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A tree fell onto a power line on Jackson Circle during the storm on Thursday, Oct. 29, knocking out power and blocking the road. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

A tree fell onto a power line on Jackson Circle during the storm on Thursday, Oct. 29, knocking out power and blocking the road. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Storm damage hits thousands around county

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, November 5, 2020
The hurricane that became Tropical Storm Zeta caused widespread power outages last Thursday. The fast moving storm arrived Oct. 29 and left hundreds of thousands without power in Georgia, and thousands in White County.
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.
Nov. 3, 2020 General Election Results for White County

Nov. 3, 2020 General Election Results for White County

White County General Election – Nov. 3, 2020

News Staff
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Just under 72% of White County's 20,622 registered voters cast a ballot in the Nov 3. general election. Almost 82.5% of county voters backed President Donald Trump.
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.
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.
Election Day is on the horizon, but many White County voters have turned out to cast their ballot early.

Election Day is on the horizon, but many White County voters have turned out to cast their ballot early.

Decision day approaches

News Staff
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Election Day is on the horizon, but many White County voters have turned out to cast their ballot early. “We’re definitely seeing higher numbers than we’ve seen before,” County Elections Superintendent Garrison Baker said.