CLEVELAND, Ga. – Last week’s declaration by the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of a Level 1 Drought has led local officials to call on residents to employ good conservation practices. White County Commissioner Edwin Nix, who is also director of the county Water Authority encouraged residents to be good stewards of the water supply. “The […]
Read More »Commissioners Shoot Down Shooting Range
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The White County Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected a rezoning request by Caleb Huiet and Josh Wofford that would have allowed a private outdoor shooting range to be built on Hwy. 75 Alternate during Monday’s regular meeting. Once again, the meeting room was packed by those for and against the shooting range. […]
Read More »Ultralight Plane Crashes in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Ga. — A Quicksilver ultralight aircraft crashed into the woods off Hwy. 115 East in White County late Friday afternoon. Authorities were not contacted immediately and Cleveland Fire Chief David Murphy said units from the Cleveland Sheriff’s Office were not dispatched to the crash site until around noon Saturday. Sources tell Fetch Your News […]
Read More »Bicyclist Struck by Car in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Cleveland Fire Chief Ricky Pruitt reported that an unidentified bicyclist was injured when he was struck by a car near the intersection of Hwy. 129 and Hwy. 75 Wednesday. The female driver was turning from Hwy. 129 South onto Hwy. 75 when she struck the bicyclist who was thrown about 12 feet. […]
Read More »White Campaign for County Commission Ends
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County’s District 4 County Commissioner Craig Bryant won’t have to face a challenger in the November election after all. Daniel White’s write-in campaign for the District 4 seat on the White County Board of Commissioners has ended one week after it began. White County Election Superintendent Garrison Baker said Wednesday that […]
Read More »Mayor Shan Ash Injured in Ultralight Plane Crash
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The White County Sheriff’s Office confirmed today that Cleveland Mayor Shan Ash was a passenger in the Ultralight plane that crashed into the woods off Hwy. 115 in Cleveland Friday evening. The crash took place about 7 p.m. on property owned by Ash, but White County Deputy Chuck Williamson was not called […]
Read More »Broadband Study Committee Meets in Toccoa
TOCCOA, Ga. – A study committee headed by State Senators John Wilkinson (R-Cornelia), Don Parsons (R-Marietta) and Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega) will examine the conditions, needs, issues and problems of high-speed broadband internet access critical to the economic development of Georgia’s communities Thursday. Public participation is encouraged at the meeting scheduled for 1 p.m. at North […]
Read More »Gas Leak Forces Evacuation at Truett-McConnell
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Students and faculty had to be evacuated today from the Merritt Building on the campus of Truett-McConnell University due to a natural gas leak in the science lab. Units from the Cleveland Fire Department responded, shut of the gas and secured the building. Cleveland Fire Chief Ricky Pruitt said gas had been […]
Read More »Kidnapping Suspect Arrested in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County deputies arrested 17-year-old Trevor Rankin Tuesday. Rankin is suspected of kidnapping a 17-year-old girl that he once dated Sunday and driving to Hall County. Authorities say he drove to a gas station at the intersection of Nopone Road and Hwy 129 where the victim escaped with the help of a […]
Read More »1 Year-Old Child Killed, 4 Injured in Cleveland Crash
CLEVELAND, Ga. (UPDATED)– A one-year-old child was killed and four other people injured in a midday crash on the Appalachian Parkway in Cleveland Monday. Aubrey Papa, died of injuries suffered in the collision and 4-year-old Annalise Papa was air lifted to an Atlanta hospital. The accident occurred when a 2005 Dodge Caravan driven by Lorri […]
Read More »6 Arrested in Cleveland Drug Raid
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Cleveland Police and the Appalachian Regional Drug Task Force arrested six people at an apartment in Cleveland Wednesday and seized 20 grams of heroin and 10 grams of methamphetamine with a street value of more than $4,200. A search warrant was executed at 61 Wanda Drive where agents arrested Billy Joe “BJ” […]
Read More »Child Killed in White County Crash Today
CLEVELAND, Ga. — One child died and another person suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle traffic accident in Cleveland today. The Georgia State Patrol responded to the accident on Appalachian Parkway at South Main Street just before 12:00 p.m. According to reports on scene, the driver of a van reportedly pulled into the path of […]
Read More »Probation Provider Operating Without a Contract
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Sentinel Offender Services, the misdemeanor probation company that has been sued more than 25 times and accused of threatening and intimidating at least three White County women, is operating without a valid White County contract. An open records request to County Manager Michael Melton produced only a contract that was dated 2005 […]
Read More »Judge Miller Rules Against Sentinel Offender Services
CLEVELAND, Ga. — On Thursday, Superior Court Judge Murphy C. Miller handed White County’s Kathy Cochran a victory in her five-year long fight with Sentinel Offender Services when he ordered the case against her returned to the dead docket. In issuing the ruling, Miller stated: “Defendant Kathy Cochran was not subject to a pre-trial diversion […]
Read More »Opening of New Lane on Ga. 400 Delayed
CUMMING — Commuters from Atlanta to Dawson, White and Lumpkin counties will have to wait a little longer for the third northbound lane of Ga. 400 to open. Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) officials, who expected to have the new lane between McFarland Parkway (Exit 12) and Peachtree Parkway (Exit 13) finished by September, now […]
Read More »Gun Range Hearing Draws Packed House
CLEVELAND, Ga. — It’s rare the White County Board of Commissioners meeting draws a large crowd, but on Monday the meeting room was elbow-to-elbow and the crowd spilled out into the lobby area for a public hearing on a proposed outdoor gun range on Ga. Alternate 75. Chairman Travis Turner asked for a show of […]
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