Mother Cat, Kittens Zip Tied Together All Four Kittens Die
News July 21, 2016
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 cat and her three remaining kittens were rushed to Cleveland Veterinarian Hospital, all but the mother cat died within the next 24 hours.
The incident took place on Hwy. 255 South in White County and White County Public Safety Director David Murphy said, “I haven’t been working with animal control very long, but this is the worst case of animal abuse that I have seen.”
Murphy said he believes someone drove by and attempted to throw the cats into a nearby creek but missed and threw them into the Kudzu instead.
The White County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
The cat was picked up from Cleveland Veterinary Hospital and later transferred to Angels Among Us Rescue for Special Needs.
White Co. Homeowners May See Tax Hike in 2017
News June 8, 2016
CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County taxpayers have not seen a millage increase in eight years. In fact, the county commissioners reduced the millage rate from 9.19 to 9.168 mils four years ago. But things might not be so rosy next year year.
At Monday’s commission meeting, County Manager Mike Melton presented a proposed FY ’17 budget that projects revenue could fall about $800,000 short of expenditures.
For several minutes, commissioners wrestled with the unpleasant prospect of raising taxes without having to utter the words. Finally, Chairman Travis Turner said, “This board has busted its rear end year after year — staff, department heads, constitutional officers. We have cut, we cut salaries several years ago, we’ve got positions we didn’t refill. In the last seven years we are the only elected body in this county that has not raised the millage rate at all.”
But ultimately, the Board may have to raise the millage rate, dip into county reserves or do both in order to balance the budget.
Commissioners will discuss the budget again at a June 13 called meeting starting at 8 a.m. and will hold a public hearing June 23.
Commissioners also appointed Todd Marks to the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Octavius Mulligan and Jim Himsteadt to the YMCA Board, David Sills and Mike Mays to the Water Authority and reappointed Nita Decker to the Convention and Visitors’ Bureau.
The Finance Department was recognized for having received a certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting for FY 2015 from the Government Finance Officers Association.
The Board also unanimously approved an agreement with the U.S. Forest Service for patrol of Forest Service roads and campgrounds within White County.
White County Man Killed in ATV Accident
News March 9, 2016
CLEVELAND, Ga. — A White County man was killed Tuesday evening when his all terrain vehicle careened off May White Road and ran into a ditch.
Sgt. Anthony Coleman of the Georgia State Patrol said the accident happened about 6:30 p.m. as Brian Keith Seymore, 23, was driving alone on a four-wheeler in the southern part of White County. Coleman said Seymore was thrown from the vehicle and was not wearing a safety helmet and was transported by ambulance to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville where he died of his injuries.
White County Schools Closed Due to Winter Weather
News January 19, 2016
ALL White County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday January 20th due the impending winter weather that is forecast to have an immediate impact on roads as ground temperatures are already below freezing.
