CLEVELAND, Ga.- The Cleveland City Council is meeting today at 6:00 p.m. at the Police Department. This is the agenda for the meeting. 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Invocation – Tim Morgan – Faith Lutheran Church 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Approval of Agenda 5. Work Session Items […]
Read More »Council Discusses Short Term Rental Ordinance
CLEVELAND, Ga.- The City council discussed the current draft of the short-term rental ordinance and gave City Administrator Tom O’Bryant new directions for the next draft. Ed Ward proposed to the board a referendum to have a distilled spirits package store where the J.W. Reeds restaurant used to stand. The council also discussed the pawnshop […]
Read More »Wal-Mart Closed Due to Pipe Break
WHITE COUNTY, Ga.- Cleveland Wal-Mart is closed due to a water pipe breaking. A pipe broke in both garden center and the back of the store. Once the pipe broke in garden center it set off the store sprinklers and fire alarm. The associates and customers were evacuated to determine the cause of the alarm. […]
Read More »Board Reviewed Options for 2023-2024 Academic Calendars
WHITE COUNTY, Ga.-Superintendent Dr. Laurie Burkett presented the board with two possible academic calendars for the 2023-2024 school year during the work session on Jan. 25. Burkett also gave the board the Jan. dispositions and the COVID update. Assistant Superintendent Scott Justus present the Jan. ESPLOST request to the board and Director of Student Services […]
Read More »Cleveland City Council Meeting January 10
CLEVELAND, Ga.- The Cleveland City Council will meet on Jan. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Community Center/Police Department 342 Campbell St. The Cleveland City Council will discuss and vote on Resolution 2022-01, Family Promise of White County, Inc variance request, and the 2020-2021 fiscal audit. Fire Chief Ricky Pruitt and Police Chief Jeff […]
Read More »Press Release From Chief Shoemaker About Traffic Safety
CLEVELAND, Ga. – The officers of the Cleveland Police Department will be stepping up their efforts to promote traffic safety and reduce vehicle accidents during the holiday season. Specifically, the officers will be actively patrolling for impaired drivers, distracted drivers on their cell phones, seatbelt violations, and speed violations. There have been over 1,700 fatality […]
Read More »Board Reviews Turf Plan
WHITE COUNTY, Ga.- Assistant Superintendent Scott Justus and Rod Nix of Charles Black construction gave the Board of Education a preview of what the new turf football field will look like when in place. Superintendent Dr. Laurie Burkett also gave the board a preview of the board meeting dates for 2022 and a list of […]
Read More »Council Accepts 2022-2023 Worker’s Compensation Insurance
CLEVELAND, Ga.- The Cleveland City Council accepted the 2022-2023 worker’s compensation insurance presented by Tom O’Bryant at their meeting on Dec. 13. The council also accepted an amendment to the 2020/2021 budget. Chief Pruitt and Shoemaker delivered a monthly report for the fire and police department to the council at the meeting as well. Tom […]
Read More »Rezoning Request On Agenda for Monday City Council Meeting
CLEVELAND, Ga. – On the agenda for the City Council Meeting Family Promise request for rezoning will be addressed. The council will also address the 2021-23 Amendment to Zoning Ordinance. City Administrator Tom O’Bryant will bring an Assistance for Firefighters Grant also known as AFG before the council. They also have the old business of […]
Read More »Board Approves November ESPLOST Request
WHITE COUNTY, Ga.- The White County Board of Education approved the November ESPLOST request at the Nov. 18 board meeting. The board also approved the October financial reports and the Series 2021 Bond Resolution and Purchase Agreement. Superintendent Dr. Laurie Burkett brought a couple of awards to the board’s attention. Following the work session on […]
Read More »Board Approves New Freezer
WHITE COUNTY, Ga.- Assistant Superintendent Scott Justus presented the board with November’s ESPLOST request which included a new freezer for Tesnesstee Gap Elementary School and the board approved the purchase of the freezer. School Nutrition Director Abby Rowland gave the board an update on the free and reduced lunch count. Justus also informed the board […]
Read More »Board Approves new turf for football field
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Education voted to approve the new turf for the football field and the timeline for work to begin at their meeting on Oct. 28. The Board also approved the ESPLOST request for October, the dispositions for all schools and the August and September financial reports. Rod Nix from […]
Read More »Board of Education reviews construction plans
WHITE COUNTY, Ga- Rod Nix presented the board of education with the upcoming construction plans for the new developments happening in the school system at their work session on October 26. Rod Nix from Charles Black Construction presented the board with construction plans for the new football field, baseball field, the new transportation building, and […]
Read More »Board of Education addresses Warriors for Social Justice Group
WHITE, GA.- The Board of Education addressed the community and the concerns about the Warriors for Social Justice group at their board meeting on Thursday, September 30. On July 27, former substitute teacher James King brought to the notice of the board of education a group operating on google classrooms. The group was called Warriors […]
Read More »Board Reviews Tentative June and July Financial Reports
White, Ga.- Finance Director Julie Dorsey presented the board with the tentative June and July financial reports at their meeting on August 26. Also at the meeting, the board voted to accept Capital Outlay Program Funds. They approved the current field trip request and the ESPLOST request. Finance Director Julie Dorsey presented the board with […]
Read More »Superintendent Gives Update Board on COVID-19
CLEVELAND, Ga – Superintendent Laurie Burkett gave the Board of Education an update on how the school system is doing amid the new strain of COVID. She puts out a community update on Fridays with the most current positive cases only. “We had thought COVID was gone away, COVID has not gone away. We deal […]
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