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White County’s rate of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise in November, according to data from the Georgia Department of Public Health.

White County’s rate of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise in November, according to data from the Georgia Department of Public Health.

COVID-19 rate rises as holiday nears

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, November 19, 2020
White County’s rate of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise in November, according to data from the Georgia Department of Public Health. The county’s seven-day moving average was at its lowest point in months Oct. 27 at 1.
White County Elections Superintendent Garrison Baker (standing) speaks with an audit team Friday, Nov. 13, as a hand count of paper ballots began. (Photo/Wayne Hardy)

White County Elections Superintendent Garrison Baker (standing) speaks with an audit team Friday, Nov. 13, as a hand count of paper ballots began. (Photo/Wayne Hardy)

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Presidential vote holds after audit

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, November 19, 2020
There was no local election drama after a manual recount of roughly 14,800 ballots over three days.
Seventh grade students at White County Middle School will be on virtual learning classes from Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 20, due to multiple new positive COVID-19 tests and precautionary quarantines. Students will return after Thanksgiving break on Monday, Nov. 30.

Seventh grade students at White County Middle School will be on virtual learning classes from Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 20, due to multiple new positive COVID-19 tests and precautionary quarantines. Students will return after Thanksgiving break on Monday, Nov. 30.

Schools monitor rise in positive cases, quarantine

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Seventh grade students at White County Middle School will be on virtual learning classes from Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 20, due to multiple new positive COVID-19 tests and precautionary quarantines. Students will return after Thanksgiving break on Monday, Nov. 30.
Seventh grade students at White County Middle School will be on virtual learning classes from Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Monday, Nov. 30, due to multiple new positive COVID-19 tests and precautionary quarantines.

Seventh grade students at White County Middle School will be on virtual learning classes from Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Monday, Nov. 30, due to multiple new positive COVID-19 tests and precautionary quarantines.

Seventh grade class switched to virtual learning

Stephanie Hill
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Seventh grade students at White County Middle School will be on virtual learning classes from Tuesday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 20, due to multiple new positive COVID-19 tests and precautionary quarantines. Students will return after Thanksgiving break on Monday, Nov. 30.
There have been 1,102 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 15, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

There have been 1,102 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 15, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic reaches 1,102

News Staff
Monday, November 16, 2020
There have been 1,102 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Sunday, Nov. 15, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. In White County there have been 120 hospitalizations and 26 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
White County election recount teams began work reviewing presidential ballots Friday morning, Nov. 13. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

White County election recount teams began work reviewing presidential ballots Friday morning, Nov. 13. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Presidential recount underway in White County

News Staff
Friday, November 13, 2020
Georgia counties launched a manual recount Friday, Nov. 13, of the nearly 5 million paper ballots cast for the presidential election. White County began mid-morning as batches of absentee ballots were distributed among six tables, each with a team of two people assigned to review ballots.
The Christmas in the Mountains event will take place from 5- 8 p.m. in downtown Cleveland, with the parade starting at 7 p.m. and following its normal route from Jack P. Nix Elementary School to the Cleveland Square to White County Middle School.

The Christmas in the Mountains event will take place from 5- 8 p.m. in downtown Cleveland, with the parade starting at 7 p.m. and following its normal route from Jack P. Nix Elementary School to the Cleveland Square to White County Middle School.

Christmas parade set for Dec. 5

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Cleveland is set for a Christmas parade this year. The Cleveland City Council approved the special event permit for the parade to take place on Saturday, Dec. 5, in downtown Cleveland. During a Nov.
While the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has slowed down, that number is still increasing.

While the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has slowed down, that number is still increasing.

Georgia Public Health gives COVID-19 cases update

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, November 12, 2020
While the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has slowed down, that number is still increasing. According to the Tuesday, Nov. 10, report from the Georgia Department of Public Health, White County has 1,072 confirmed cases, and 13 antigen positive cases.
An ice skating rink is coming to Helen for the holidays.

An ice skating rink is coming to Helen for the holidays.

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Ice skating rink eyed for Helen

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, November 12, 2020
An ice skating rink is coming to Helen for the holidays. The Helen City Commission cleared the way for the seasonal attraction at a Nov. 10 meeting by approving a variance for a tent accompanying the ice skating rink.