CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested 24-year-old Jon R. Marshall and Carrie Tumlin, 19, and charged them with several counts of theft by taking, forgery and identity theft fraud in connection with an incident at 20 Kelley Road in Cleveland. According to the arrest report, Tumlin’s grandmother, Nancy Green, said the […]
Read More »Cause of Skylake Fire is Still Undetermined
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a fire at 172 Woodbrier in Skylake Subdivision on New Year’s Day. White County Fire Services was dispatched at 5 p.m and saw smoke coming from the eaves of the structure. No one was in the home at the time but the owner […]
Read More »Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle on Appalachian Hwy.
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The Cleveland Police Department reports that an unidentified female was struck by a vehicle shortly before noon Wednesday at the intersection of Appalachian Trail Drive and Highway 75. The 56-year old white female was walking on the sidewalk from Ingle’s north and was attempting to cross Appalachian Trail Drive when a male […]
Read More »Tim Cokely Named White County Football Coach
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Tim Cokely, a highly successful prep football coach in Florida, is the new head football coach at White County High School. Cokely has had a highly successful 27-year coaching career that includes 185 wins, 73 losses and six state championships. He was introduced at a press conference Thursday in the school’s Media […]
Read More »Child Struck by Pickup Truck at Ingles Dies of His Injuries
CLEVELAND, Ga — Three-year-old Easton Cain of Cleveland was killed Monday when he was struck by a pickup truck in the parking lot of the Ingles grocery at 12:49 p.m. Cleveland Fire Chief Ricky Pruitt said the child’s mother was placing groceries in the back of her car, a 2012 Ford Explorer when a 2005 […]
Read More »Commercial Fire in Cleveland Injures One Employee
CLEVELAND, Ga. — One employee suffered burns to his right arm in a fire at North Georgia Powerstroke Diesel on Hwy 129 south of Cleveland Monday afternoon. White County 9-1-1 dispatch received the call at 1:19 PM. The commercial fire prompted several fire units from White County and City of Cleveland Fire Departments. The owner […]
Read More »Some Schools Close Early Today as Winter Storm Approaches
ATLANTA — The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a storm warning just after midnight as schools, road crews and public safety officials in Dawson, White and Lumpkin counties prepared for the first winter storm of 2017. Schools in White and Lumpkin counties announced they will close at noon today and some schools have altered their […]
Read More »Cleveland Home Destroyed by Christmas Eve Fire
CLEVELAND — A Christmas Eve fire in Cleveland displaced one person. Cleveland Fire Chief Ricky Pruitt said firefighters received the call to 365 Hood St., just after 5 p.m. Pruitt said a passerby saw smoke coming from the residence, kicked the door in and located the resident. The male occupant had been cooking, left the […]
Read More »Helen Alpine Coaster Hits a Roadblock
HELEN, Ga. — The Alpine coaster proposed for the City of Helen wasn’t completely derailed by the Helen Planning, Design and Review Board (PDRB) this week, but it did hit a temporary roadblock. With three members absent and another ineligible to vote, the board couldn’t reach a consensus on recommending a conditional use permit to […]
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HELEN, Ga. — Helen City Manager Jerry Elkins had high praise for Fire Chief Jody Prickett during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “You’ve improved a department that was in bad shape and we certainly appreciate that,” Elkins said. When Prickett was hired in Sept. 2015, the fire department had only one full-time firefighter and three part-time […]
Read More »White County School Board Achieves Quality Board Designation
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The White County Board of Education has been named as a Quality Board by the Georgia School Board Association. White County is one of only 25 school systems in Georgia to be so designated. The recognition program was developed by Georgia superintendents and is designed to showcase best practices in school governance […]
Read More »School Board Bids Farewell to Hunter, Westmoreland
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The White County Board of Commissioners said goodbye to two longtime public servants last night in Chairwoman Kendyl Brock Hunter and Jay Westmoreland who has represented Dist. 4 since 2009. Both will end their terms on Dec. 31. Hunter, who started her term in office in 2005, was a member of the […]
Read More »Firefighters Battle Mobile Home Blaze in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The Cleveland Fire Department and White County Fire Services responded to to a mobile home fire at 340 Boulevard Street this morning just before 1 a.m. The resident, who was not identified, informed firefighters he was awakened by the fire alarm and managed to escape injury. The fire was contained in the […]
Read More »Decorating the Alpine Village Becomes an Issue
HELEN, Ga. — Helen city officials agree that decorating the Alpine Village year-round is a critical element in attracting visitors. What they do not agree on is whether it should be done on a volunteer basis or if a professional should be hired to do the work under the supervision of City Manager Jerry Elkins. […]
Read More »Clerk of Court’s Late Payments a “Significant Deficiency”
CLEVELAND, Ga. — An audit of White County finances performed by Rushton and Company showed that Clerk of Court Dena Adams has, for many years, failed to turn over fees and fines to the county on a monthly basis as required. Clay Pilgrim, who presented the audit report to commissioners at Monday’s meeting, called this […]
Read More »Fire in White County
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Firefighters from the City of Cleveland and Lee Arrendale Fire Brigade spent four hours Sunday battling a residential fire on Brookwood Village Lane. The home was badly damaged, but no injuries were reported. White County Public Safety Director David Murphy reports that fire apparently started in the attic area and that […]
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