CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Fire Services responded to a report of a burn victim today (Aug. 23) around 1 p.m. to 3216 Highway 75 South. Firefighter Ana Newberry said the unidentified 26-year-old-male subject was clearing the property and was about to burn the brush that was cleared for his construction project. In lighting the […]
Read More »Cleveland man charged with battery, obstruction
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County deputies have charged 54-year-old Kenneth Wayne Law, of Cleveland, with battery, willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer and possession of marijuana after his ex-girlfriend accused him of beating and kicking her. On Aug. 13, Deputy Daniel Amoling was called to 1283 Westmoreland Road in connection with a domestic dispute. […]
Read More »Sautee man charged with family violence
CLEVELAND, Ga. – A 40-year-old Sautee man has been charged with battery and cruelty to children following a domestic dispute involving the mother of their 3-year-old son, Cassandra Rogers. According to the incident report, Rogers, 27, and Jason Watson Wardle began arguing ear;u Saturday morning as Wardle was driving to work. Rogers said Wardle pulled […]
Read More »Judge Parks appointed to Enotah Judicial District
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Governor Nathan Deal has announced that White County Chief Magistrate Judge Joy R. Parks has been appointed to fill a vacancy in the Enotah Judicial Circuit that was created when Judge Murphy C. Miller resigned. Parks, who owns her own law firm, earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia and […]
Read More »Sen. Steve Gooch issues press release supporting Casey Cagle
DAHLONEGA, Ga. –On July 24th, it is vitally important that we cast our ballots for a strong leader who is prepared to be our state’s next CEO. As your state senator, I want you to know that I’m 100% behind Casey Cagle for governor. I have served with him for eight years in the senate […]
Read More »County may join lawsuit against U.S. government
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County officials say the U.S. Government is in violation of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) law that requires the federal government to make payments to local governments to help offset losses in property taxes due to non-taxable federal lands within its boundary. As a result, the Board of Commissioners […]
Read More »Cities can hold SPLOST funds for indefinite period of time
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The White County Board of Commissioners held a brief called meeting Tuesday (June 26) to consider a request by the City of Cleveland for an amendment to the 2020 special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) intergovernmental agreement (IGA). County Manager Michael Melton confirmed he received an email from Cleveland City Manager […]
Read More »Road repair will cause detour on Hwy 17/75 Monday
HELEN — Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) maintenance crews out of the Cleveland area office will detour drivers on State Route 17/75 Monday morning to install a new drainage structure. The detour route will be in place between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. During the recent flash flood, the pipe was damaged. GDOT is taking […]
Read More »Firefighters aid hikers along Appalachian Trail
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – White Count Fire Services personnel spent a grueling Sunday delivering aid to three female hikers in two separate incidents near the Low Gap Shelter along the Appalachian Trail. At 11:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a report of a female hiker suffering from exhaustion and dehydration just a few feet south of […]
Read More »Fire destroys mobile home on Wooten Road
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County firefighters, along with automatic aid from the city of Cleveland and Lee Arrendale Fire Brigade, fought a mobile home fire on Wooten Road in the south part of the county for nearly three hours this morning. White County Public Safety Director David Murphy said the fire was reported around 5 […]
Read More »Wilson leaving to lead Floyd County schools
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County School System will hold a called meeting Thursday at 7 a.m. to announce it has begun the search for a new School Superintendent. Dr. Jeff Wilson, who has been the system’s top administrator the last seven years, is leaving to become superintendent of Floyd County schools. Wilson said today that […]
Read More »Alert White County deputy leads to big meth seizure
CLEVELAND, Ga. – While completing a routine security check Friday, an alert White County deputy noticed a storage unit door was open and feared it had been burglarized. What he discovered, however, was not a burglary, but a cache of illegal narcotics, including about eight pounds of crystal meth and a stolen handgun. The Appalachian […]
Read More »Commissioners agree to give cities 20 percent split of proposed 2020 special purpose local option sales tax
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The White County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 during a called meeting Thursday to divide the revenue from a proposed 2020 special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) with the cities of Cleveland and Helen on a 60-20-20 basis. Before it can be collected, however, voters must approve an extension of the […]
Read More »Cleveland man charged with arson, aggravated assault
CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County authorities arrested 46-year-old Justin Wade Brown of Cleveland after he attempted to set fire to a home at 44 Ramblewood Drive in Sautee last week. Brown is being held in the White County Detention Center where he is charged with first degree arson, aggravated assault, making terroristic threats and criminal […]
Read More »Two arrested for drug possession in Helen
HELEN, Ga. — Agents with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) and Helen Police Department executed search warrants Thursday and arrested 47-year-old Michael Shane Hayes and 37-year-old Christopher Walden. Hayes was arrested for possession of a schedule IV controlled substance (Tramadol) and methamphetamine. Walden was arrested for possession of a schedule IV controlled substance […]
Read More »Ransomware, sportsmanship were the hot topics at Tuesday’s school board meeting
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The White County Board of Education devoted much of its time during Tuesday’s meeting to a discussion of the ransomware attack that impacted the school system server two weeks ago and sportsmanship. The cyber attack was not as devastating as the one that was launched against the city of Atlanta. School Superintendent […]
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