CLEVELAND, Ga. — In a packed meeting room, area residents expressed their strong opposition to
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CLEVELAND, Ga. Lars Prentice Johnson, 44, of Murphy, N.C. was arrested in White County last week and
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CLEVELAND, Ga. — Cleveland Fire Chief Ricky Pruitt said this morning that it does not appear the
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“Some would rather climb a tree to tell a lie than stand on the ground and tell the truth” BKP Monday
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CLEVELAND, Ga. — Opponents of a proposed gun range in north White County won the first battle Monday
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CLEVELAND, Ga. — The first day of the new school year in White County is Monday, Aug. 8. But there
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CLEVELAND, Ga. — The White County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 during a called meeting Tuesday
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CLEVELAND, Ga. — Three more alleged gang members were arrested Monday in connection with the July
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HELEN — The City of Helen celebrated a major milestone at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting.
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CLEVELAND — The dilapidated Blue Ridge Apartments in Cleveland are not just an eye sore, they have
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WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Qualifying for the Nov. 8th special election to fill a vacancy on the White
Read More »Community Meeting Aimed at Avoiding Police, Civilian Conflict
CLEVELAND, Ga. — For two hours Sunday afternoon, blacks, whites, men, women, young, old civilians
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In the case of the Fannin Focus publisher Mark Brannon Thomason and Attorney Russell Stookey, there
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CLEVELAND Ga. — Like many Americans, Travis Gaston, pastor of Travis Chapel United Methodist Church
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Mark Thomason, the publisher of the Fannin Focus has been in the news a lot lately. This is an unrelated
Read More »Fannin Focus Publisher Mark Thomason Arrested, Journalist or Vendetta?
“If someone starts a fire, takes pictures, calls for a fire truck, follows the fire truck to the scene,
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