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Blue-ribbon service brings customers back

News Staff

Thursday, September 11, 2025

By Dink NeSmith As the old saying goes, “You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.” But I think that’s what happened when I stepped out of my muddy truck. And my farmhand attire matched the dented 2004 GMC Sierra. Those two things might have sent a signal.

Gainesville Mayor Sam Couvillon attends a groundbreaking for a White County fire station. DENISE ETHERIDGE/WCN

Couvillon campaigns in White County

News Staff

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

By Denise Etheridge, White County News Gainesville Mayor Sam Couvillon, who is running against U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde in the 2026 Republican primary race for the Ninth Congressional District seat, made himself visible in White County last Thursday.

Denise Etheridge, left, and Erin Etris, right, have been promoted to managing editor and general manager of the White County News, respectively. MICHELE QUINTAL/WCN

News promotes two staffers

News Staff

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

CNI Regional Publisher Keith Barlow announced Tuesday that marketing specialist Erin Etris and senior reporter Denise Etheridge have accepted key leadership positions at the White County News. Etris will oversee all the day-to-day business duties at the News as general manager.

One dead in 3-car crash

News Staff

Thursday, September 4, 2025

Staff report A fatal crash closed down State Route 11 (Highway 129 North) for nearly three hours on Tuesday. One person was killed and three others were injured in the three-vehicle crash near Albert Reid Road just before 1 p.m. on Sept. 2.

Cleveland man dies in motorcycle wreck

News Staff

Thursday, September 4, 2025

Staff report A Cleveland man died over the weekend in a motorcycle wreck in Hall County. The accident is under investigation by the Hall County Sheriff’s Office Accident Investigation Unit.

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Author blends faith, fiction in new novel

News Staff

Thursday, September 4, 2025

by Jerry Grillo White County News Steven Steele never considered himself a strong student. He nearly flunked out of high school. But today, he’s got something that many college graduates never get — a published book under his belt. When he stops to think about it, it’s almost hard to believe.

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Clyde touts OBBB

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Thursday, August 28, 2025

by Denise Etheridge White County News Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) summed up President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” or OBBB, during a White County Chamber of Commerce event Tuesday morning. Trump signed the bill into law on July 4.

The Crush Kittens live up to their name. DENISE ETHERIDGE/WCN

Wine, tunes flow freely at Crush Fest

News Staff

Thursday, August 28, 2025

by Denise Etheridge White County News Grapes got stomped and glasses stayed full at Crush Fest 2025. Yonah Mountain Vineyards’ annual event drew large crowds despite mist and scattered rain last Saturday.

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Men found unharmed following search

News Staff

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Staff report A search for two missing Cleveland men who went tubing on the Chattahoochee River last Saturday ended without anyone getting hurt. Brandon Peebles, 25, and Ethan Osborne, 22, were reported missing just after 7 p.m.

Kaya Vineyard & Winery is part of a multi-tiered company in Northeast Georgia. JERRY GRILLO/WCN PHOTO

Kaya shining on the Dahlonega Plateau

News Staff

Thursday, August 21, 2025

by Jerry Grillo White County News On a rise in White County, just off Town Creek Road near the Lumpkin County line, where the sweeping Blue Ridge makes the sky feel bigger, Kaya Vineyard & Winery sprawls like a panorama across 90 acres of vines, cottages, and gathering spaces.