Pictured with Hanna and Patrick Day and daughter Aurelia are, from left, public safety personnel Josh Taylor, Trace Swoszowski, Terry Stewart, Jody Holland, Jessica Wood, Don Strength and Jonathan Jones with GEMA. See more photos on page 6A. SUBMITTED PHOTO
By Carly Henderson White County public safety personnel were recognized for their service and accomplishments during the inaugural White County Public Safety Awards Banquet Saturday, Aug. 22, at the White County Performing Arts Center.
Pictured with Hanna and Patrick Day and daughter Aurelia are, from left, public safety personnel Josh Taylor, Trace Swoszowski, Terry Stewart, Jody Holland, Jessica Wood, Don Strength and Jonathan Jones with GEMA. See more photos on page 6A. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Special to the White County News The White County Food Pantry is celebrating 30 years of service...
White County School System Director of Secondary Education Cindy Free presents Milestones Assessment scores to the school board Tuesday morning. DENISE ETHERIDGE/WCN
Pictured with Hanna and Patrick Day and daughter Aurelia are, from left, public safety personnel Josh Taylor, Trace Swoszowski, Terry Stewart, Jody Holland, Jessica Wood, Don Strength and Jonathan Jones with GEMA. See more photos on page 6A. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Special to the White County News The White County Food Pantry is celebrating 30 years of service...
White County School System Director of Secondary Education Cindy Free presents Milestones Assessment scores to the school board Tuesday morning. DENISE ETHERIDGE/WCN
The senior members of the WCHS football team are, seated from left, Chris Nunnally, Casey Crane, Reese McGuire, Kody Tuhey and Josiah Williams; standing, Cayden Ashworth, Savion Anderson, Jack Johnson, Jbo Kastner, Mikey Moreno, James Hart and DeMarcus Wilds; top, Zach Godfrey, Sam Harkins and Gaines Clark. WCHS Football Preview cover photo by Staci Sulhoff/Special
Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard took to Facebook Aug. 17 after a chopped Flock camera was recovered near Yahoola Creek Park. Matt Aiken/The Nugget
Motorists will notice new signage saying “Welcome to Wellstar Mountain Lakes Medical Center” as the local hospital was officially acquired by Wellstar Health System. Wellstar Health System and Mountain Lakes Medical Center announced on Monday, Aug. 10, Wellstar has completed its acquisition of the hospital.
By Megan Horn, CNI News Service Mountain Lakes Medical Center is now officially Wellstar Mountain...
Matthew Cook said he didn’t disagree with the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s remarks about the efficacy of the Flock camera system. “It’s a great tool, and he told you about the policies for how it’s supposed to be used. The problem is, ‘supposed to’ doesn’t always work,” Cook said, as townhall host Anita Anderson Spangler looked on. KEITH MURDEN/CNI
Pictured with Hanna and Patrick Day and daughter Aurelia are, from left, public safety personnel Josh Taylor, Trace Swoszowski, Terry Stewart, Jody Holland, Jessica Wood, Don Strength and Jonathan Jones with GEMA. See more photos on page 6A. SUBMITTED PHOTO
By Carly Henderson White County public safety personnel were recognized for their service and accomplishments during the inaugural White County Public Safety Awards Banquet Saturday, Aug. 22, at the White County Performing Arts Center.Employees from Animal Control, Emergency Management, 911…
White County Food Pantry volunteers Pat Roland, left, and Richard Ingels put food boxes together for clients. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Special to the White County News The White County Food Pantry is celebrating 30 years of service this year.Tom Kelly founded the Food Pantry in 1996. In the early days, Kelly and other volunteers distributed food to those in need through an operation that was funded by donations…
White County School System Director of Secondary Education Cindy Free presents Milestones Assessment scores to the school board Tuesday morning. DENISE ETHERIDGE/WCN
By Denise Etheridge White County students are showing improvement in most subject areas, according to recent standardized test scores released by the state. During a Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Director of Secondary Education Cindy Free presented 2025-2026 Milestones…
By Bill Hager My first backcast of the day got hung in some tall grass on the other side of the small creek I was fishing. I had a choice: should I walk back and untangle my fly from the grass or should I give it a quick tug and hope that it would come free on its own? Fortunately, I had…
David Paal submitted this photo of his “coffee buddies,” Crawford and Ann Skelton, who were at Chick-Fil-A in Cleveland on Aug. 15. They celebrated Crawford Skelton's 97th birthday with carrot cake. The Skeltons are Cleveland residents. They've been married 73 years.
By Ronda Rich A couple of years ago, our rescue beagle led me to another orphan taking refuge on the Rondarosa — in the garage. He was a baby possum, just old enough to be on solid food. Tink, fortunately, was…
By Phil Hudgins As city editor of a southern daily newspaper several decades ago, I asked a reporter to drive out to a certain country store and see what the old boys sitting around the stove were talking about. I thought it was a simple assignment. …
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Even before the leaves change, White County's season of fall festivals and events kicks off over Labor Day weekend and continues full steam throughout September and into October.In less than two weeks, the annual Folk Pottery & Arts Festival returns for its 18th year. The festival is from 10 a…
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From Jonathan Berry of Cleveland We are approaching the midterm elections and the Democrats are obfuscating the truth and deceiving the public to lure the ill-informed to vote for their destruction of America. Never forget that they believe we are a “nation in decline,” “inherently…
By Kristi Casey Every so often, I'll do something far out of my comfort zone just because I can. In the past week, I competed on a game show, flew to Chicago to audition for Equity theaters and played a trio of open mic nights. It was exhilarating, fun, and a little scary.Do things that scare…
By Billy Chism A while back, Denise Etheridge, editor of this newspaper, asked if I would be interested in writing a monthly column.We agreed to the last Thursday of each month.That was that.Somehow, knowing I would be a columnist for the White County News brought back a flood of memories from…
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Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard took to Facebook Aug. 17 after a chopped Flock camera was recovered near Yahoola Creek Park. Matt Aiken/The Nugget
Motorists will notice new signage saying “Welcome to Wellstar Mountain Lakes Medical Center” as the local hospital was officially acquired by Wellstar Health System. Wellstar Health System and Mountain Lakes Medical Center announced on Monday, Aug. 10, Wellstar has completed its acquisition of the hospital.
By Megan Horn, CNI News Service Mountain Lakes Medical Center is now officially Wellstar Mountain...
Matthew Cook said he didn’t disagree with the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s remarks about the efficacy of the Flock camera system. “It’s a great tool, and he told you about the policies for how it’s supposed to be used. The problem is, ‘supposed to’ doesn’t always work,” Cook said, as townhall host Anita Anderson Spangler looked on. KEITH MURDEN/CNI
The senior members of the WCHS football team are, seated from left, Chris Nunnally, Casey Crane, Reese McGuire, Kody Tuhey and Josiah Williams; standing, Cayden Ashworth, Savion Anderson, Jack Johnson, Jbo Kastner, Mikey Moreno, James Hart and DeMarcus Wilds; top, Zach Godfrey, Sam Harkins and Gaines Clark. WCHS Football Preview cover photo by Staci Sulhoff/Special
