With the official start of the fall sports season just around the corner, the Georgia High School Association continues to assess plans for the start of high school football, softball, volleyball,
In-person early voting for the Aug. 11 primary runoff elections will begin Monday, July 20.
White County plans to keep its millage rate steady at 10.75 in conjunction with its Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget, though it will still have to advertise a tax increase under state law.
The Helen Police Department will have two additional officers in its ranks though the help of a federal grant.
It appears the White County Class of 2020 will have its chance to walk across the stage – but a school-sponsored prom has been canceled.
White County continues to see new confirmed cases of COVID-19, with the county reaching 190 cases in a preliminary report by the Georgia Department of Public Health on Wednesday, July 15.
Chattahoochee Strasse in Helen has been closed today, Thursday, July 16, due to a major waterline break.
An 11-month joint investigation by local, state and federal authorities has led to charges against 50 people and seizure of drugs valued at more than $700,000.
The White County School System will resume classes a week later than originally planned, with precautions in place related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite facing cuts in state funding, a proposed budget for the White County School System does not include a tax increase or employee furlough days.
