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Nov. 3, 2020 General Election Results for White County

Nov. 3, 2020 General Election Results for White County

White County General Election – Nov. 3, 2020

News Staff
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Just under 72% of White County's 20,622 registered voters cast a ballot in the Nov 3. general election. Almost 82.5% of county voters backed President Donald Trump.
Authorities responded to a late night structure fire on Monday, Nov. 2.

Authorities responded to a late night structure fire on Monday, Nov. 2.

Authorities respond to late night structure fire

News Staff
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Authorities responded to a late night structure fire on Monday, Nov. 2. According to White County Public Safety Director David Murphy, at approximately 11:30 p.m., White County Fire Services responded to a report of a structure fire on Adventure Way in Mountain Lakes.
There have been 1,022 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 1, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

There have been 1,022 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 1, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic reaches 1,022

News Staff
Monday, November 2, 2020
There have been 1,022 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 1, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. In White County there have been 108 hospitalizations and 24 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
Cynthia Frame

Cynthia Frame

Survivor says listen to your body

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, October 29, 2020
“You can own this, or it can own you.” Those are the words breast cancer survivor Cynthia Frame heard from her husband when she received her positive diagnosis in December 2015. For Frame, 55, her diagnosis came after a lump she had found during a self-exam had changed.
Mike Dixon reaches for one of the 2,400 rubber ducks released into the Chattahoochee River during the event. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Mike Dixon reaches for one of the 2,400 rubber ducks released into the Chattahoochee River during the event. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

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Rubber ducks race for Family Promise

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, October 29, 2020
The Chattahoochee River was lined with people on Saturday, Oct. 24. But they weren’t watching tubers. Instead, they were watching 2,400 ducks race down the river as part of the Great Helen Duck Race benefitting Family Promise of White/Habersham.
White County has hit 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, though its rate of new infections continues to slow.

White County has hit 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, though its rate of new infections continues to slow.

New COVID-19 cases continue to slow in county

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, October 29, 2020
White County has hit 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, though its rate of new infections continues to slow. That information comes from the Georgia Department of Public Health report on Tuesday, Oct. 27, White County had its first confirmed case reported in mid-March. As of Oct.
Election Day is on the horizon, but many White County voters have turned out to cast their ballot early.

Election Day is on the horizon, but many White County voters have turned out to cast their ballot early.

Decision day approaches

News Staff
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Election Day is on the horizon, but many White County voters have turned out to cast their ballot early. “We’re definitely seeing higher numbers than we’ve seen before,” County Elections Superintendent Garrison Baker said.
Firefighters battle flames at White County Mouldings early morning on Oct. 22. (Photo courtesy/Carl Dann)

Firefighters battle flames at White County Mouldings early morning on Oct. 22. (Photo courtesy/Carl Dann)

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Wood processing plant plans moving forward after fire

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, October 29, 2020
unty Mouldings suffered extensive fire damage this past Thursday, planning began for rebuilding and caring for displaced workers. Emergency crews responded to a 3:30 a.m. Oct. 22 about a blaze at the facility on Appalachian Trail Drive in Cleveland. No injuries were reported.
A tree was down on a line on Jackson Circle Thursday morning. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

A tree was down on a line on Jackson Circle Thursday morning. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Hurricane Zeta makes presence known in White County

News Staff
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Even though it had lost strength by the time it reached White County, Hurricane Zeta still made its presence known on Thursday, Oct. 29. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, a Tropical Storm warning was issued for most of north Georgia, including White County.
Tam Thank Mai

Tam Thank Mai

Authorities searching for missing Cleveland man

News Staff
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Authorities are searching for Tam Thank Mai, a Cleveland man who has been reported as missing. According to the White County Sheriff's Office, he was last seen in the area of Helen, Georgia. Mai is 5'11, weighs 165 pounds, has black hair, and brown eyes.