CLEVELAND, Ga. – Cleveland Police Chief John Foster announced in a press release that deputies arrested 44-year-old Lisa Wertz and 29-year-old Ruben Derrick Hoffman at a residence at 435 Pine Circle in Cleveland Monday on multiple drug charges. Foster said the two are suspected of selling between two and three ounces of meth a week […]
Read More »Helen Awards Bid for New Pedestrian Bridge
HELEN, Ga. – The long-awaited pedestrian bridge across the Chattahoochee River in Helen moved one step closer to reality Tuesday when the city commission voted unanimously to approve the bid of $586,022 submitted by Square Deal Enterprises. The Sautee-based company entered the lowest of four bids received. The project was advertised on the Georgia Mountains […]
Read More »Cleveland man charged with statutory rape, sodomy
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County authorities arrested a 37-year-old Cleveland man Monday who is charged with sodomy, two counts of statutory rape and aggravated child molestation. White County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Rick Kelley said the arrest followed the investigation of a report that Michael Eugene McGuire was having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 15-year-old […]
Read More »Cleveland woman injured in wreck on Hwy. 115
CLEVELAND, Ga. – A Cleveland woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident Sunday at the intersection of Hwy. 115 and Pless Road in White County. Hilda Seymore, 69, of 2226 Black Road in Cleveland, suffered undisclosed injuries when the 1997 Buick LeSabre she was driving attempted to cross Hwy. 115 from Pless Road. According to […]
Read More »Caring Hands Coat Giveaway Set for Saturday
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Do you know someone who needs a coat to keep warm this winter but cannot afford to purchase one? Caring Hands Ministries in Cleveland is holding its annual coat give away Saturday, Nov. 18, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Travis Chapel United Methodist Church on Hood Street. In an email, Caring Hands […]
Read More »Demorest Man Killed in White County Wreck
CLEVELAND, Ga. – A 26-year-old Habersham County man was killed in a fiery, single-vehicle crash just east of Cleveland Sunday evening. Georgia State Patrol reports that Robert Underwood of Demorest was driving eastbound in a 1988 Toyota Camry on Black Road about 10:05 p.m. when he ran a stop sign at the intersection with […]
Read More »White County Authorities Search for Suspects in Home Invasion Robbery
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Sheriff Neal Walden reported Monday that authorities are still searching for two home invasion suspects who robbed a man at gunpoint Sunday morning at 2075 Hwy. 75 South in Cleveland. Walden said the men entered the home, tied up the victim and stole some clothing and less than $1,000 in […]
Read More »Commissioners update county land use map
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Following a public hearing Monday, White County commissioners approved an update to the official land use map during a combined called meeting and work session. The map update does not make any additional changes, but merely incorporates all land use actions taken by commissioners since the map was last updated in December […]
Read More »Commissioners schedule called meeting Jan. 2
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The White County Board of Commissioners will hold a called meeting Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 4:30 p.m. in the Mauney Building, 1235 Helen Highway, to consider rezoning a parcel of land on Highway 254 and accepting appointments to the county’s building authority and development authority. Tim Motes has asked to rezone 5.51 […]
Read More »White County Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Leonard Amos Jones, a teacher at White County Middle School, was arrested Monday after allegedly having inappropriate contact with a student. Jones, 54, faces multiple criminal charges including three counts of aggravated child molestation, three counts of sodomy, three counts of sexual assault and three counts of reckless conduct. White County Chief […]
Read More »Four Indicted for Heroin Distribution in North Ga.
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Michelle Dawn Dorsey, Nigel Alan Waddell, and Tyler Josiah Matthews have been arraigned on federal charges of trafficking in heroin. A fourth defendant, Derrik Omar Frazier, was arraigned on July 20. Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office Special Agent in Charge Mitchell Posey said, “This indictment absolutely saved lives. We will never know […]
Read More »Sautee Nacoochee Man Charged with Family Violence
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Deputies with the White County Sheriff’s Office arrested Richard Samuel Sosebee, 44, of Sautee Nacoochee, Friday following an altercation at his parents’ home on Skylake Road. He is charged with battery, cruelty to children and criminal trespass. According to the incident report, Sosebee was intoxicated when he came to the residence and […]
Read More »Helicopter to Replace AC Units at WCHS
CLEVELAND, Ga. — PUBLIC ALERT – Don’t be alarmed if you happen to notice an Aircrane helicopter flying above White County High School for several hours on Tuesday, June 13 starting at 8 a.m. There is no emergency and no one is in danger. Aircrane will be on site to replace air conditioning units at […]
Read More »More snow, ice on the way to north Georgia
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — The National Weather Service issued a Special Weather Statement Monday morning for Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Chattooga, Gordon, Pickens, Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Hall, Banks, Jackson, Polk, Paulding, Cobb, North Fulton, Gwinnett, Barrow, Haralson, Carroll, Douglas, South Fulton, DeKalb, Rockdale, Heard, Coweta, Fayette, […]
Read More »More school closings announced for today
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — Expected icy road conditions have led to more school closings today. White County School Superintendent Dr. Jeff Wilson announced Sunday that schools will be closed Monday, Jan. 8, for students and staff due to the Winter Weather Advisory and threat of freezing rain. School will be closed for students and staff. […]
Read More »Helen City Commission looks for ways to prevent pollution of the Chattahoochee River
HELEN, Ga. – Various stakeholders, including city officials, citizens who live on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, tubing rental company owners and outfitters participated in a spirited 45-minute discussion about what to do about the trash in and along the river during Tuesday’s Helen City Commission meeting. Helen is one of the most heavily […]
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