CLEVELAND, Ga. – A citizen’s complaint is responsible for taking more methamphetamine off the streets of White County this week. Following a two-month investigation, the White County Sheriff’s Office, Cleveland Police Department, and the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) served a search warrant at David Bell’s residence, 96 Greenview Court, that resulted in the […]
Read More »Flash flood watch in effect in White, Lumpkin
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — The National Weather Service at Peachtree City has issued a flash flood watch through Thursday evening for northeast Georgia, including White and Lumpkin counties. Multiple rounds of sustained moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall will affect the area through Thursday evening. Storm total rainfall amounts of two to four inches will result […]
Read More »Law enforcement disrupts major marijuana distribution ring operating in three counties
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Agents with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) and multiple local law enforcement agencies including White County and the Cleveland Police Department disrupted a large marijuana distribution organization operating in White, Habersham and Gwinnett counties last week. White County authorities learned about the organization through tips from the local community. On […]
Read More »Rehab of Roy Head Bridge will begin in June
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The driving surface of the oldest bridge in White County will be replaced this summer. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) held an informational meeting in September to discuss the rehabilitation of the 60-year-old Roy Head Bridge on state Route 11/US 129 over Tesnatee Creek north of Cleveland. Last week, GDOT announced […]
Read More »Hazardous road conditions exist in White County
CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County Public Safety Director David Murphy is reporting multiple traffic accidents today (Wednesday, Jan. 17) as snow is creating hazardous travel conditions. Murphy says many roads are “slick and dangerous for travel.” Major problems include Town Creek Road, Westmoreland Road, Westside Hwy. 129 south and Hwy. 115 east. The message from […]
Read More »Fire destroys school superintendent’s home
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Fire destroyed the Teal Mountain Drive family home of White County School Superintendent Jeff Wilson shortly after noon Monday. White County Public Safety Director David Murphy said the house is a complete loss, but no one was at home and no injuries were reported. White County responded with automatic aid from the […]
Read More »Murrayville man killed in collision on Hwy. 115
CLEVELAND, Ga. – A Murrayville man was killed Saturday when his Toyota Scion crossed the double yellow line on Ga. 115 and struck a Ford F-150 head on just east of Cleveland. The Georgia State Patrol has identified the man killed as 30-year-old Ulises Delgado-Carrera. The driver of the Ford F-150 was Tony Hooper, 49, […]
Read More »White County receives StormReady recognition
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Emergency Management Agency Director David Murphy received word last week that White County has again been recognized as a StormReady county. In a letter to Murphy, David J. Nadler, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the Georgia StormReady Advisory Board said, “I would like to congratulate you and your team on your […]
Read More »Cleveland man charged with attempted burglary
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County deputies arrested Bryan Christopher Thornton, 39, of Cleveland last week, following a 911 call referencing a suspicious person knocking on a door in Sautee. White County Sheriff’s Captain Rick Kelley said when deputies located Thornton, he told them he was lost. However, Thornton was wearing an empty gun holster and […]
Read More »Humble Vine Farm competing for farm grant
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County’s Humble Vine Farm is competing for a farm grant from national produce distributor PRO*ACT. Voting is currently taking place at Cultivatingchange.org. PRO*ACT is working to encourage sustainable practices and drive ahead fresh produce through the expansion of its local farm grant program Cultivating Change. Ten other Georgia farms are competing […]
Read More »After 47 years, Councilman Young has retired
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Much of Monday’s city council meeting was dedicated to honoring City Councilman Edward Young, who is retiring after 47 years of public service, and Jack P. Nix Elementary School for earning the prestigious Platinum Award as one of Georgia’s “Greatest Gains” schools. Mayor Shan Ash read a proclamation to honor Young, who […]
Read More »Schools closed across north Georgia today
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — Schools in Dawson, Lumpkin and White counties are closed today (Wednesday, Jan. 17). Lumpkin County 12-month staff is asked to report at 10 a.m. or when it is safe to do so. The closings follow a winter weather advisory issued today that remains in effect until 4 p.m. in the following […]
Read More »Cleveland Police arrest gang member
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The Cleveland Police Department arrested alleged gang member Richard Nash, 25, of Cornelia on a long list of felonies, including willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer by use of threats of violence Jan. 10 Nash is believed to be a member of Ghost Face Gangsters, a prison-based gang that has been […]
Read More »Firefighters battle blaze on Goat Neck Road
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County firefighters responded to a residential fire at 1266 Goat Neck Road Wednesday at approximately 10 p.m. The first units to arrive at the scene found a 1,200-square foot workshop fully engulfed in flames with fire extending to a pump house, a greenhouse and nearly one acre of grass. Although there […]
Read More »Cleveland’s new water tank is ready to serve city
Cleveland City Council learned Monday the city’s new water tank is ready for use CLEVELAND, Ga. – The Cleveland City Council heard from City Engineer Brian Rindt Monday who said the long-awaited water tower is now “substantially” complete and ready for use. Rindt reported the tank was filled to the five-foot level Monday. The contract […]
Read More »Cleveland Man Charged With Murder of Girlfriend
A Cleveland man has been arrested and charged with the murder of his girlfriend, Stephanie Smith, 42, also of Cleveland. According to a press release from Lt. Rick Kelley of the White County Sheriff’s Office, 35-year-old Justin Scott Mayo came to the sheriff’s office and reported that his girlfriend was unresponsive at their house. White […]
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