CLEVELAND, Ga. – Help for those who can’t afford to pay their heating bills and who live in households where every family member is 65 or older will soon be available to those who live in White, Lumpkin and Dawson counties. Starting Nov. 1, the Georgia Department of Human Services will help pay heating costs […]
Read More »Nationwide Emergency Alert System test set Oct. 3
CLEVELAND, Ga. –The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on October 3. The WEA portion of the test commences at 2:18 p.m. and the EAS portion follows at 2:20 p.m. The test […]
Read More »Cleveland man charged with Jan. 30 rape
CLEVELAND, Ga. — After a lengthy investigation the White County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect in the rape of a 66-year-old Cleveland woman. According to the arrest report, Matthew Daniel Gillespie, 26, was arrested Sept 18 and charged with of Jan. 30, 2018 rape as well as first-degree burglary (felony); possession of methamphetamine; exploitation […]
Read More »Cleveland man charged with terroristic threats, obstruction of law enforcement officers
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a combative 57-year-old Jerry Trigg at his home on New Bridge Road Aug. 21, following a brief standoff during which he threatened to kill the deputies. Corporal Reginald Cantrell responded to a call regarding a domestic dispute at 4860 New Bridge Road. Trigg’s wife Donna Trigg […]
Read More »Commissioners approve contractor to replace two bridges
CLEVELAND, Ga. – In a two-hour called meeting and work session Monday, the White County Board of Commissioners considered a wide-range of issues from the replacement of two bridges on New Bridge Road to setting the fall hours at Yonah Preserve. The county had hoped to replace the bridges one at a time, but when […]
Read More »Road projects, emergency funding for Alberto damage on agenda for Board of Commissioners meeting Monday
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The White County Board of Commissioners has a busy agenda schedule for Monday’s work session and called meeting with 15 items to discuss, including a review of the bids received for proposed 2018 road projects. The roads that were approved by commissioners this year qualify for the state’s local maintenance and improvement […]
Read More »Murrayville woman injured in crash on SR 115
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – A rain-soaked highway and a hydroplaning vehicle sent a Murrayville woman to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with undisclosed injuries Sunday. According to a Georgia State Patrol incident report, Joyce Cain-Bragg, 73, was driving on State Road 115 west of its intersection with Thomason Road when her 2011 Lincoln Town […]
Read More »Tense, seven-hour standoff with law enforcement officers follows single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 255
CLEVELAND, Ga. – A single-vehicle wreck that knocked down a power pole on Hwy. 255 South Thursday afternoon led to a tense, seven-hour standoff between the driver of the vehicle and law enforcement officers and first responders from several jurisdictions. The driver of the vehicle, 39-year-old Nathan Shane McCain of Cleveland, was not injured in […]
Read More »Body of man found at Raven Cliffs Falls is identified
HELEN – A body found Tuesday afternoon near the trail to Raven Cliff Falls in north White County has been identified as that of Robert Waters, 49, of Jacksonville, Fl. White County authorities say a hiker found the body around 2 p.m. and called 9-1-1. “Foul play is not suspected,” Sheriff Neal Walden said. “The […]
Read More »White County votes go to Kemp, Raffensperger, Shafer; John Solmon elected to School Board
CLEVELAND, Ga. – John Solomon has defeated incumbent Charlie Bryson to claim the District 2 seat on the White County Board of Education. Solomon received 2,019 votes to Bryson’s 1,649 in Tuesday’s primary runoff. Solmon finished a distant second to Bryson in the May 22 primary with 989 votes to Bryson’s 1,560. But he turned […]
Read More »BOC holds second public hearing millage increase
CLEVELAND, Ga. – After holding the line on the county’s portion of the millage rate for seven of the last eight years, the White County Board of Commissioners has announced and advertised a second consecutive increase. Commissioners held the second public hearing during a called meeting Thursday afternoon. The third and final public hearing is […]
Read More »GSP gearing up for holiday travel period
ATLANTA—Georgia State Troopers are gearing up for the July Fourth holiday travel period. The holiday period begins at 6 p.m. today (July 3) and lasts for 30 hours, ending at 11:59 p.m. on July Fourth. Last year, the holiday period was 102 hours long. The Georgia State Patrol investigated 645 traffic crashes that resulted in 323 […]
Read More »Georgians begin early voting for key state offices Monday
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Advanced voting for the July 24 General Primary runoff starts Monday, July 2 and will be held Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. until July 20 with the exception of July 4 when all county offices are closed. All votes can be cast at the County Elections Office, 1241 […]
Read More »Sixth rabies alert posted in White County
CLEVELAND, Ga. – For the sixth time this year, an animal in White County has tested positive for rabies. A dog recently had contact with a rabid raccoon in the Danny Palmer Road area. The raccoon was shipped to the Georgia Public Health Lab – Virology Section in Decatur. White County Environmental Health was advised […]
Read More »BOC holds first reading of fiscal year 2018-19 budget
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Manager Michael Melton presented the proposed $23.7 million fiscal year 2018-19 budget to the Board of Commissioners Monday. The first reading was approved without any objection from the public. Commissioners will vote to adopt the budget Monday, June 25 at 4:30 p.m. Commissioners approved a request by Donald E. Almand […]
Read More »Public hearing on county budget set Monday
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The White County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2018-19 budget and a land use application regarding property on Dock Dorsey Road Monday, June 11, at 4:30 p.m. to be followed immediately by a called meeting. The land use application was filed by Donald Almand […]
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