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There are two EV chargers at Freedom Park in Cleveland. (Photo/Linda Erbele)

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State EV bill gets first airing

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

by Linda Erbele White County News Thinking of an electric car? Georgia’s legislature is working on how to get owners of electric cars to pay their share of the taxes that owners of gasoline-powered cars pay on each gallon they pump.

Larry Adams explains plans for a 47-unit subdivision on Claude Sims Road to the White County Commission. (Photo/Linda Erbele)

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Commissioners approve some STRs amid heckling

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

by Linda Erbele White County News The White County Commission approved five new short term rental conditional use permits at a called meeting Tuesday morning, amid calls from those in the meeting room for “due process,” a moratorium on short term rentals and a chance for public comment.

Myra H. Thomas in prayer at Travis Chapel Methodist Church in Cleveland, Oct. 16, 2016. (Photo/Chris Aluka Berry, reprinted with permission)

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‘It’s amazing’

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

by Linda Erbele White County News Among the historic camp meeting grounds in White County, one is unique in the area because it was built by and for formerly enslaved individuals. The deed for Rock Springs was registered in 1887, but many believe the campground is older than that.

Scott Alan Bradshaw, 57, of Cleveland, was arrested Nov. 30, 2021.

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Judge to rule on evidence in molestation case

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

by Linda Erbele White County News White County Superior Court Judge Buck Levins heard arguments Feb. 13 about the admissibility of evidence in the upcoming trial of a Cleveland man accused of child molestation. Scott Alan Bradshaw, 57, of Cleveland, was arrested Nov.

A proposal by SmartWAVE Technologies would blanket the downtown area with free WiFi (represented by the blue). (Photo/Linda Erbele)

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Helen considers city-wide Wi-Fi

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

by Linda Erbele White County News Cellphone users in Helen could see a vast improvement in their service in the near future. At a called meeting Feb. 10, Helen city commissioners heard a presentation from SmartWAVE Technologies.

A guide to WinterFest is included in this issue. The event will be held Feb. 18-19 at four sites in Helen and Sautee.

WinterFest Arts Tour returns this weekend

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

WinterFest Arts Tour is returning Presidents’ Day weekend with four locations on the tour this year. The weekend of festivals will present 175 artists over two days at the Hardman Farm Historic Site, Helen Arts and Heritage Center, the Sautee Nacoochee Center and Unicoi State Park and Lodge.

Chris and Freda Elliott (left, celebrating their business being named Best Florist Service last year) have been married for 36 years. They met due to their love for Coca-Cola, and got married in 1986 at the company’s 100th anniversary parade. At right, the couple is in 1890s garb waiting for the parade to begin. (Photos/submitted)

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The real thing: Coca-Cola fandom brings Cleveland couple together

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

by Linda Erbele White County News There are plenty of Coca-Cola lovers in the country, but not many that Coke has introduced to the love of their life. In 1981, Chris Elliot was looking for something to take his mind off his recent divorce.

Commissioners did not respond to the public comments about short-term rentals.

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STR debate gets heated

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

by Linda Erbele White County News At its regular meeting Feb. 6, White County Commissioners heard from two citizens unhappy about the state of short-term rentals in the county. Lillian Hall addressed the board, telling them that STRS are becoming the “scourge of White County.

Jody Shea, arrested last week following a multi-county car chase, is alleged to have damaged both a White County patrol vehicle, a Lumpkin County patrol vehicle and another citizen’s pickup truck in Lumpkin County.

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Repairs, charges waiting in chase

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

by Linda Erbele White County News A Chatsworth man who remains in the Lumpkin County jail without bond has been accumulating charges.

A long line of costumed celebrants visit the second Schnapp Stop, Cafe International, during the Fasching sidewalk parade Saturday. (Photo/Samantha Sinclair)

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Fasching celebration winds through Helen

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

• See Fasching photos on Page 6A. by Samantha Sinclair White County News About 200 people dressed in their Fasching finest paraded along the sidewalks of Helen before half of them floated down the Chattahoochee River to kick off the annual celebration.