CLEVELAND, Ga. — The White County Board of Commissioners had a very busy day Tuesday with a regular meeting, a called meeting and a public hearing on the millage rate but they paused long enough to honor White County resident Martha Rae Kimsey on the occasion of her 100th birthday. Friends and family were on […]
Read More »Commissioners Adopt 9.998 Millage Rate
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The White County Board of Commissioners voted to raise the millage rate by .89 mils to 9.998 Monday and the only complaint heard during the third and final public hearing was from citizens who thought the increase should have been bigger. Elizabeth Wells, one of five people to make public comment, said […]
Read More »Teen Airlifted to Hospital After Bicycle Accident
CLEVELAND — A 15-year-old White County youth was airlifted to Atlanta Medical Center Monday night with what appears to be serious head injuries following a bicycle accident behind White County Middle School. Cleveland Police Chief John Foster said the cause of the accident is unknown. Foster did not identify the injured teen, but said two […]
Read More »Bicyclist Struck by Vehicle Faces DUI Charge
CLEVELAND — The bicyclist who was struck by a vehicle on South Main Street in Cleveland over the weekend has been charged with DUI and driving on the wrong side of the highway. Sean Speagle, 35 of Cleveland, suffered non-life threatening injuries Saturday when he was struck by a vehicle while traveling north in the […]
Read More »Commissioners OK Wrecker Impound Lot Despite Pleas of City, Area Residents
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The White County Board of Commissioners approved a very unpopular zoning change Monday that allows a wrecker impound lot to be built on 2.24 acres at the end of Helton Street, part of which is located in the City of Cleveland. Property owners Don Payne and Terry Kimbrell requested the change from […]
Read More »County Holds First Hearing on Millage Increase
CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County Commissioners held the first public hearing 2017 millage rate Monday morning and may have been surprised by what they heard from the lone public speaker. To balance the FY 2017 budget, commissioners have proposed a millage increase of .83 mils TO 9.998 mils and a $590,000 reduction in the county’s […]
Read More »Mother Cat, Kittens Zip Tied Together All Four Kittens Die
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — A property owner heard the cries of a mother cat last week and went to investigate. What she discovered must have been horrifying. It was an adult cat zip tied to her four kittens and discarded into a stand of Kudzu. One of the kittens was already dead and, although the […]
Read More »Pulliam to Run for White County School Board
CLEVELAND, Ga. –Brock Pulliam has qualified to run for the District 2 seat on the White County Board of Education. Pulliam, 46, is a 1988 graduate of North Hall High School and a salesman working for Gainesville Flooring. He was appointed as the interim Board of Education member in May to replace Roger Fiztpatrick who […]
Read More »Fire Destroys White County Home, No Injuries Reported
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Fire completely consumed a home at 628 Frank Black Road in White County last night. No one was injured but the remote location of the home — nearly half a mile from the nearest hydrant — complicated firefighting efforts and kept fire service personnel busy throughout the night. White County Public Safety […]
Read More »Charlie Bryson Announces School Board Campaign
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Charlie Bryson, an arson investigator for Gwinnett County and a lifelong resident of White County, has qualified to run for the District 2 seat on the White County Board of Education. The non-partisan election will be held in November. Bryson, 45, graduated from White County High School in 1986 and holds several […]
Read More »Bryson, Pulliam Qualify to Run for School Board
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Qualifying for the November election to fill the vacant seat on the White County Board of Education ended at noon today with two candidates qualified. Gwinnett County Fire Investigator Charlie Bryson will campaign against Brock Pulliam, who is currently serving an interim position on the board. The special election is non-partisan and […]
Read More »Neighbors Speak Out Against Proposed Wrecker Service
CLEVELAND, Ga. — In a packed meeting room, area residents expressed their strong opposition to a zoning change that would permit a wrecker service to be built in their neighborhood at Monday’s White County Board of Commissioners meeting. The White County Planning Commission recommended approval of Don Payne’s application to rezone 2.24 acres from residential […]
Read More »White County Deputies Seize $16,000 in Illegal Drugs
CLEVELAND, Ga. Lars Prentice Johnson, 44, of Murphy, N.C. was arrested in White County last week and charged with trafficking methamphetamine. Chief Deputy Bob Ingram said Johnson was stopped by White County deputies and officers with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) after deputies received a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) alert. During a […]
Read More »Sinkhole that Closed The Carpet Store No Worse Today
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Cleveland Fire Chief Ricky Pruitt said this morning that it does not appear the sinkhole that forced the closing of The Carpet Store on South Main Street yesterday got any worse over night. “I haven’t seen it yet myself, but Cleveland Police checked on it during the night and didn’t notify me […]
Read More »Gun Range Foes Win the First Round
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Opponents of a proposed gun range in north White County won the first battle Monday when the White County Planning Commission to recommend denial of a land use change and special use permit that would pave the way for the facility. The ball is not in the court of the Board of […]
Read More »Monday is Back to School Day for White Co. Students
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The first day of the new school year in White County is Monday, Aug. 8. But there is still a lot to do before welcoming students back. For example, there are a host of Open Houses scheduled this week. White County High School and the Ninth Grade Academy will host Open House […]
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