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Hayden Cooper Walters

Hayden Cooper Walters

One person charged in Oct. 7 accident

A driver is facing charges from an Oct. 7 wreck involving a motorcycle and car that injured two people. The wreck happened around 7:30 p.m. at Ga. 115 and Town Creek Road, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
Emergency responders work the scene at Yonah Mountain Oct. 13. (Photo courtesy Lee Arrendale State Prison Fire Chief Tammy Ayers)

Emergency responders work the scene at Yonah Mountain Oct. 13. (Photo courtesy Lee Arrendale State Prison Fire Chief Tammy Ayers)

Hiker falls from Yonah

A hike on Yonah Mountain turned tragic after a person died following a fall on Tuesday, Oct. 13. White County emergency services responded around 10:30 a.m. to a report that a woman had fallen from the mountain’s rock face formation.
The line of White County residents waiting to cast their ballots on the first day of in-person voting was out the door of the voter registrar’s office at times during the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 13. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

The line of White County residents waiting to cast their ballots on the first day of in-person voting was out the door of the voter registrar’s office at times during the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 13. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Hundreds turn out for first day of early voting

A couple hundred people turned out in White County on the first day of advanced, in-person voting Tuesday, Oct. 13. White County Chief Registrar Lisa Manning said 661 voters showed up to cast their ballots for the Nov. 3 general election.
Emergency personnel rescued a family after their James Drive cabin was surrounded by water. (Photo courtesy White County Public Safety)

Emergency personnel rescued a family after their James Drive cabin was surrounded by water. (Photo courtesy White County Public Safety)

Washed out

by Stephanie Hill and Wayne Hardy A weekend deluge from the remnants of Hurricane Delta flooded some homes, washed out bridges, closed roads and damaged a pair of dams.
June Krise

June Krise

Gooch, Krise face off for state Senate

White County’s lone state senator will face a challenger this election year. Incumbent Steve Gooch, a Republican from Dahlonega, and June Krise, a Democrat from Sautee Nacoochee, are vying for the State Senate District 51 seat.
There have been 961 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Tuesday, Oct. 13, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

There have been 961 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Tuesday, Oct. 13, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic reaches 961

There have been 961 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Tuesday, Oct. 13, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. In White County there have been 106 hospitalizations and 22 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
One person has died after an incident at Yonah Mountain.

One person has died after an incident at Yonah Mountain.

One person dies at Yonah Mountain

One person has died after an incident at Yonah Mountain on Tuesday, Oct. 13. According to White County Public Safety Director David Murphy, authorities responded to Yonah Mountain Trailhead at approximately 10:30 a.m. where a female hiker had fallen from the rock face.
Cher

Cher

Pets of the Week: Oct. 12

Pets of the week for the week of Oct. 12, from White County Animal Control and Charles Smithgall Humane Society. Cher is a one-year-old female Siamese mix with the cutest orange tipped tail! Cher is a little shy, and needs someone she can trust, but loves to be talked to, and enjoys pets!
A boil water notice has been issue for City of Cleveland water customers at the following locations: a portion of Westmoreland Road (East & West) Briarwood Dr, Shiree Dr., Shay’s Dr., Longview Dr., Independent Dr., Bald Ridge Dr., Jacob’s Dr., Oakridge Dr., The Pines Rd., Dutch Rd., Partin Rd., Biggs Dr., Mary Ellen Dr., Edna Dr., Lawson Rd., and Fairlane Dr, Friendship Road (at nursing facility). 

A boil water notice has been issue for City of Cleveland water customers at the following locations: a portion of Westmoreland Road (East & West) Briarwood Dr, Shiree Dr., Shay’s Dr., Longview Dr., Independent Dr., Bald Ridge Dr., Jacob’s Dr., Oakridge Dr., The Pines Rd., Dutch Rd., Partin Rd., Biggs Dr., Mary Ellen Dr., Edna Dr., Lawson Rd., and Fairlane Dr, Friendship Road (at nursing facility). 

Cleveland issues boil water notice

UPDATE: As of 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the boil water notice has been lifted. ——————————————————————   A boil water notice has been issue for City of Cleveland water customers on Sunday, Oct. 11, at the following locations: a portion of Westmoreland Road (East & West) Briarwood Dr, Shiree...