WHITE COUNTY, Ga – The White County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session and called meeting Monday, Jan. 27 at 4:30 p.m. in the County Administration Building. Commissioners are expected to name a Vice Chairman, consider bids on equipment for Yonah Preserve Playground and hold public hearings on a series of land use […]
Read More »TMU online Theology Degree receives national rank
By: Jenny Gregory CLEVELAND, Ga., –Truett McConnell University (TMU) was recently ranked in the top 35 of the nation’s best online Master of Arts in Theology degree programs for 2020 by Online Schools Report (OSR). “We are thrilled once again to be nationally recognized as one of the top universities for students to be equipped […]
Read More »Two people injured in brush pile fire on Stansel Rd.
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – On Tuesday (Jan. 21) at approximately 6:30 p.m., White County fire units with automatic aid from the City of Cleveland responded to a reported structure fire on Stansel Road off Adair Mill Rd. Once on scene, it was determined that is was not a structure fire but a brush pile that […]
Read More »Rep. Tanner holds first 2020 townhall meeting
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga – State Rep. Kevin Tanner (R-Dawsonville) held the first town hall meeting of 2020 Saturday to update constituents on what happened at the state capitol during the first week of the 155th General Assembly. Tanner holds the meetings weekly alternating between the Gordon Pirkle Room in the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame and […]
Read More »Senate unveils priorities for 155th General Assembly
ATLANTA, Ga. –As our state’s constitution demands, my Senate colleagues and I convened the second Monday in January – for the latter half of the 155th Georgia General Assembly. Of course, with a new session always comes new challenges, and the most daunting challenge for this year’s forty-day sprint will be adjusting to the absence […]
Read More »NGHS community meeting provides information on Lumpkin County hospital that will open in Fall of 2021
WHITE COUNTY, Ga – Representatives from Northeast Georgia Health Systems and Sitepoint Healthcare Partners held a public information meeting at Babyland General Hospital Friday evening to introduce the community to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin, a neighborhood hospital, that is expected to open in the Fall of 2021. Sitepoint has developed and operated more than […]
Read More »Three Cleveland teens charged with armed robbery, victim charged with possession of marijuana
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — An incident at the Mt. Yonah Trailhead parking lot last week resulted in a charge of armed robbery being filed against three Cleveland teens and a charge of possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute being filed against the victim. According to a report by Captain Clay Hammond of the […]
Read More »NGHS to hold forum on new Lumpkin Co. hospital
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Northeast Georgia Health Systems will hold a community forum to discuss its construction plans for the new Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin County campus on Friday at 6 p.m. in the Babyland General Hospital, 300 N.O.K.Drive in Cleveland. NGHS is a not for profit community health system anchored by Northeast Georgia […]
Read More »White County issues storm damage report
WHITE COUNTY, Ga.– White County Public Safety Director David Murphy provided the following damage/injury update following the storm that passed through Cleveland and Helen area over the weekend: 19 reports of trees down (including a tree on a vehicle on Albert Reid Rd. There was one minor injury to occupant) 8 reports of lines down […]
Read More »Commission chairman presents review of 2019 events
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – White County Commission Chairman Travis Turner used his time during the 2020 Eggs and Issues Breakfast Friday to give attendees a review of the important events that took place in White County last year. The event was held at The Bridge Church and was sponsored by the White County Chamber of […]
Read More »State delegation presents preview of 2020 General Assembly
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – Members of the White County legislative delegation gave those who attended the 2020 Eggs & Issues Breakfast at The Bridge Church Friday, an idea of what to expect when the Georgia General Assembly convenes next week. The event was sponsored by the White County Chamber of Commerce and hosted by Chamber […]
Read More »Tornado watch in effect until 9 p.m.
The National Weather Service at Peachtree Corners has issued a Tornado Watch until 9 p.m. for much of north Georgia and the metro Atlanta area, including the counties of Dawson; Lumpkin; White; Areas affected:Bartow; Carroll; Catoosa; Chattahoochee; Chattooga; Cherokee; Clayton; Cobb; Coweta; Dade; Dawson; DeKalb; Douglas; Fannin; Fayette; Floyd; Forsyth; Fulton; Gilmer; Gordon; Gwinnett; Hall; […]
Read More »House Majority Caucus announces plans to introduce healthcare legislation
PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA – Members of the House Majority Caucus today announced their plan to introduce legislation during the 2020 legislative session that seeks to return health care dollars and day-to-day health care decisions to patients and health care professionals in Georgia. The caucus announced its legislative plan after the House Special Committee on Access […]
Read More »Cleveland man charged with Christmas Day assault on parents
CLEVELAND, Ga. — A Cleveland man has been arrested for a Christmas Day attack on his parents at their home on Clara Bell Drive. According to the arrest report, Michael David Love, 37, punched his father, Kevin W. Love, 61, in the face several times then placed him into a choke hold on the family’s […]
Read More »BOC approves purchase of voting machines
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County commissioners unanimously approved an amount of up to $55,000 for the purchase of new voting equipment and supplies to be used during the 2020 primary election cycle during Monday’s combined work session and regular meeting. Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill last April that authorizes the statewide purchase of new […]
Read More »Authorities make arrest in Christmas Day fire at Solid Rock Baptist Church
Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA – On Jan. 3, Investigators with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office charged Clint Vance, 33, of Kennesaw with one count of arson in the first degree, one count of criminal damage to property in the second degree, one count of possession of tools for […]
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