CLEVELAND, Ga. — The death of 3-year old Easton Levi Cain, and the arrest of James Holcomb, 36, a man with a long history of drug and alcohol abuse has destroyed three White County families and led to questions about a White County Commissioner. The son of Casey and Kala Cain, Easton was a beautiful […]
Read More »Cannon Rd. Redistricting Gets Yes, No Votes
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The White County Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected a request by Mark Byrd to redistrict 3.056 acres of land at 36 Cannon Road from C1 Community Commercial District to C2 Highway Business District after hearing strong objection from Pat Cannon, whose family has owned much of the surrounding property for years. Speaking […]
Read More »No Injuries Reported in Residential Fire Wednesday
CLEVELAND – Units from the White County and Cleveland Fire Departments responded to a residential fire Wednesday evening at 85 Ellis Drive in Cleveland. White County Public Safety Director David Murphy reported that a dryer at the home caught fire and when the residents’ attempt to extinguish the blaze with a chemical extinguisher was unsuccessful […]
Read More »Cleveland Traffic Stop Leads to Meth Bust
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, Cleveland Police Department, White County Sheriff’s Office and Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office scored a significant drug bust last week. It started with a traffic stop that led to the arrest of Bobby Joe Mullinax Jr., 39 of Cleveland and the seizure of one pound of methamphetamine […]
Read More »Cleveland Man Charged With Assault, Battery
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The White County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dustin Elliott, 30, of Purple Star Lane last week after his wife reported he beat her with his fists and hit her in the head with a piece of 2×4 wood board in front of their two children. Courtney Elliott, 30, filed the complaint with Deputy […]
Read More »Former Corrections Officer Indicted on Sexual Assault Charge
CLEVELAND – A White County Grand Jury returned an indictment this week against Grady Harold Speers, a former Georgia Department of Corrections officer. Speers, 37, is accused of the sexual assault of an inmate at a correctional facility violation of oath of office. According to the indictment, the alleged assault took place “between the 3rd […]
Read More »Second Public Hearing on School Budget is Set for Thursday
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The White County Board of Education will hold the second public hearing on the fiscal year 2018 budget Thursday at 6 p.m. School officials say they are facing a budget shortfall of $145,515, but that amount can be made up out of the fund balance and no millage increase is expected. However, […]
Read More »Veterans Group to Propose A Monument to White County’s Highest Decorated Soldier
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Ron Webb of the Northeast Georgia Veterans Society will present information on a proposed military statue to honor Pvt. Rondall H. Glaze, White County’s highest decorated soldier, who was killed while serving in the U.S. Army during WWII when the White County Board of Commissioners meet Monday at 4:30 p.m. Private Glaze […]
Read More »Helen Set For First Budget Public Hearing
HELEN, Ga. – Helen City Commissioners will hold a discussion followed immediately by the first public hearing on the proposed FY 2017-18 budget when they meet Tuesday (June 20) at 3 p.m. at City Hall. There will also be a discussion and consideration of renewal of the contract with the Helen/White County Convention and Visitors […]
Read More »Two Injured in Early Morning Crash in Helen
HELEN, Ga. – Two people suffered what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries in the pre-dawn hours Sunday morning. According to a report from Georgia State Patrol Post 6 in Gainesville, David Dority, 34, of Peachtree Corners was traveling southbound in a 2007 Chevy Cobalt when he failed to negotiate a curve. The car […]
Read More »White County Among Nation’s “Most Challenging” High Schools
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The Washington Post has released its 19th annual “America’s Most Challenging High Schools” list and, for the second year, White County High School was named to the list. The list shows how successfully schools around the nation challenge their students. Only 12 percent of the nation’s high schools qualify. The schools are […]
Read More »Fire Destroys Barn on Albert Reid Road
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County firefighters from Stations 6, 2 and 4 and the Cleveland Fire Department were dispatched to a fire in the 1700 block of Albert Reid Road Tuesday. When they arrived, a 1,500-square foot barn that contained farm equipment, supplies and some lumber was fully involved. They completed knockdown in 35 minutes […]
Read More »Bye Bye Sentinel Offender Services
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Sentinel Offender Services has left the state! White County Probate Court Judge Garrison Baker, speaking at the Board of Commissioners work session Monday, said Sentinel, a California-based provider of probation services that has been sued more than a dozen times and recently settled a $2 million federal civil rights lawsuit, will no […]
Read More »Cleveland Highway Accident Injures Family
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Three people were injured Tuesday when they were involved in a three-vehicle accident on Ga. 11 (U.S. 129) at Rogers Road in White County. Trooper 1st Class Jordan Stamey of Georgia State Patrol Post 6 in Gainesville investigated the wreck and reported that 10-year-old Kaeden Willis, of Cleveland, was taken to Northeast […]
Read More »Cleveland Man Charged With Battery, Cruelty to Children
CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Gary Allen Colwell, 30 of Cleveland, last week following a domestic dispute with his mother, Jeraldine Robinson, at 2995 Ga. Hwy 75 South in Cleveland. Robinson told deputies her son didn’t have a place to stay so she allowed him to stay at her home but noticed […]
Read More »White Co. School Board to Meet Tuesday
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The White County Board of Education will meet in regular session Tuesday, Mar. 21 at 8 a.m. in the Board of Education Building, 136 Warriors Path, Cleveland. Department reports will be presented by Laurie Burkett (Curriculum) Angie Helton and Cindy Free (Science/Social Studies Training) Angie Helton (School Calendar) Abby Rowland (Nutrition Meal […]
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