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Seventh grade students at White County Middle School will be on virtual learning classes from Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Monday, Nov. 30, due to multiple new positive COVID-19 tests and precautionary quarantines.

Seventh grade students at White County Middle School will be on virtual learning classes from Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Monday, Nov. 30, due to multiple new positive COVID-19 tests and precautionary quarantines.

Seventh grade class switched to virtual learning

Stephanie Hill
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Seventh grade students at White County Middle School will be on virtual learning classes from Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 20, due to multiple new positive COVID-19 tests and precautionary quarantines. Students will return after Thanksgiving break on Monday, Nov. 30.
There have been 1,102 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 15, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

There have been 1,102 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 15, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic reaches 1,102

News Staff
Monday, November 16, 2020
There have been 1,102 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 15, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. In White County there have been 120 hospitalizations and 26 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
White County election recount teams began work reviewing presidential ballots Friday morning, Nov. 13. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

White County election recount teams began work reviewing presidential ballots Friday morning, Nov. 13. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Presidential recount underway in White County

News Staff
Friday, November 13, 2020
Georgia counties launched a manual recount Friday, Nov. 13, of the nearly 5 million paper ballots cast for the presidential election. White County began mid-morning as batches of absentee ballots were distributed among six tables, each with a team of two people assigned to review ballots.
The Christmas in the Mountains event will take place from 5- 8 p.m. in downtown Cleveland, with the parade starting at 7 p.m. and following its normal route from Jack P. Nix Elementary School to the Cleveland Square to White County Middle School.

The Christmas in the Mountains event will take place from 5- 8 p.m. in downtown Cleveland, with the parade starting at 7 p.m. and following its normal route from Jack P. Nix Elementary School to the Cleveland Square to White County Middle School.

Christmas parade set for Dec. 5

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Cleveland is set for a Christmas parade this year. The Cleveland City Council approved the special event permit for the parade to take place on Saturday, Dec. 5, in downtown Cleveland. During a Nov.
While the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has slowed down, that number is still increasing.

While the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has slowed down, that number is still increasing.

Georgia Public Health gives COVID-19 cases update

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, November 12, 2020
While the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has slowed down, that number is still increasing. According to the Tuesday, Nov. 10, report from the Georgia Department of Public Health, White County has 1,072 confirmed cases, and 13 antigen positive cases.
An ice skating rink is coming to Helen for the holidays.

An ice skating rink is coming to Helen for the holidays.

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Ice skating rink eyed for Helen

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, November 12, 2020
An ice skating rink is coming to Helen for the holidays. The Helen City Commission cleared the way for the seasonal attraction at a Nov. 10 meeting by approving a variance for a tent accompanying the ice skating rink.
One of White County’s most memorable election seasons continues to take new turns with a presidential recount and three runoff elections on the horizon.

One of White County’s most memorable election seasons continues to take new turns with a presidential recount and three runoff elections on the horizon.

Voters set to decide runoff elections Jan. 5

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, November 12, 2020
One of White County’s most memorable election seasons continues to take new turns with a presidential recount and three runoff elections on the horizon.
In an unprecedented move, Georgia will undertake a hand recount of the nearly 5 million ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election with roughly 14,000 votes separating President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday.

In an unprecedented move, Georgia will undertake a hand recount of the nearly 5 million ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election with roughly 14,000 votes separating President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday.

Recount ahead for presidential election

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Thursday, November 12, 2020
by Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service In an unprecedented move, Georgia will undertake a hand recount of the nearly 5 million ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election with roughly 14,000 votes separating President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary...
White County High School’s graduation rate has risen for a second consecutive year.

White County High School’s graduation rate has risen for a second consecutive year.

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High school graduation rate rises

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, November 12, 2020
White County High School’s graduation rate has risen for a second consecutive year. The school had a 94.7% rate for the Class of 2020, up from 92.5% the year before, according to results released Nov. 10 by the Georgia Department of Education.