the state to prepare themselves and their families for natural and man-made disasters. This year’s National Preparedness Month theme is “Disasters Don’t Wait. Make Your […]
Read More »White County man arrested for sexual exploitation of children
PRESS RELEASE WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — On Tuesday, Sept. 1, White County resident Billy Rider, 44, was charged with six counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children (Possession of Child Pornography) by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit (CEACC). An investigation into Rider’s internet activity by the GBI’s CEACC Unit began […]
Read More »Commissioners hold called meeting Thursday
PRESS RELEASE WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The White County Board of Commissioners will hold a called meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday (Sept. 3) to consider approval of the county providing a performance bond for utility construction for Yonah Lakes Subdivision on behalf of Lakewood Capitol Group. Other items on the agenda include approval of vehicle […]
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