DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Short-term rentals have become a booming industry, forecast to reach $23 billion in the U.S. by 2022. The rise in popularity has left governments struggling with how to regulate rentals, rental operators and neighborhood activists. White County commissioners spent one hour in a special called meeting Tuesday morning, wrestling with what is […]
Read More »Cleveland woman charged with battery
CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County authorities have arrested a Cleveland woman and charged her with battery, family violence, following an altercation at 515 Camelback Road. The arrest report by the White County Sheriff’s Office states that Angel Heafner, 27, attacked her brother Alan Michael Heafner, scratching his face and attempting to retrieve a knife to […]
Read More »Fire destroys storage shed, vehicles on Water Cress
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Late Thursday evening around 11:30, firefighters from White County, City of Cleveland and Lee Arrendale, were dispatched to a residential fire on Water Cress Rd on the west side of White County. Upon arrival, firefighters found a 12 x 16 storage building with a 6 x 16 porch fully involved. The home […]
Read More »BOC to discuss short term vacation rentals Thursday
CLEVELAND, Ga. –The White County Board of Commissioners and White County Planning Commission will hold a Joint Called Meeting Thursday, (Jan.17) at 7:30 a.m. to discuss a policy for short term vacation rentals in the unincorporated area of White County. The number of applicants for short term vacation rentals has risen dramatically in the last […]
Read More »Sautee home destroyed by Sunday fire
SAUTEE, Ga. – Firefighters from White County, the City of Helen and Lee Arrendale Fire Brigade responded to the report of a residential fire on Deerpath Drive. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered the 1,500-square foot home was completely engulfed in flames. According to firefighters, there was no one home at the time of the call. However, […]
Read More »Jay Holcomb pleads guilty to vehicular homicide
CLEVELAND, Ga. – A Cleveland man has been sentenced to 15 years, with 14 to serve, in prison and four more on probation after he pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in connection with a 2017 wreck that killed Easton Cain, 3, in the Ingles parking lot in Cleveland. Jay Holcomb, 37, also pleaded guilty to […]
Read More »Christmas tree recycling locations in White County
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Christmas 2018 is in the books and some folks are already thinking about a drop-off site where they can recycle their Christmas tree. Residents of the cities of Cleveland and Helen as well as White County have a choice of four locations. Starting today (Dec. 26), the drop-off spots include the parking […]
Read More »White County deputy helps save fellow cadet’s life while in training at the Police Academy
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Graduating from the Northeast Georgia Regional Police Academy is quite an honor in itself, but Daniel Aaron Spivey, of the White County Sheriff’s Office, accomplished much more than that recently. During his training, Spivey helped save the life of a fellow cadet classmate, graduated at the top of his class and was […]
Read More »Winter storm warning closes White Co. schools
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The National Weather Service at Peachtree City has extended the Winter Storm Warning for White County and most of Northeast Georgia until today (Dec. 10) at noon. Forecasters say light snow with additional accumulation of 1 inch or less, except above 3,000 feet where 1 to 2 inches can be expected. White […]
Read More »White Co. BOC work session scheduled Nov. 26
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The White County Board of Commissioners will hold two public hearings and consider year-end board appointments when they meet Monday at 4:30 p.m. in a work session. The first public hearing will be to consider the land use application filed by Gregory K. Dobson for a conditional use permit at 58 Bonnie […]
Read More »Governor’s race is still too close to call
ATLANTA – With 98 percent of the state’s precincts reporting, the top Election Day prize was still up for grabs at 7 a.m. today. Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp leads former House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams with 50.42 percent of the vote to Abrams 48.64. Kemp must win 50.1 percent to avoid a runoff. […]
Read More »White County Sheriff’s Office is investigating report of alleged child molestation at daycare facility
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Sheriff’s Captain Rick Kelley issued a press release recently stating that his office is investigating a report of a possible child molestation incident at a White County daycare facility. Kelley said the child’s grandmother reported the alleged incident she said occurred Oct. 15 while the child was at daycare. The […]
Read More »White County BOC work session set for Monday
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The White County Board of Commissioners will hold a combined work session and called meeting Monday at 4:30 p.m. in the County Administration Building, 1235 Helen Highway. During the work session, commissioners will hold two public hearings. The first is to consider the application for a land use permit submitted by Todd […]
Read More »White Co. firefighters responded to two calls Monday
CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County Fire Services responded to the report of two residential fires Monday, Oct. 22. Firefighters responded to 2980 Sky Lake Road in Sautee at 3 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters investigated and found that the owners were having their HVAC system repaired. Once repaired by the technician it was turned on. Home […]
Read More »White County man faces drug charges
CLEVELAND, Ga. — A 34-year-old Cleveland man was arrested Saturday and charged with sale, distribution or possession of a dangerous drug, speeding and driving while license is suspended or revoked. While on patrol, White County Deputy Daniel Amoling observed a silver Ford Explorer traveling at an excessive rate of speed on Hwy. 129 South near […]
Read More »Fraudulent firefighter support fund soliciting donations
CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County Public Safety Director David Murphy forwarded an alert from the Georgia State Firefighters Association (GSFA) and the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs that states they have become aware of individuals who are contacting departments claiming they are raising funds for Firefighter Support Funds. The individuals have been unwilling to provide […]
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