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County debates growth, land use

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Thursday, August 21, 2025
by Denise Etheridge White County News   The White County Board of Commissioners and Planning Commission met Tuesday to review proposed changes to the Code of Ordinances aimed at managing growth while preserving the county’s way of life.

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Local students outperform rest of Georgia

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Thursday, August 14, 2025
by Denise Etheridge White County News   White County students scored on par with—or better than—their peers across Georgia in key subjects on the 2024-2025 Milestones assessments, the Georgia Department of Education reported last week.
Mountain Lakes Resort has reached out to a company specializing in decentralized wastewater systems as it seeks to resolve a failing sewage treatment system and possibly avoid a lawsuit. JERRY GRILLO/WCN

Mountain Lakes Resort has reached out to a company specializing in decentralized wastewater systems as it seeks to resolve a failing sewage treatment system and possibly avoid a lawsuit. JERRY GRILLO/WCN

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Resort explores solution as lawsuit looms

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Thursday, August 14, 2025
by Denise Etheridge White County News   Mountain Lakes Resort management has reached out to a company specializing in decentralized wastewater systems as it seeks to resolve Mountain Shadows’ failing sewage treatment system and possibly avoid a lawsuit, officials said.

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County adopting rollback tax rate

News Staff
Thursday, August 7, 2025
by Denise Etheridge White County News   The White County Board of Commissioners announced it intends to adopt a rollback millage rate of 8.842 for tax year 2025. The commission will vote on the millage rate in a called meeting at 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 11.
Tesnatee Gap Elementary School staffer Catherine Payne hugs students Grayson and Caden Cloer. There were lots of joyful reunions like this Friday as 3,600 students attended the first day of school in White County. DENISE ETHERIDGE/WCN

Tesnatee Gap Elementary School staffer Catherine Payne hugs students Grayson and Caden Cloer. There were lots of joyful reunions like this Friday as 3,600 students attended the first day of school in White County. DENISE ETHERIDGE/WCN

New year, new gear, big smiles

News Staff
Thursday, August 7, 2025
About 3,600 students began a new academic year at White County schools last Friday, Aug. 1.
Firefighters Eli Kesting, Bo Medlock, and Randy Galvan battle a house fire. SUBMITTED

Firefighters Eli Kesting, Bo Medlock, and Randy Galvan battle a house fire. SUBMITTED

Firefighter injured

News Staff
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Staff report A firefighter experienced heat-related symptoms when fighting a house fire in Cleveland on Thursday, July 31. White County officials did not release the firefighter’s name.
Author Priscilla Wilson (right) meets with Habersham County reader Lona Smith Hall. CHARLIE WILLIAMS/SPECIAL TO WCN

Author Priscilla Wilson (right) meets with Habersham County reader Lona Smith Hall. CHARLIE WILLIAMS/SPECIAL TO WCN

Artist paints history through fiction

News Staff
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Staff Reports Longtime Sautee artist and writer Priscilla Wilson has added a new medium to her repertoire: historical fiction.
The CAC team.

The CAC team.

Hope on the hill

News Staff
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
by Jerry Grillo White County News   Behind the door of a pleasant house made of bricks on top of a green hill just outside of downtown Cleveland, there is a sanctuary of hope for abused children.
Rob Tuttle's bees, hard at work. (Jerry Grillo photo)

Rob Tuttle's bees, hard at work. (Jerry Grillo photo)

Sweet work in the hollers

News Staff
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
by Jerry Grillo White County News   In the hills and hollers of Northeast Georgia, a sweet enterprise thrives as a collection of beekeepers takes care of the little pollinators and keeps store shelves stocked with local honey.