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Photo contest underway for Lake Living magazine cover

News Staff
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Do you have a great photo of summertime on the lake? Have you caught a fabulous fish on an area lake? Lake Living is now accepting submissions for photography that could be featured on the cover of the magazine’s summer 2020 edition.
There have been 174 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Monday, July 13, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. (Image from DPH website)

There have been 174 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Monday, July 13, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. (Image from DPH website)

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic reaches 174

News Staff
Monday, July 13, 2020
There have been 174 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Monday, July 13, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. In White County there have been 33 hospitalizations and five deaths attributed to COVID-19.
A rabid fox in the Mountain Lakes area is the 12th confirmed rabies case in White County for 2020.

A rabid fox in the Mountain Lakes area is the 12th confirmed rabies case in White County for 2020.

Twelfth rabies case confirmed in White County for 2020

News Staff
Thursday, July 9, 2020
A rabid fox in the Mountain Lakes area is the 12th confirmed rabies case in White County for 2020. According to White County Environmental Health Manager Sean Sullivan, on Monday, July 6, a victim got out of her vehicle and approached a residence.
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Emergency crews locate two women missing overnight

News Staff
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Information from the Northeast Georgian    UPDATE: The women were just located at a store in White County and were taken back to the Emergency Services Command Post. Initial reports are they may have become lost and slept in a field overnight but both appear to be OK.
The White County Board of Commissioners awarded contracts and allocated roughly $1.75 million for upcoming road projects during a called meeting Thursday, July 2.

The White County Board of Commissioners awarded contracts and allocated roughly $1.75 million for upcoming road projects during a called meeting Thursday, July 2.

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County approves bids for road improvement projects

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, July 9, 2020
The White County Board of Commissioners awarded contracts and allocated roughly $1.75 million for upcoming road projects during a called meeting Thursday, July 2. Commissioners approved a pair of bids from Allied Paving Contractors of Pendergrass.
Residents wanting to have a say in the Aug. 11 primary runoff elections will need to register to vote by Monday, July 13.

Residents wanting to have a say in the Aug. 11 primary runoff elections will need to register to vote by Monday, July 13.

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Deadline nears for runoff voting

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Residents wanting to have a say in the Aug. 11 primary runoff elections will need to register to vote by Monday, July 13. Registered voters who did not cast a ballot in the June 9 primary can still vote in the runoff.
White County is getting closer to having half of its residents complete the 2020 Census.

White County is getting closer to having half of its residents complete the 2020 Census.

More than half here yet to fill out Census

News Staff
Thursday, July 9, 2020
White County is getting closer to having half of its residents complete the 2020 Census. An online tracker showed the county’s self-response rate 47.7% as of Tuesday, July 6. That still lags behind Georgia’s overall 57.8% and the national rate of 61.9%.
Gov. Brian Kemp’s office has launched a marketing campaign for Georgia businesses to show they are keeping up good social distancing, sanitizing and masking practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Brian Kemp’s office has launched a marketing campaign for Georgia businesses to show they are keeping up good social distancing, sanitizing and masking practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Kemp touts COVID-19 safety campaign

News Staff
Thursday, July 9, 2020
by Beau Evans Capitol Beat News Service and Wayne Hardy White County News   Gov. Brian Kemp’s office has launched a marketing campaign for Georgia businesses to show they are keeping up good social distancing, sanitizing and masking practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
From left, White County News marketing specialist Tom Tucker, reporter Stephanie Hill and Sports Editor Mark Turner hold some of the newspaper’s recent awards from the Georgia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.

From left, White County News marketing specialist Tom Tucker, reporter Stephanie Hill and Sports Editor Mark Turner hold some of the newspaper’s recent awards from the Georgia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.

White County News earns 12 state press awards

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, July 9, 2020
The White County News is the winner of a dozen awards in the Georgia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. Honors were highlighted by the News being named one of the state’s top weekly newspapers by received second place in the overall General Excellence category for its division.
White County School System has issued an update for its reopening plan for the fall.

White County School System has issued an update for its reopening plan for the fall.

WCSS issues reopening plan update

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
White County School System has issued an update on their plans for reopening in the fall. With this update, teachers and staff are scheduled to return on Aug. 3, and students are set to return on Aug. 14. This is a week later than originally planned.