WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The body of a Cleveland man reported missing on Aug. 16 was recovered Friday Aug. 20 from his crashed vehicle on SR 75 (Helen Highway) near Helen. State Patrol Troopers who investigated crash said 50-year-old Robert McKenna was driving his Chevrolet Silverado north on Helen Hwy., traveled off of the east […]
Read More »BOC ready to set rollback millage rate
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. The White County Board of Commissioners will set the 2022 millage rollbackrate at 9.505 when it meets in a called session Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in the County Administration Building on Helen Hwy. The county initially sent a notice to the newspaper that the millage rate would be set at 10 mils […]
Read More »The body of a missing man has been located in White County
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The search for a man reported missing from the Mountain Lakes Resort, Rose Road/Alt. 75 area in a rural part of White County has apparently ended. According to a post on the White County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page Wednesday afternoon, “White County Sheriff’s Office regrets to announce that after a long […]
Read More »Board of Commissioners supports full millage rollback
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. –The White County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously during Thursday’s called meeting to support a full rollback in the county millage rate. The vote, however, does not become official until after the Board of Education sets its millage rate later this month. Because the Tax Assessor’s office was later than usual in […]
Read More »Davis named Election Supervisor for White County
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Jody Davis has been named as the new White County Election Supervisor. Davis has been employed by the Douglas County Board of Elections and Registration since 2020. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Arizona State University and served 20 years in the U.S. Army. He also has an extensive […]
Read More »Cleveland man faces charges after fatal crash
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Corson Gibbes, 25, of Gainesville has been charged with second-degree vehicular homicide and failure to maintain lane following Satuday’s head-on collision on Hwy. 115 east that killed a Cleveland man. The crash occurred near Shenandoah Drive, between Black Road and Ga. 255 South when Maynor’s 2007 Hyundai Elantra sedan was traveling […]
Read More »Commissioners table an appeal to Alcohol Beverage Commission denial of a license
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Businessman Jason Graham would like to develop this crumbling eyesore into a modern revenue-producing, tax-generating business but a county ordinance that prohibits an alcohol beverage establishment from operating within close proximity to a church may make that impossible. White County’s Alcohol Beverage Commission denied Graham’s request to operate a brew pub […]
Read More »UPDATE: Man killed in Saturday crash identified
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team is assisting in the investigation of a fatal crash on Hwy. 115 in White County Saturday. The crash occurred near Shenandoah Drive, between Black Road and Ga. 255 South when the driver of a 2007 Hyundai Elantra sedan was traveling east on Ga. […]
Read More »GSP reports Saturday traffic fatality on Hwy. 115
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team is assisting in the investigation of a fatal crash on Hwy. 115 in White County Saturday. The crash occurred near Shenandoah Drive, between Black Road and Ga. 255 South when the driver of a 2007 Hyundai Elantra sedan was traveling east on Ga. […]
Read More »Board of Commissioners will hear appeal to Alcohol Beverage Commission decision
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — An appeal to the Alcohol Beverage Commission denial of a license to Jason Graham will return to the Board of Commissioners agenda when it meets in regular session Monday, Aug. 1 at 4:30 pm in the White County Administration Building. The Commission found the application violates the county ordinance with regard […]
Read More »BOC makes major investment in public safety
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved several expenditures aimed at improving public safety at Monday’s called meeting and work session. Commissioners approved Sheriff Rick Kelley’s request for a $76,920 increase in the sheriff’s fiscal year 2022-’23 budget to include the addition of two school resource officers and equipment. The expenditure is […]
Read More »White County drug bust
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — A Watkinsville, Ga. man has been charged with trafficking methamphetamine, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of cocaine, and failing to maintain lane after a traffic stop on Hwy. 356 at Timber Loft Cottages Sunday. A White County Sheriff’s Office deputy noticed a white SUV on that was not […]
Read More »Sheriff Kelley will request funding for two additional school resource officers
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Sheriff Rick Kelley will request the purchase of several items for the operation of the Sheriff’s Office and jail when the Board of Commissioners meets Monday (July 25) in a called meeting and work session at 4:30 pm in the County Administration Building, 1225 Helen Highway in Cleveland. Kelley will […]
Read More »White Co. purchases land for new fire station
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — On Thursday, the White County Board of Commissioners took a major step toward enhancing the safety of its citizens by voting to purchase a site to construct a new fire station in the northern section of Duncan Bridge Road. The 1.81-acre site will cost taxpayers $55,000. It is located at the […]
Read More »Commissioners to hold rare Thursday meeting
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The White County Board of Commissioners will hold a rare Thursday called meeting Thursday (July 14) at 10 am in the Board Room of the County Administration Building. to discuss a real estate purchase. Commissioners will also consider: Bruce Kofke’s request to redistrict 1.01 acres at 86 Unicoi Hills Trail […]
Read More »Victim of ultralight crash died Sunday
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Lee Olson, 79 of Gainesville died at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Sunday as a result of injuries suffered when his ultralight plane crashed on a private airstrip south of Cleveland Friday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration conducted an investigation but a preliminary incident report indicated the cause of the crash is […]
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