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The White County Board of Commissioners plans to seek bids for renovating the White County Tax Commissioner’s Office to add storage and service windows, including a second drive-thru.

The White County Board of Commissioners plans to seek bids for renovating the White County Tax Commissioner’s Office to add storage and service windows, including a second drive-thru.

County seeks bids on proposed tax office renovation

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, April 1, 2021
The White County Board of Commissioners plans to seek bids for renovating the White County Tax Commissioner’s Office to add storage and service windows, including a second drive-thru.
These trees on Poplar Stump Road fell following the storm on March 25. (Photo courtesy White County Public Works)

These trees on Poplar Stump Road fell following the storm on March 25. (Photo courtesy White County Public Works)

Downpour downer

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Heavy rains throughout last Thursday night and early Friday morning caused plenty of property-related troubles but reportedly no injuries in White County, even as crews conducted a river rescue.
On Wednesday, March 31, Truett McConnell University’s Martha Rielin and Elizabeth Salmen School of Nursing will conduct a mass casualty emergency drill on the TMU campus from 1-3 p.m. as part of the university’s Disaster Preparedness Week. (Submitted photo)

On Wednesday, March 31, Truett McConnell University’s Martha Rielin and Elizabeth Salmen School of Nursing will conduct a mass casualty emergency drill on the TMU campus from 1-3 p.m. as part of the university’s Disaster Preparedness Week. (Submitted photo)

Truett McConnell University’s School of Nursing to run mass casualty emergency drill

News Staff
Monday, March 29, 2021
By Jenny Gregory Special to the News On Wednesday, March 31, Truett McConnell University’s Martha Rielin and Elizabeth Salmen School of Nursing will conduct a mass casualty emergency drill on the TMU campus from 1-3 p.m. as part of the university’s Disaster Preparedness Week.
The 2021 Helen Trout Tournament has been postponed  to April 3 due high water from the recent storms

The 2021 Helen Trout Tournament has been postponed  to April 3 due high water from the recent storms

Trout tournament postponed until April 3

News Staff
Friday, March 26, 2021
The 2021 Helen Trout Tournament has been postponed  to April 3 due high water from the recent storms. It was originally scheduled for this Saturday, March 27. According to a press release from the Greater Helen Area Chamber of Commerce, the Festhalle will be open from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Eamonn O'Braynt won an individual event at the GAC Invitational last weekend in Norcross. O'Bryant topped the boy's field in the 1,600-meter race. (Photo/Mark Turner)

Eamonn O'Braynt won an individual event at the GAC Invitational last weekend in Norcross. O'Bryant topped the boy's field in the 1,600-meter race. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Warrior track teams compete at GAC Invitational

News Staff
Thursday, March 25, 2021
The White County High School track teams competed against some big schools at the Greater Atlanta Christian Invitational last Saturday in Norcross. The Warriors finished fourth among eight teams in the boy's division, while the Lady Warriors were fourth among nine teams in the girl's division.
DeWitt Weaver

DeWitt Weaver

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Local golf pro recalled for giving back

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, March 25, 2021
DeWitt Weaver made his mark as a professional golfer, but it was more than his prowess on the fairway that left an impression on those who knew  him. Weaver, a former golf pro for Innsbruck Golf Club in Helen, died March 18 at 81.
The unemployment rate in White County dipped slightly in January, according to preliminary figures from the Georgia Department of Labor.

The unemployment rate in White County dipped slightly in January, according to preliminary figures from the Georgia Department of Labor.

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County unemployment rate drops

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, March 25, 2021
The unemployment rate in White County dipped slightly in January, according to preliminary figures from the Georgia Department of Labor. The county’s jobless rate of 3.4% is down from the official 3.6% in December. The rate was 2.6% in January 2020.