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LaRue Campbell and the rest of the Lady Warriors opened the Region 7-AAA schedule Wednesday night with a trip to Gilmer County. The Lady Warriors, the No. 2 team in the latest Class AAA state poll, take on Dawson County next Tuesday in the first region home match. (Photos/Mark Turner)

LaRue Campbell and the rest of the Lady Warriors opened the Region 7-AAA schedule Wednesday night with a trip to Gilmer County. The Lady Warriors, the No. 2 team in the latest Class AAA state poll, take on Dawson County next Tuesday in the first region home match. (Photos/Mark Turner)

WCHS soccer teams off to fast starts

Mark Turner
Thursday, February 25, 2021
The 2021 high school soccer season is off and running for the White County Warriors, and both the girls and boy's teams are garnering some statewide attention in the first three weeks of the season. Since opening the season with a 3-1 loss to Jefferson, the No.
Three people have been arrested following a four-month drug investigation. (Photos courtesy of ARDEO)

Three people have been arrested following a four-month drug investigation. (Photos courtesy of ARDEO)

Three arrested after four-month drug investigation

News Staff
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Three people have been arrested following a four-month drug investigation. According to a press release from the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, a search warrant was executed at 7058 Britt Gailey Rd, Clermont, GA following the months long investigation.
Pictured are Bart Bartlett, Skylar Day, Johnathan Morgan, George Chalvatzis, Chris Estaes, Jimmy Rogers, Jack Morgan, Jacob Westmoreland, Randy Webb, Brian Tate (Georgia Forestry Commission), Will Dale (Georgia Forestry Commission) and Helen Commissioner Jeff Ash. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Pictured are Bart Bartlett, Skylar Day, Johnathan Morgan, George Chalvatzis, Chris Estaes, Jimmy Rogers, Jack Morgan, Jacob Westmoreland, Randy Webb, Brian Tate (Georgia Forestry Commission), Will Dale (Georgia Forestry Commission) and Helen Commissioner Jeff Ash. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Georgia Arbor Day celebrated in Helen

News Staff
Friday, February 19, 2021
The City of Helen celebrated Georgia Arbor Day on Friday, Feb. 19, by planting a Hillside Spruce Tree in the Marketplatz in Helen.
WCHS senior Maddie Futch, shown during the region semifinal game against Gilmer County, has been named the Region 7-AAA Player of the Year. (Photo/Mark Turner)

WCHS senior Maddie Futch, shown during the region semifinal game against Gilmer County, has been named the Region 7-AAA Player of the Year. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Lady Warriors third; Futch named Region POY

Mark Turner
Thursday, February 18, 2021
The White County Lady Warriors went into the Region 7-AAA tournament last week with hopes of putting a region title on their resume, but Gilmer County had other plans.
White County's Reece Dockery, left, and Silas Mulligan, and Dawson County's Jadon Gibson dive for a loose ball during the region title game Tuesday in Ellijay. (Photo/Mark Turner)

White County's Reece Dockery, left, and Silas Mulligan, and Dawson County's Jadon Gibson dive for a loose ball during the region title game Tuesday in Ellijay. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Warriors fall short in region title battle

Mark Turner
Thursday, February 18, 2021
In high school basketball, it's hard to beat a good team three times during the season, and unfortunately for the White County Warriors that proved to be true Tuesday night in the Region 7-AAA championship game.
Helen officials canceled the city’s Independence Day fireworks showcase last year over concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. (File photo/Wayne Hardy)

Helen officials canceled the city’s Independence Day fireworks showcase last year over concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. (File photo/Wayne Hardy)

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Helen plans to bring back Fourth of July fireworks

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Fourth of July fireworks are returning to Helen – at least for the moment. After not being held in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic concerns, the Helen City Commission voted Feb. 16 to hold the firework showcase this year.
Sales tax collections were up noticeably from the previous year as the White County government reached the midpoint of its fiscal year 2021 budget.

Sales tax collections were up noticeably from the previous year as the White County government reached the midpoint of its fiscal year 2021 budget.

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County sales tax collections rise

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Sales tax collections were up noticeably from the previous year as the White County government reached the midpoint of its fiscal year 2021 budget.
The Hallmark Channel’s hit series When Calls The Heart returns this Sunday, Feb. 21, and the new season will feature a local touch in its story.

The Hallmark Channel’s hit series When Calls The Heart returns this Sunday, Feb. 21, and the new season will feature a local touch in its story.

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Hallmark Channel hit series returns with a local touch

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, February 18, 2021
The Hallmark Channel’s hit series When Calls The Heart returns this Sunday, Feb. 21, and the new season will feature a local touch in its story. TV veteran John Tinker, who resides in the Clermont area, is the showrunner for Season 8.
The 3rd Annual Alpine Helen Songwriters Festival will be an expanded event this year on March 19-20.

The 3rd Annual Alpine Helen Songwriters Festival will be an expanded event this year on March 19-20.

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Songwriters festival returns March 19-20

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, February 18, 2021
The 3rd Annual Alpine Helen Songwriters Festival will be an expanded event this year on March 19-20. Jerry Brown, executive director of the Alpine Helen/White County Convention & Visitors Bureau, spoke to commissioners at their Feb. 16 meeting about the event.