Granny Kat
Remembering my Granny, Kat
News Staff
By Carly HendersonMy Granny, Kat, was born on Valentine’s Day 1923.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Opinion & Editorial
Ronda Rich
When A Woman Needs A Gun
News Staff
By Ronda Rich
Our dear friend, Maxine, has had her share of woes. On the other hand, she has had sweet blessings. She is thinly built with delicate features, warm smiles and trademark Southern woman kindness and courtesy.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Denise Etheridge
Cat tales
News Staff
By Denise Etheridge
Four of the five of us who make up the small but mighty staff at the White County News can be considered cat lovers.
Erin owns three and the newest feline member of her household is expecting any day now. She rescued the stray mama-to-be kitty shortly before Easter.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Dink NeSmith
Humor helps smooth bumps in life’s road
News Staff
By Dink NeSmith
"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs-jolted by every pebble in the road." – Henry Ward Beecher
The Great Depression didn't just sprinkle pebbles in the road. It spread rocks of despair on almost every path.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Ronda Rich
Don’t It Make You Wanna Go Home
News Staff
By Ronda Rich
Not long ago, I drove home, the back way, from running errands in town.
It had been a few months since I had been down those roads. I was astounded.
New construction boomed with a subdivision being dug through the angry, unyielding red dirt.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Emory Jones
How I Missed the Easter Egg Hunt
News Staff
By Emory Jones
I hope you had a good Easter. Ours sort of went off the rails when my pet pig, Cunningham, found a brochure somebody had tossed over our backyard fence. It advertised an Annual Easter Egg Hunt Extravaganza at the famous Nacoochee Valley Indian Mound in Nacoochee Valley.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Phil Hudgins
At 10 years old, Charlie learned to survive on his own
News Staff
By Phil Hudgins
If you’re concerned about surviving in a tough, cruel world, you might Google “books on how to survive,” and you’ll receive a long list of titles.
Or you could talk to Charlie Alexander.
“All you thought about was survival,” he said, taking a coffee break at his church.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
The Carly Chronicles: Harry, We Belong ‘Together, Together’
News Staff
After years of silence, the last thing I expected was to hear from Harry Styles in early January. After nearly three years that felt more like 1,000, I received an Instagram notification: “harrystyles posted for the first time in a while.”
I clicked as fast as I could. There he was.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Ronda Rich
Ronda Rich: The beauty of Easter
News Staff
Every Easter Sunday morning, my husband, Tink, doesn’t crawl out of bed to attend Sunrise Service.
He jumps out of bed, dresses, then leans over to kiss me goodbye. “I’ll be back to get you for church,” he says softly.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. On Monday, representatives from the Child Advocacy Center, White County Family Connection, Division of Family and Children’s Services (DFACS) and Enotah Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) planted pinwheels in front of the White County Courthouse in Cleveland. The pinwheels symbolize the carefree childhood that every child deserves. The sign promotes child advocacy and support for families this month. DENISE ETHERIDGE/WCN
Our View: April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
News Staff
April is the month when spring explodes in North Georgia. Trees sprout new green leaves and flowers are blooming. Blue pinwheels may also be seen twirling in the breeze.
That’s because April is National Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Month.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026