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Hall will be next JPNES principal

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, May 6, 2021
The White County Board of Education didn’t have to look far when it came to finding a new principal for Jack P. Nix Elementary School. School board members approved Laura Hall as the new principal at a called meeting Tuesday, May 4. She is currently the school’s assistant principal.
Cleveland is looking to capitalize on the county’s tourism draw by potentially expanding its options for visitor lodging, including short-term rentals and extended-stay hotels.

Cleveland is looking to capitalize on the county’s tourism draw by potentially expanding its options for visitor lodging, including short-term rentals and extended-stay hotels.

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Cleveland may revise visitor lodging rules

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Cleveland is looking to capitalize on the county’s tourism draw by potentially expanding its options for visitor lodging, including short-term rentals and extended-stay hotels.
Jason Cobb

Jason Cobb

Cobb leaving county manager position

Wayne Hardy
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
White County Manager Jason Cobb will be leaving the position by the end of June. Cobb submitted his resignation to the White County Board of Commissioners during a meeting Monday evening, May 3.
The cause of a residential fire on Tray Mountain on Friday, April 30 has not been determined.

The cause of a residential fire on Tray Mountain on Friday, April 30 has not been determined.

Friday residential fire cause undetermined

Stephanie Hill
Monday, May 3, 2021
The cause of a residential fire on Tray Mountain on Friday, April 30 has not been determined. According to White County Public Safety Director David Murphy, White County Fire Services, the Helen Fire Department and Lee Arrendale Fire Brigade responded to the call at 2:45 p.m.
The community is invited to attend a Historic Courthouse Open House event is planned for this Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The community is invited to attend a Historic Courthouse Open House event is planned for this Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Open house May 1 at historic courthouse

News Staff
Friday, April 30, 2021
The community is invited to attend a Historic Courthouse Open House event is planned for this Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., hosted by the White County Historical Society.
Pictured from left: Firefighter Austin Brown, firefighter Jason Ravan, firefighter Shad Sosebee, Capt. Robbie Burke and Capt. Josh Taylor, of White County Fire Services, officer Wesley Addis and officer Brandon Wood of the Cleveland Police Department, and Battalion Chief Terry Sosebee, firefighter Bradley Martin and firefighter Casey Creel of White County Fire Services. (Photos courtesy White County Public Safety)

Pictured from left: Firefighter Austin Brown, firefighter Jason Ravan, firefighter Shad Sosebee, Capt. Robbie Burke and Capt. Josh Taylor, of White County Fire Services, officer Wesley Addis and officer Brandon Wood of the Cleveland Police Department, and Battalion Chief Terry Sosebee, firefighter Bradley Martin and firefighter Casey Creel of White County Fire Services. (Photos courtesy White County Public Safety)

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First responders complete training

News Staff
Thursday, April 29, 2021
irst Responders from White County, along with other agencies, completed a rigorous three-day training course in Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, held April 19-21 at Mountain Education Charter High School.
Dr. Octavius Mulligan and Kiwanis President Jason Hogan present plaques to STAR student Charles Causey and STAR teacher Kalin Kennedy. Causey was also presented with a $500 scholarship. Pictured from left, Mulligan, Hogan, Causey and Kennedy. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Dr. Octavius Mulligan and Kiwanis President Jason Hogan present plaques to STAR student Charles Causey and STAR teacher Kalin Kennedy. Causey was also presented with a $500 scholarship. Pictured from left, Mulligan, Hogan, Causey and Kennedy. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

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Kiwanis honors STAR student, teacher

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, April 29, 2021
The Kiwanis Club of Cleveland recently honored the 2021 STAR student and teacher at its annual banquet. This year the banquet for STAR student Charles Causey and STAR teacher Kalin Kennedy, was held at White County High School. Guest speaker and Tesnatee Gap Elementary School Principal Dr.
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in White County rose over the past week.

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in White County rose over the past week.

County COVID-19 cases see uptick

News Staff
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in White County rose over the past week. The county’s seven-day moving average of confirmed COVID-19 cases has remained down since hitting a low point a few weeks ago. The Georgia Department of Public Health’s April 27 status report showed the average at 2.
Nara Allen, left, and Stacie Ward.

Nara Allen, left, and Stacie Ward.

Allen returning to WCMS; Ward retiring from Jack P. Nix

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, April 29, 2021
A familiar face will be returning to the halls of White County Middle School. The White County Board of Education has approved hiring Nara Allen as the school’s new principal, effective July 1, 2021. Current principal Kristi Gerrells is retiring in June. “It is very exciting,” Allen said.
Stacie Ward is retiring in June of this year. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Stacie Ward is retiring in June of this year. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

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Jack. P. Nix Elementary’s Ward to retire

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Following an entire career spent at one location, Jack P. Nix Elementary School Principal Stacie Ward will be retiring in June. And after more than two decades spent in education, Ward said now is right time for her to focus on her family and personal matters.