Public Safety

Two dead after residential fire

Two people are dead following a residential fire on Sunday morning, Sept. 20. A caller contacted White County 911 around 2:49 a.m. about a mobile home fire on Autumnwood Way, just off Westmoreland Road.

September is National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month, and the White County Emergency Management Agency is working with to encourage citizens across our community to prepare themselves and their families for natural and man-made disasters. This year's National Preparedness Month theme is "Disasters Don't Wait.

Propane gas leak leads to evacuation

A propane gas leak Monday afternoon on Holiness Campground Road led to the evacuation call for residents in the area. Around 1 p.m. Aug. 10, White County 911 received a call reporting the leak at 690 Holiness Campground Road (the address for Georgia Mountain Gas).

Cleveland man wanted for alleged involvement in home fire

Authorities are searching for a Cleveland man in connection to a fire set at his home. The Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner's Office announced Monday that investigators are searching for 63-year-old James Christopher Hughes.

White County approves emergency regulations to control COVID-19 spread

During a called meeting Thursday morning, March 26, the White County Board of Commissioners declared a state of emergency and approved new emergency regulations to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus. White County had its first case of the coronavirus confirmed Wednesday, March 25.

White County has first confirmed rabies case of 2019

A recent incident on Paradise Valley Road is White County’s first confirmed case of rabies in 2019. On Saturday, Aug. 10, homeowners alerted by barking outside found a skunk chasing their dog in its kennel, according to White County Environmental Health Manager Sean Sullivan.

Public safety director has message about phone calls for firefighter funds

White County Public Safety Director David Murphy is cautioning residents that recent phone calls soliciting funds for firefighters are not coming from the county's fire and public safety divisions.