Teenage Pedestrian Killed Crossing Ga. Hwy. 11
News October 28, 2016
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Stormi Whisnant, 19, of Clarkesville was killed last night when she was struck by a vehicle driven by 35-year-old Misty Grindle of Cleveland while crossing Ga. Hwy. 11 near the Walmart Shopping Center in White County.
A press release from the Georgia State Patrol indicates that Whisnant was wearing black pants and a black shirt when she entered out onto the roadway from the concrete divider walking east into the path of the vehicle.
The report states that the driver was unable to avoid striking her and immediately pulled into the right turning lane and stopped.
White County EMS advised the female subject was not responsive and had no pulse upon arrival.
White County Firefighters Kept Busy Sunday
News October 24, 2016
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Firefighters from Cleveland and White County were kept busy over the weekend. Fire units from Station 2, 5, 6 and the City of Cleveland responded to a residential fire at 1980 Kellum Valley Road in Cleveland at about 6:30 am Sunday.
Apparently the fire started by combustibles that were placed too close to a wood heater. The surrounding wall and ceiling caught fire. The family was at home at the time and was awakened by smoke in the house. The home had no smoke detectors. White County EMS personnel checked the occupants but there were no injuries.
About one hour later firefighters from White Count Station 2 responded in a tanker in a mutual aid situation when a Habersham County chicken house caught fire and provided 3,000 gallons of county water to assist in the fire.
White County Man Injured When Trench Collapsed
News June 3, 2016
CLEVELAND, Ga. — A White County man suffered non-life threatening injuries Wednesday afternoon while installing a waterline for Freeman Electric and the ground around him caved in.
Cleveland Fire Chief Ricky Pruitt said the man suffered back and leg injuries and was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.
Units from the Cleveland Fire Department and White County EMS arrived shortly after the accident and began clearing the dirt to free the man.
Pruitt said the man was working in a trench less than four-feet deep. A trench box is required to protect workers if the trench is deeper than four feet.