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There have been 174 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Monday, July 13, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. (Image from DPH website)

There have been 174 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Monday, July 13, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. (Image from DPH website)

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic reaches 174

News Staff
Monday, July 13, 2020
There have been 174 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Monday, July 13, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. In White County there have been 33 hospitalizations and five deaths attributed to COVID-19.
The GHSA is still planning to allow high school football teams to officially start practice July 27, while the rest of the fall sports will begin in August. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

The GHSA is still planning to allow high school football teams to officially start practice July 27, while the rest of the fall sports will begin in August. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

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GHSA relaxes restrictions, allows intra-squad work

Mark Turner
Thursday, July 9, 2020
The official start date for high school football, volleyball, softball, cross country and competition cheerleading is three weeks away, but whether or not there will be a 2020 season is still far from being decided.
The Mountain Football League laid out the plans this week for the start of the 2020 youth football season.

The Mountain Football League laid out the plans this week for the start of the 2020 youth football season.

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MFL sets practice guidelines

News Staff
Thursday, July 9, 2020
The Mountain Football League laid out the plans this week for the start of the 2020 youth football season. MFL officials release the summer workout and practice schedule on Tuesday, along with the guidelines  for safety measure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Camryn Dorsey, left, and Dasha Cannon are two of several returning players from the Lady Warriors' Elite Eight team last year. (Photo/Mark Turner)

Camryn Dorsey, left, and Dasha Cannon are two of several returning players from the Lady Warriors' Elite Eight team last year. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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COURT TIME

Mark Turner
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Due to COVID-19, the White County High School volleyball team hasn't been able to get in a lot of preparation for the 2020 season.
A rabid fox in the Mountain Lakes area is the 12th confirmed rabies case in White County for 2020.

A rabid fox in the Mountain Lakes area is the 12th confirmed rabies case in White County for 2020.

Twelfth rabies case confirmed in White County for 2020

News Staff
Thursday, July 9, 2020
A rabid fox in the Mountain Lakes area is the 12th confirmed rabies case in White County for 2020. According to White County Environmental Health Manager Sean Sullivan, on Monday, July 6, a victim got out of her vehicle and approached a residence.
Caroline Craig won a state title during her prep career at White County High School. (Photo/ UGA Sports Communications

Caroline Craig won a state title during her prep career at White County High School. (Photo/ UGA Sports Communications

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Craig earns Scholars List honor

News Staff
Thursday, July 9, 2020
White County High School graduate Caroline Craig is one of three University of Georgia golfers named to the All-American Scholars list by the Women's Golf Coaches Association.
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Emergency crews locate two women missing overnight

News Staff
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Information from the Northeast Georgian    UPDATE: The women were just located at a store in White County and were taken back to the Emergency Services Command Post. Initial reports are they may have become lost and slept in a field overnight but both appear to be OK.     Around 2:45 a.m.
The White County Board of Commissioners awarded contracts and allocated roughly $1.75 million for upcoming road projects during a called meeting Thursday, July 2.

The White County Board of Commissioners awarded contracts and allocated roughly $1.75 million for upcoming road projects during a called meeting Thursday, July 2.

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County approves bids for road improvement projects

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, July 9, 2020
The White County Board of Commissioners awarded contracts and allocated roughly $1.75 million for upcoming road projects during a called meeting Thursday, July 2. Commissioners approved a pair of bids from Allied Paving Contractors of Pendergrass.
Residents wanting to have a say in the Aug. 11 primary runoff elections will need to register to vote by Monday, July 13.

Residents wanting to have a say in the Aug. 11 primary runoff elections will need to register to vote by Monday, July 13.

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Deadline nears for runoff voting

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Residents wanting to have a say in the Aug. 11 primary runoff elections will need to register to vote by Monday, July 13. Registered voters who did not cast a ballot in the June 9 primary can still vote in the runoff.
White County is getting closer to having half of its residents complete the 2020 Census.

White County is getting closer to having half of its residents complete the 2020 Census.

More than half here yet to fill out Census

News Staff
Thursday, July 9, 2020
White County is getting closer to having half of its residents complete the 2020 Census. An online tracker showed the county’s self-response rate 47.7% as of Tuesday, July 6. That still lags behind Georgia’s overall 57.8% and the national rate of 61.9%.