White County News, Cleveland, Georgia

WCRD teams prepare to compete in new league

Summer is just getting started, but it’s almost time for football season. For more than 100 youth football players, the preseason preparation kicked off this week as the White County Recreation Department teams started conditioning work. The WCRD...

Helen business owner discovered with eight pounds of marijuana

A Helen business owner was recently arrested after police recovered more than 8 pounds of marijuana in his possession. Robert Keith Wright, 63, was arrested and charged with purchase, possession, manufacture, distribution or sale of marijuana....

Local veteran finds inspiration to create wood carving art

Gene Boggs has filled his house with art that he created. When you walk into the living room, your eyes will immediately fixate on the 5-foot emperor penguin standing in the corner. His name is Ivanhoe. He stands just to the left of an art display...

Emory Jones and Sautee Center produce play about Meaders pottery

Local author Emory Jones has teamed up with the Sautee Nacoochee Cultural Center (SNCC) to put on a 75- minute one-act play called Cheever. The first showing of Cheever will be Thursday, Aug., 2 at 7:30 p.m.. The play is about Cheever Meaders, who...

Helen's tiny houses

Have you ever noticed the unique-looking birdhouses throughout Helen? These birdhouses can be seen as you enter the town on Helen Highway and as you drive throughout the town. Whether you’re driving down Main Street, Edelweiss Strasse or past the...

Advance turnout ‘unusually high’

The common wisdom is that people don’t vote during the summer vacation season, and they don’t vote in runoff elections. But White County is proving that the common wisdom doesn’t always hold true. “We’ve had more people (voting in advance) in the...

Helen police, fire departments present monthly reports

The monthly reports for the Helen Police Department and Helen Fire Department were presented during the Helen commission meeting on Tuesday, July 10.

By Stephanie Hill

Carolina Springs Road development plans withdrawn

A proposed “transitional re-entry facility” for female ex-convicts will not be coming to Carolina Springs Road after all.

By Debbie Gilbert

Millage hearings under way for Cleveland, county

Got something you want to say about the proposed millage rates for White County or the City of Cleveland? Now is the time to speak up.

By Debbie Gilbert

Helen business owner discovered with eight pounds of marijuana

A Helen business owner was recently arrested after police recovered more than 8 pounds of marijuana in his possession.

By Stephanie Hill

Water authority approves rates for seasonal residents

Water rates for seasonal White County residents were once again discussed and approved at the White County Water Authority meeting on Thursday, July 12.

By Stephanie Hill

WCRD teams prepare to compete in new league

Summer is just getting started, but it’s almost time for football season.

For more than 100 youth football players, the preseason preparation kicked off this week as the White County Recreation Department teams started conditioning work.

The WCRD teams are getting set to play their first season in the Mountain Football League.

No place like HOME

Coolray Field is the home stadium for the Gwinnett Stripers’ Triple A baseball club, but after last Saturday night it might be time to rename it to White County Field.

A huge crowd of between 400-500 local fans made the short trip to Lawrenceville last weekend to see former White County High School standout Spencer Adams take the mound for the Charlotte Knights.

Local athletes, coaches take part in trip to Poland

Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peers. –Psalm 96:3

It’s 4,924 miles from Cleveland to Mikolow, Poland. That’s the distance a local group traveled to share their Christian faith, and teach the game of basketball and football.

Beth Ann Jarrard

Beth Ann Jarrard, 40, of Gainesville, passed away Monday, July 16, 2018.

No services will be held at this time.

Online condolences may be made at www.barrettfh.com.

Barrett Funeral Home, Cleveland.

Ethel Lou Jones

Mrs. Ethel Lou Jones, 93, of Dahlonega, passed away Monday, July 16, 2018.

Ms. Henrietta Irvin was born Sept. 30, 1927, to Newt and Linney Satterfield. She grew up in the Skitts Mountain community, where she continued to live with her beloved husband, J.C. Irvin. The two farmed, raised two sons, and were inseparable until his death, whereafter she remained a widow for 41 years.