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This Georgia Department of Public Health map shows counties in red that have seen a greater than 5% increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases from the week of Dec. 5-11 to Dec. 12-18. White County is among them amid rising case counts in recent weeks.

This Georgia Department of Public Health map shows counties in red that have seen a greater than 5% increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases from the week of Dec. 5-11 to Dec. 12-18. White County is among them amid rising case counts in recent weeks.

COVID-19 case count in December at highest yet in county

December has set a new high for confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County as the rate of new infections continues to rise. The county has had 450 cases so far this month, according to a Dec. 22 report from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Visitors speak with a potter at a previous event on the Sautee Nacoochee Center campus. (Submitted photo)

Visitors speak with a potter at a previous event on the Sautee Nacoochee Center campus. (Submitted photo)

Folk Pottery Show & Arts Festival set for Saturday, Sept. 5

The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia will host the 12th annual Folk Pottery Show & Arts Festival on Saturday, Sept. 5.  The event is planned for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sautee Nacoochee Center, where the museum is located.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County has risen to 15.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County has risen to 15.

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County rises to 15

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County has risen to 15. There were previously at 14. The information came from the noon update on Thursday, April 16, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.
Emory Jones

Emory Jones

The Valley Where They Danced play coming to Sautee Center

For the second time this year, local author Emory Jones will have one of his works on stage at the Sautee Nacoochee Center. The Valley Where They Danced is a two-act play that Jones wrote, based off his novel of the same title. The slate of shows opens Thursday, Aug. 1.