WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — White County native Carol Jackson announces her intention to run for Probate Judge in this spring’s Republican primary. Jackson brings a wealth of public service experience to the campaign. She served as Clerk of Courts for fourteen years, State Senator for six years and County Manager for three years.As Clerk of […]
Read More »DPH preparations for potential spread of COVID-19
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is working closely with the CDC, and state partners to prepare for a potential outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S., including Georgia. The goal is to quickly identify cases of COVID-19 and take the appropriate public health action to reduce its spread and protect the general public. […]
Read More »Political candidate qualifying begins next week
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Candidates for elected office will begin to officially file for their respective races Monday (March 2) as qualifying for dozens of Georgia positions opens ahead of the May 19 General Primary. Candidates will have until noon on Friday (March 6) to file their paperwork, after which many races are expected to […]
Read More »Anderson announces run for Dist. 10 State Rep.
PRESS RELEASE HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. – Habersham County Commission Chairman Victor Anderson has announced hit intention to campaign for District 10 State Representative. Anderson issued the following statement: “With the announcement by Representative Terry Rogers not to seek re-election, I have decided to run for the District 10 seat in the Georgia House. Terry has […]
Read More »BOC to vote on Second Amendment Sanctuary ordinance
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – White County could become the latest in a growing number of counties to adopt a Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance when the Board of Commissioners meet in a combined work session and called meeting Monday at 4:30 p.m.in the County Administration Building. Habersham County became the first in Georgia to adopt the […]
Read More »Boggus will campaign for 9th District Congress
COMMERCE, Ga — Recently introduced Congressional Candidate Michael Boggus, who is running for Ninth District Congress in the state of Georgia, has established his campaign ideas upon the basis of family, ambition, and patriotism. Growing up in Gainesville, Michael has experienced firsthand the necessity of working in diligence and consistency to attain his financial and […]
Read More »10 injured in 3-vehicle crash on Hwy. 11 Saturday
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Charges are pending against a Clermont woman after 10 people were injured in a three-vehicle accident on SR 11 Sunday. According to a Georgia State Patrol report, Heather Morgan, 30, was following too closely and ran into 2004 Kia Sedona driven by Samantha Loggins of Sautee Nacoochee, causing it to crash […]
Read More »Fire, explosion destroys Legacy Wood Products
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — On Wednesday evening at approximately 11:15 p.m.White County firefighters with automatic aid from the City of Cleveland and Lee Arrendale Fire Brigade (L.A.C.I.), responded to a commercial fire at Legacy Wood Products, formerly known as Mount Yonah Lumber, located at 1605 Helen Highway. On scene, firefighters found a fully involved fire […]
Read More »White County schools will be closed Friday
Due to the Winter weather and icy roads, White County Schools will be closed Friday, February 21st.
Read More »Winter weather advisory in effect until 1 a.m. Friday
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — A winter weather advisory remains in effect unti 1 a.m. Friday (Feb. 21) for Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin and White counties, including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland * WHAT…Mixture of rain and wet snow transitioning to all snow. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch except up to two inches in the […]
Read More »Forsyth County attorney will run for U.S. Congress
CUMMING, GA – Ethan Underwood, a successful property rights attorney who previously served as Chairman of Forsyth County Republican Party and 2nd Vice Chair of the 9th Congressional District Republican Party, has announced his campaign for U.S. Congress. Current GA09 Representative Doug Collins recently announced his decision to run for U.S. Senate. “I am running […]
Read More »Road Closings
Per the Georgia Department of Transportation, Richard Russel Scenic Highway in White County is closed due to road conditions.
Read More »Update from the Gold Dome: Week 5
By Sen. Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega) Our fifth week of business under the Gold Dome came to an end on Friday and represented a week where we were squarely focused on the budget. This week, the Senate did not convene for any legislative days and, instead, held a series of Appropriations subcommittee meetings in order to […]
Read More »Flash Flood Watch in effect for White County
The National Weather Service at Peachtree City has issued a flash flood watch until 1 p.m. today (Thurs., Feb.13)for the following counties: Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Polk-including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, and Cartersville. The Flash Flood Watch continues for portions of north central Georgia…northeast Georgia and northwest Georgia…including the following areas…in north central Georgia…Cherokee…Dawson…Fannin…Gilmer… Lumpkin…Pickens and Union. […]
Read More »Townley announces for White County Probate Judge
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Randall Townley has announced his candidacy for Probate Judge of White County. Running as a Republican, Townley has many years of experience in city and county government. He served as an elected school superintendent in Dawson County for two terms and was also an appointed school superintendent in Towns County. In addition, […]
Read More »Flood watch in effect for much of north Georgia
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – A flood watch remains in effect today (Mon Feb 10) through Tuesday evening for much of north Georgia, including the following counties:Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Clayton-Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur and Conyers.
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