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Senior receiver Cooper Turner was both selected to the 7-AAAA All-Region team last year. (Photos/Mark Turner)

Senior receiver Cooper Turner was both selected to the 7-AAAA All-Region team last year. (Photos/Mark Turner)

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Warriors' offense full of explosive talent

Mark Turner
Thursday, August 27, 2020
The White County Warriors enter the season with a roster full of weapons on the offensive side of the ball. Last fall, the Warriors amassed 4,000 yards in 10 games, averaging 28.1 points per game. Most of the skill players responsible for those numbers are back in the lineup this year.
WCHS senior Shelby Spain hammers a shot during the Lady Warriors' win over Lakeview Academy Tuesday night in Cleveland. (Photo/Mark Turner)

WCHS senior Shelby Spain hammers a shot during the Lady Warriors' win over Lakeview Academy Tuesday night in Cleveland. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Lady Warriors roll past Lakeview, Tallulah Falls

Mark Turner
Thursday, August 27, 2020
The White County High School volleyball teams are rolling their way through the competition during the opening weeks of the 2020 season.
Senior members of the WCHS football and cheer teams are, from row from left, Clayton Rogers, Elizabeth Woodson, Ashley Howe, and Cooper Turner; second row, Devin Sullens, Lindi Hoersten, and Andrew Pierce; third row, Rylee Higgins, Riley Stancil, Seth Stonecypher, Jimmy King, Jackson Autry, Dylan Archer, Jesse Moose, and Roy Bennett; fourth row, Heaven Gholston, Tyler Davis, and Reece Dockery; top row, Dylan Weaver, Harmon Grier, Jaquez Williams, and J. Ben Haynes. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

Senior members of the WCHS football and cheer teams are, from row from left, Clayton Rogers, Elizabeth Woodson, Ashley Howe, and Cooper Turner; second row, Devin Sullens, Lindi Hoersten, and Andrew Pierce; third row, Rylee Higgins, Riley Stancil, Seth Stonecypher, Jimmy King, Jackson Autry, Dylan Archer, Jesse Moose, and Roy Bennett; fourth row, Heaven Gholston, Tyler Davis, and Reece Dockery; top row, Dylan Weaver, Harmon Grier, Jaquez Williams, and J. Ben Haynes. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

Warriors set to make a push for region title, state playoff run

Mark Turner
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Let us play. That's been the mantra for most high school and college football players around the country since the COVID-19 pandemic put a cloud of doubt over the 2020 season.
White County School System Superintendent Dr. Laurie Burkett says the return of students and staff has gone well during its early days.

White County School System Superintendent Dr. Laurie Burkett says the return of students and staff has gone well during its early days.

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BOE updated on school year start, digital learning

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, August 27, 2020
White County School System Superintendent Dr. Laurie Burkett says the return of students and staff has gone well during its early days. “I have to tell you, I’ve heard from all of our administrators to say they’ve had the best opening they’ve ever had,” Burkett said at a Aug.
Ed Young

Ed Young

Longtime councilman Young dies

News Staff
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Longtime Cleveland City Councilman Edward Young died Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the age of 80. Young retired from the City Council in December 2017 as the Ward 3 representative after 47 years in office. Graveside services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Gateway Memory Park.
The White County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants for its newly formed Board of Elections and Registration in hopes of choosing its members by the end of September.

The White County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants for its newly formed Board of Elections and Registration in hopes of choosing its members by the end of September.

Applicants sought for new elections board

News Staff
Thursday, August 27, 2020
The White County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants for its newly formed Board of Elections and Registration in hopes of choosing its members by the end of September. The five-member elections board will assume responsibility for elections and voter registration as of Jan. 1, 2021.
White County saw record sales tax revenue receipts in July as it bounces back from declines in the spring related to COVID-19.

White County saw record sales tax revenue receipts in July as it bounces back from declines in the spring related to COVID-19.

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Local sales tax revenues set highs

News Staff
Thursday, August 27, 2020
White County saw record sales tax revenue receipts in July as it bounces back from declines in the spring related to COVID-19.
Parents and students at Tesnatee Gap Elementary School line up for the first day Aug. 14 in accordance with social distancing guidelines. (File photo/Stephanie Hill)

Parents and students at Tesnatee Gap Elementary School line up for the first day Aug. 14 in accordance with social distancing guidelines. (File photo/Stephanie Hill)

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School system reports on first COVID-19 cases

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, August 27, 2020
The White County School System has provided its first two weekly COVID-19 status report since classes resumed this month. In an Aug. 26 update, the school system said there were four students who reported positive for COVID-19 and 46 students quarantined for possible exposure at that time.
Cleveland will receive a $12.6 million loan from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority for upgrades to the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

Cleveland will receive a $12.6 million loan from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority for upgrades to the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

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Cleveland receives loan for wastewater treatment

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Cleveland will receive a $12.6 million loan from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority for upgrades to the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The plant expansion will allow it to become a 1.5 million gallons per day facility, according to the Aug. 25 announcement from GEFA.
Some White County employees will be getting a hazard pay supplement for work during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the county will be reimbursed for roughly $1.3 million in public safety salaries.

Some White County employees will be getting a hazard pay supplement for work during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the county will be reimbursed for roughly $1.3 million in public safety salaries.

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County approves pandemic hazard pay

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Some White County employees will be getting a hazard pay supplement for work during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the county will be reimbursed for roughly $1.3 million in public safety salaries. The county Board of Commissioners approved lump sum hazard payments ranging from $250 to $750 at an Aug.