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White County High School recently announced Chelsie Yamamoto as the 2020 class valedictorian, with Joshua Adelberg as the salutatorian. Valedictorian Surprised was how Chelsie Yamamoto described feeling when she found out she was the valedictorian…

Thursday, February 20, 2020

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Time is running out to register as a voter for the March 24 Presidential Preference Primary (PPP), as well a special election for Cleveland mayor.

Voter registration deadline Feb. 24

News Staff

Monday, February 24, 2020

Time is running out to register as a voter for the March 24 Presidential Preference Primary (PPP), as well a special election for Cleveland mayor.

Pictured are Helen Commissioner Jeff Ash, Helen City Manager Jerry Elkins, Brandon Merz (Georgia Forestry Commission), Jack Morgan, Gary Turner, Robert Stewart, Randy Webb, Ira Morgan, Jacob Westmoreland, Chris Estes, Bart Bartlett (Bartlett Landscape Company), Seth Hawkins (Georgia Forestry Commission Community Forrester), and Will Davis (ranger Georgia Forestry Commission). (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Helen celebrates Georgia Arbor Day

News Staff

Friday, February 21, 2020

The City of Helen celebrated Georgia Arbor Day on Friday, Feb. 21, by planting a tall hinoki cypress at Helen City Hall.

White County fire services responded to a commercial fire at Legacy Woods on Wednesday, Feb. 19. (Photo courtesy White County Public Safety)

Authorities respond to late night commercial fire

News Staff

Thursday, February 20, 2020

White County Fire Services responded to a commercial fire on Wednesday, Feb. 19.

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Warm winters can be a dangerous time for bee populations. Courtesy of June Dale/Daleville Farms

Warm winter affects bees, parasites

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

According to the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, temperatures have not been as cool as climate averages since Dec. 1, 2019. With a warm winter this season, bee populations face the threat of starvation and also parasites. Various experts on the matter...

Inger Smith is the new teaching kitchen manager for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia as of January 15, 2020. Her goal for the teaching kitchen is to build relationships with people in the community.

Smith aims to ‘be the good’ at Food Bank kitchen

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Monday, February 10, 2020

CLAYTON— Feeding people is something that Inger Smith has done for over 30 years, and as the new teaching kitchen manager for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia she hopes to “be the good” as a hub of good will for the people in Rabun County and the mountain region. Smith began her role as...

Blair Housely is ready to raise a glass to the upcoming Dahlonega Brewery.

Mead maker taps into brewery market

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

While some would say Dahlonega is late to the local brewery party, which has exploded in Georgia over the past few years, when the city’s first brewery opens later this spring, it’ll be the first of its kind in the state. Etowah Meadery, which opened in 2017, will be opening up Dahlonega...

Videos

Celebrating 50 Years of Alpine Helen, Georgia – David Wilkins

The White County News interviews David Wilkins. In 2019, the city of Helen, Georgia, celebrated the 50th anniversary of its transformation from a small lumber town into the Bavarian-styled Alpine Helen, one of the most visited areas in Georgia. This is the first video in a series of conversations with locals who shared their experiences about Helen's changes and the people who made a lasting impact.