Feature image photo: Damage to Carolina Springs Road (photo courtesy of David Murphy). CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County officials have completed preliminary damage assessment from subtropical storm Alberto. Public Safety Director David Murphy said no injuries and no requests for individual assistance have been reported. Murphy said there has been numerous damage to vehicles and […]
Read More »Flash Flood Watch is now in effect
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for much of north and central Georgia, including Dawson, Lumpkin and White counties, through Wednesday morning as subtropical storm Alberto approached Florida. In addition to those counties, the Flash Flood Watch includes Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, […]
Read More »Holcomb wins third term on county commission, Bryson wins by wide margin but faces a runoff
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Commissioner Lyn Holcomb defeated Mike Boswell and Ricky Farmer in Tuesday’s general primary election. Holcomb, who won a third term, avoided a runoff by winning 52.47 percent of the vote. Holcomb received 499 votes, followed by Boswell with 257 and Farmer 195. In the race for White County School Board […]
Read More »BOC called meeting and work session Monday
CLEVELAND Ga. – The White County Board of Commissioners will hold a combined work session and called meeting Monday (May 21) at 4:30 p.m. Aside from tomorrow’s meeting, however, there will be several changes in the meeting schedule over the next three weeks. County offices will be closed and there is no meeting scheduled May […]
Read More »Council approves resolution to reduce speed at Truett McConnell
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The Cleveland City Council unanimously approve a resolution in support of reducing the speed limit in front of Truett McConnell University (TMU) Monday. The resolution now goes to the White County Board of Commissioners and, if approved, Senator Steve Gooch will deliver the resolution to the Georgia Department of Transportation for final […]
Read More »Commissioners approve project list for proposed 2020 SPLOST
CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County commissioners approved a preliminary list of projects for a proposed 2020 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) at Monday’s combined called meeting and work session. The current SPLOST expires next year, and voters will decide in a referendum if they want to continue the one-cent tax through 2026. Commissioners […]
Read More »Early voting begins today for May 22 primary
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Today marks the beginning of the three-week early voting period for Georgia’s May 22 primary. Voters in many counties can vote for governor, U.S. Congress and the state legislature. In White County, polls will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. until May 18. There will also be […]
Read More »Car, motorcycle crash injures four in White County
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — A Blairsville woman was critically injured and three North Carolina residents were in serious condition following a three-vehicle accident on Ga. Alternate 75 Thursday afternoon, according to a Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Report. GSP Post 6 in Gainesville reported that a Volkswagen Jetta, driven by Harvey May, 34, of Hayesville, N.C., […]
Read More »Cleveland man charged with neglect of disabled wife
CLEVELAND, Ga. — A report by a home health nurse last week led to the arrest of a Cleveland man who is charged with neglect of a disabled person along with eight counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and the operation of a moohshine still in his home. Cleveland Police arrested […]
Read More »City Council presents strong monthly financial report
HELEN, Ga. — City Manager Jerry Elkins presented a strong financial report to the Helen City Council at Tuesday’s meeting. The city’s total revenue for the first eight months of fiscal year 2017-2018 was $2,655,456 compared to $2,272,592 for the same period in the prior fiscal year. At this point, the city should have reached […]
Read More »County to upgrade water lines along Hulsey Road
CLEVELAND, Ga. — In a combined work session and called meeting Monday, the White County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to participate with the city of Cleveland in water service upgrades. The upgrades consist of changing from an eight-inch water line to a 12-inch water line along Hulsey Road from the water tower to the […]
Read More »‘Active shooter’ training exercise at White County Middle School April 4
CLEVELAND, Ga . — White County Public Safety Director David Murphy wants the public to be aware that an “active shooter training” exercise will take place at White County Middle School on Wednesday, April 4, from 7 a.m. until noon. This is a joint exercise by the school system, Cleveland Police Department, White County Sheriff’s […]
Read More »Students in Dawson, White and Lumpkin counties stage walkout to honor those killed in Parkland, Fl.
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Students all across the nation staged a 17-minute walkout Wednesday organized by Empower, a youth branch of the Women’s March. National organizers say the walkout was staged to “demand Congress pass legislation to keep us safe from gun violence.” However, in heavily Republican counties like Dawson, Lumpkin and White, the walkouts were […]
Read More »Six qualify for May 22 General Primary race
CLEVELAND, Ga. – It’s qualifying week for the May 22 General Primary Election. In White County, there are two Board of Commissioner seats and two seats on the Board of Education that will be contested. Mike Boswell and incumbent Lyn Holcomb qualified to run in the District 2 Board of Commissioners race. Incumbent Edwin Nix […]
Read More »Registered sex offender arrested in Helen
HELEN, Ga. – White County authorities arrested Justin Lee Myers, 21, of Cleveland, a convicted sex offender, last week and charged him with failure to register as a sex offender, providing false information, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, failure to register a firearm and violation of the terms of a probation. Deputy […]
Read More »Truett-McConnell expands with $3.7 million gift
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Truett-McConnell University (TMU), a private, Christian, coeducational liberal arts college, has continued its expansion at an accelerated pace, thanks to a $3.7 million gift from the Mildred Ruth Brown estate. Approximately $1.7 million will be used to purchase two facilities at 529 Kytle Street and 49 Dixon Drive from the Cleveland Worship […]
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