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Jake Johnson dives to make a play on a ball during the Warriors' home opener against Habersham Central Saturday in Cleveland. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

Jake Johnson dives to make a play on a ball during the Warriors' home opener against Habersham Central Saturday in Cleveland. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

Warriors smack Gladiators, 9-0

Thanks to a break from the rain and winter weather, the White County Warriors finally got a chance last weekend to open the 2020 baseball season.
Sidney Sullens Second Place 142-pounds Girls Division

Sidney Sullens Second Place 142-pounds Girls Division

Four on the Podium

White County took four wrestlers to the Class AAAA state finals last weekend in Macon, and all four came home with a Top 5 medal.
White County fire services responded to a commercial fire at Legacy Woods on Wednesday, Feb. 19. (Photo courtesy White County Public Safety)

White County fire services responded to a commercial fire at Legacy Woods on Wednesday, Feb. 19. (Photo courtesy White County Public Safety)

Authorities respond to late night commercial fire

White County Fire Services responded to a commercial fire on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Around 11:15 p.m.
An incident involving a rabid raccoon in the area of Stovall Road is the second rabies case in White County for 2020.

An incident involving a rabid raccoon in the area of Stovall Road is the second rabies case in White County for 2020.

Second rabies case confirmed in White County

An incident involving a rabid raccoon in the area of Stovall Road is the second rabies case in White County for 2020. According to White County Environmental Health Manager Sean Sullivan, a pet owner said his two dogs dropped a dead raccoon on their driveway when they came back from roaming.
The City of Helen is working with Georgia Department of Transportation on a pair of roadway issues.

The City of Helen is working with Georgia Department of Transportation on a pair of roadway issues.

DOT, Helen discuss drainage issue

The City of Helen is working with Georgia Department of Transportation on a pair of roadway issues. The first is drainage at the Chevron gas station on Main Street, says Helen City Manager Jerry Elkins.
Terry Rogers

Terry Rogers

State Rep. Rogers won’t seek re-election

White County appears set to have a new state representative after 2020. State Rep. Terry Rogers (R-Clarkesville), who represents the county in House District 10, announced Monday, Feb. 17, he would not seek re-election this year. He won the seat in a 2011 special election.
White County High School STAR Student Clay Bolton (right) selected Kalin Kennedy as STAR Teacher. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

White County High School STAR Student Clay Bolton (right) selected Kalin Kennedy as STAR Teacher. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Bolton and Kennedy are classroom STARs

There are some new STARs at White County High School. Clay Bolton has been named the school system’s 2020 STAR student. He selected WCHS math teacher Kalin Kennedy as his STAR teacher.
Chelsie Yamamoto

Chelsie Yamamoto

Top of the Class

White County High School recently announced Chelsie Yamamoto as the 2020 class valedictorian, with Joshua Adelberg as the salutatorian. Valedictorian Surprised was how Chelsie Yamamoto described feeling when she found out she was the valedictorian. “I knew it was a possibility,” she says.
The pursuit ended with the vehicle wrecking at Freedom Park and damaging the brick and stone wall. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

The pursuit ended with the vehicle wrecking at Freedom Park and damaging the brick and stone wall. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Juveniles cause damage at Freedom Park with wreck

A car chase early Monday morning came to an end in Freedom Park, and resulted in some damage.  White County Sheriff’s Office deputies were involved in a vehicle pursuit on Ga. 115 that started around Dock Dorsey Road on Monday, Feb. 17. Around 2:15 a.m.