White County News, Cleveland, Georgia

One of White County’s popular destinations is getting an upgrade. Phased renovations of Unicoi State Park & Lodge in Helen are under way, with plans including all 100 lodge guestrooms and 29 cabins. Lodge guestrooms are getting a total makeover...

Role reversal at Gateway Theatre Company

The latest production by Gateway Theatre, The Boys Next Door, premieres tonight – but there’s something different about this production. This play features an all-adult cast, but is run by students, said Pete Talton, White County High School theater...

Car dealer closes; buyers left in limbo

Dozens of car buyers allegedly have been left in the lurch after a Cleveland dealer abruptly closed his business, leaving customers without the paperwork to obtain their tags and titles. Mitch Simpson apparently shut down his dealership, Mitch...

WCMS baseball, soccer teams rolling

The spring season is off to a good start for the White County Middle School soccer and baseball teams in their first year of competition in the North Georgia Mountain League. Both the WCMS soccers teams have been among the best in the league through...

Spring arrives March 20, along with ‘supermoon’

It’s been a lovely spring so far – the daffodils and forsythia are blooming, the birds are singing. But don’t be fooled: It’s actually still winter. Spring doesn’t officially arrive until the vernal equinox, which will occur locally at 5:58 p.m....

Helen OKs ordinance amendments

Helen city commissioners gave final approval for amending two ordinances during their meeting on Tuesday, March 12. The first changes the city’s tubing ordinance and addresses items that are prohibited while tubing in the Chattahoochee River. The...

Dog climbs mountain near Everest

Reports have just emerged that on Nov. 9, 2018, a dog reached the 23,389-foot summit of Baruntse, in the Himalayan mountain range of Nepal, just south of Mount Everest.

By Debbie Gilbert

Underage drinking campaign puts focus on the positive

There’s a power in perception about underage drinking. After all, aren’t most teenagers doing it?

Not according to a survey of Georgia high school students.

By Wayne Hardy

Cleveland plans sidewalk for East Underwood Street

Thanks to a deal between a developer and the City of Cleveland, a sidewalk is slated to be built along East Underwood Street.

By Debbie Gilbert

Helen, Water Authority still looking for agreement on usage

The White County Water Authority and City of Helen are still discussing usage and rates stemming from stagnation issues discovered last year.

By Stephanie Hill

Deputy struck by truck while responding to attempted burglary

Shots were fired and a Lumpkin County deputy was struck by a truck Friday night as a White County woman fled the scene of an attempted burglary on Pecks Mill Creek Road, according to reports from t

By Matt Aiken

WCHS posts Top 5 finishes at Hartness

The White County High School track team posted a pair of Top 5 finishes last Friday at the John Scott Hartness Invitational in Carnesville.

The Warriors finished fourth among 14 teams in the event hosted by Franklin County High School, while the Lady Warriors were 5th among 14 teams in the girls' division.

Three in a row

The White County Warriors are off and running in the Region 7-AAAA baseball race.

After starting the year with a 4-5 record in non-region play, the Warriors ripped off three consecutive wins in the past week in the opening week of region play.

WC golfers fourth at Longhorn event

The White County Warriors' golf team put together their best effort of the spring last weekend at the Longhorn Invitational, finishing fourth in the 21-team field at Lanier Islands Legacy Golf Course.

The Warriors' effort was paced by sophomore Jacob Adams, who finished as the runner-up in the low-medalist competition.

Obituaries

Harold Spahr Riley

Harold Spahr Riley of Cleveland, Georgia, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019, at the age of 90.

Thomas Augustus Hutto

Dr. Thomas Hutto, botanist, educator, poet, and outdoorsman passed away on Nov. 12, 2018, at his home in Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia.

Ruby Ash Nix

Ruby Ash Nix passed away on March 6, 2019, at the age of 97 years. She was born to the late Joseph Marion Ash and Ila Mae Young Ash on Sept. 30, 1921, in White County.