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White County’s unemployment rate rose slightly in September.

White County’s unemployment rate rose slightly in September.

Unemployment rises in September

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, November 5, 2020
White County’s unemployment rate rose slightly in September. The county’s preliminary unemployment rate was 3.3% in September, up from 3% adjusted rate in August, according to recent figures from the Georgia Department of Labor. The rate had declined for four straight months since rising from 3.
University of Kentucky's Jenna Gearing, right, and Alabama's Mercy Chelangat sprint to the front of the field during the start of the SEC Women's Cross Country Championship meet last Saturday in Baton Rouge, La. (Photo/ukathletics.com)

University of Kentucky's Jenna Gearing, right, and Alabama's Mercy Chelangat sprint to the front of the field during the start of the SEC Women's Cross Country Championship meet last Saturday in Baton Rouge, La. (Photo/ukathletics.com)

Gearing makes run at SEC title

Mark Turner
Thursday, November 5, 2020
When the Covid-19 pandemic started last winter, Jenna Gearing was trying to figure out the next stage of her life.
Authorities responded to a late night structure fire on Monday, Nov. 2.

Authorities responded to a late night structure fire on Monday, Nov. 2.

Authorities respond to late night structure fire

News Staff
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Authorities responded to a late night structure fire on Monday, Nov. 2. According to White County Public Safety Director David Murphy, at approximately 11:30 p.m., White County Fire Services responded to a report of a structure fire on Adventure Way in Mountain Lakes.
There have been 1,022 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 1, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

There have been 1,022 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 1, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic reaches 1,022

News Staff
Monday, November 2, 2020
There have been 1,022 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 1, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. In White County there have been 108 hospitalizations and 24 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
White County's Dylan Archer wrestles West Hall quarterback Clayton Jenkins to the ground for a 9-yard loss during the Warriors' 35-0 win over the Spartans last Friday in Cleveland. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

White County's Dylan Archer wrestles West Hall quarterback Clayton Jenkins to the ground for a 9-yard loss during the Warriors' 35-0 win over the Spartans last Friday in Cleveland. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

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Warrior defense blanks West Hall, 35-0

Mark Turner
Thursday, October 29, 2020
After a pair of tough losses to start the region schedule, the White County Warriors righted the ship last Friday night, celebrating Homecoming with a 35-0 victory over West Hall. The Warriors improved to 5-2 with the win, and 1-2 in 7-AAA play.
Shelby Spain, left, and Jenna Ash lunge for the ball during the Class AAA second round state tournament game agaisnt Westminister Saturday in Atlanta. (Photo/Leah Burke)

Shelby Spain, left, and Jenna Ash lunge for the ball during the Class AAA second round state tournament game agaisnt Westminister Saturday in Atlanta. (Photo/Leah Burke)

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WCHS falls to No. 1 Wildcats

Mark Turner
Thursday, October 29, 2020
The White County Lady Warriors ran into one of the top volleyball teams in the state last Saturday in Atlanta in the second round of the Class AAA state tournament. Westminster, which has been ranked No.
Cynthia Frame

Cynthia Frame

Survivor says listen to your body

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, October 29, 2020
“You can own this, or it can own you.” Those are the words breast cancer survivor Cynthia Frame heard from her husband when she received her positive diagnosis in December 2015. For Frame, 55, her diagnosis came after a lump she had found during a self-exam had changed.
Mike Dixon reaches for one of the 2,400 rubber ducks released into the Chattahoochee River during the event. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Mike Dixon reaches for one of the 2,400 rubber ducks released into the Chattahoochee River during the event. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

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Rubber ducks race for Family Promise

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, October 29, 2020
The Chattahoochee River was lined with people on Saturday, Oct. 24. But they weren’t watching tubers. Instead, they were watching 2,400 ducks race down the river as part of the Great Helen Duck Race benefitting Family Promise of White/Habersham.
White County has hit 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, though its rate of new infections continues to slow.

White County has hit 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, though its rate of new infections continues to slow.

New COVID-19 cases continue to slow in county

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, October 29, 2020
White County has hit 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, though its rate of new infections continues to slow. That information comes from the Georgia Department of Public Health report on Tuesday, Oct. 27, White County had its first confirmed case reported in mid-March. As of Oct.