CLEVELAND, Ga. — Brandon Dixon, 22 of Cleveland, has been charged with simple battery, following a domestic violence incident on Oakwood Court in Cleveland on May 21. According to the arrest report, Officer Sarah Emery of the Cleveland Police Department reported to the residence in reference to a verbal domestic at 7:15 p.m. where she […]
Read More »SWAT responds to burglary on Stanley Nix Rd.
CLEVELAND, Ga. — On May 6, 2019 at around 12:15 a.m. deputies from the White County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to 402 Stanley Nix Rd. in reference to a burglary in progress. The homeowner, who was out of town, was alerted to the burglary by their surveillance camera system. The homeowner believed that the intruder […]
Read More »Father, son charged with felony burglary
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Deputies with the White County Sheriff’s Office arrested a father and son from Clarkesville last week and charged them with the felony burglary of a RV parked at Grove Campground at 338 Mountain Creek Circle. Steve Diller, 47, and Joshua Diller, 22, are accused of stealing a diamond bracelet and diamond earrings […]
Read More »DeSoto Falls Observation Deck reconstructed
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — The U.S. Forest Service, Blue Ridge Ranger District of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, and volunteers completed reconstruction of the DeSoto Falls Waterfall Observation Deck near Blood Mountain in Lumpkin County March 18. Following Hurricane Irma damage to the observation deck, the Forest Service requested emergency funds from the Washington Office, and […]
Read More »White County Board of Commissioners meets Monday
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Commissioners will conduct three land use application public hearings when they meet in a combined work session and regular meeting Monday at 4:30 p.m. The first public hearing on the agenda is for Kelli Withrow who has requested that five acres located at 3216 Hwy. 75 South be redistricted from […]
Read More »Rep. Doug Collins releases Peter Strzok transcript
WASHINGTON – Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, made the following opening statement on the House floor releasing the transcript of Peter Strzok’s interviews by the Committee on the Judiciary, joint with the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Below are the remarks as prepared. Rep. Doug Collins: Mr. Speaker, […]
Read More »Collins statement on Democrats investigation into Ga. elections
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) released the following statement after Democrats on the House Oversight Committee opened an investigation into alleged voting issues within the state of Georgia: “Chairman Cummings’ request makes one thing clear: Democrats are bringing out their full arsenal of weapons to re-litigate November’s election in preparation for an upcoming election. […]
Read More »BOC to vote on contract to resurface Westmoreland Rd.
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The White County Board of Commissioners are expected to vote on awarding a contract for the resurfacing of Westmoreland Road to CW Matthews in the amount of $890,342.82 when it meets in regular session Monday (March 4) at 4:30 p.m. Funding for the project is dedicated from the Local Maintenance Improvement Grant […]
Read More »BOC proclaims Mar. 4-8 Exceptional Children’s Week
CLEVELAND, Ga. – In a moving declaration, White County Commission Chairman Travis Turner read a resolution proclaiming March 4-8, 2019 as Exceptional Children’s Week in White County during Monday’s work session. In reading the resolution, Turner pointed out some interesting facts, including: 10.3 percent of White County residents under the age of 65 have a […]
Read More »Tuesday wreck on Hwy. 11 injures four people
CLEVELAND, Ga. – A Toyota 4-Runner driven by 24-year-old Shon Mitchell Gowery of Clermont crossed the centerline on SR 11 in White County Tuesday at 6:10 p.m. and struck another vehicle head on, injuring four people. According to the Georgia State Patrol report, Gowery and the passenger Cheyenne Lucille White, 19, of Clermont both suffered […]
Read More »Public hearings on tap for Monday BOC agenda
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The White County Board of Commissioners will conduct two public hearings during the combined work session and regular meeting scheduled for Monday, Feb. 4 at 4:30 p.m. Jesse Darin Knaus has requested a land use application to redistrict 3.76 acres located at 252 Garland Bristol Road in Sautee Nachochee from Community Commercial […]
Read More »Winter storm watch in effect tonight and Tuesday
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Heard-Coweta-Fayette- Clayton- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Newnan, and Peachtree City 236 PM EST Sun Jan 27 2019 …Winter storm watch in effect from late Monday […]
Read More »Sautee Nacoochee woman charged with battery
CLEVELAND, Ga. – A 25-year-old Sautee Nacoochee woman was arrested Saturday and charged with battery for striking her husband in the face while he was driving on Hwy. 129. Following a BOLO call, deputies with the White County Sheriff’s Office stopped the vehicle and questioned the driver Joshua Turner and his wife Morgan Turner separately. […]
Read More »Cleveland man charged with aggravated assault
CLEVELAND, Ga. –An angry dispute over a neighbor walking her dog past her neighbor’s home led to a heated argument that resulted in a 65-year-old Cleveland man being charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly pointed a gun at his neighbor. According to the incident report, John Nalley admitted pointing a gun at Kevin Phillips […]
Read More »Firefighters battle two residential fires in two days
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The White County Fire Department has had a busy week so far, responding to two residential fires in two days. Fortunately no injuries were reported in either. White County Public Safety Director David Murphy reported that firefighters responded to a residence on Star Lake Lane in the Sautee Valley at approximately 6 […]
Read More »Tennessee man charged with theft by receiving
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Robert Ray Spagnolo, 32, of Knoxville, Tn. was arrested by the Cleveland Police Department Friday, Nov. 23 and charged with two counts of theft by receiving. According to the police report, Deputy Chris Casey conducted a traffic stop on a 2014 Nissan Sentra on Donald Thurmond Parkway at 1:25 p.m. in reference […]
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