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Visitors speak with a potter at a previous event on the Sautee Nacoochee Center campus. (Submitted photo)

Visitors speak with a potter at a previous event on the Sautee Nacoochee Center campus. (Submitted photo)

Folk Pottery Show & Arts Festival set for Saturday, Sept. 5

News Staff
Friday, September 4, 2020
The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia will host the 12th annual Folk Pottery Show & Arts Festival on Saturday, Sept. 5.  The event is planned for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sautee Nacoochee Center, where the museum is located.
White County first responders had a busy Thursday responding to multiple calls around the county, including a fatal car wreck and an explosion.

White County first responders had a busy Thursday responding to multiple calls around the county, including a fatal car wreck and an explosion.

White County first responders work fatal wreck, multiple calls Thursday

News Staff
Thursday, September 3, 2020
White County first responders had a busy Thursday, Sept. 3, responding to multiple calls around the county, including a fatal wreck and an explosion within a hour span. A man was found deceased in a single-vehicle crash at 1:25 p.m. on Ga.
Kristopher Beasley

Kristopher Beasley

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Arrest in mail stolen from five counties

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, September 3, 2020
A Clarkesville man has been charged with stealing mail from multiple North Georgia counties, including White County. Kristopher Beasley, 26, was arrested Aug. 23 after someone reported encountering a “suspicious character,” said Helen Police Department Capt. Mark Harris.
September is National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month

News Staff
Thursday, September 3, 2020
September is National Preparedness Month, and the White County Emergency Management Agency is working with to encourage citizens across our community to prepare themselves and their families for natural and man-made disasters. This year's National Preparedness Month theme is "Disasters Don't Wait.
WCMS awards: national finalist in performing arts group, social media award Youtube, national finalist in language arts, national finalist in math. (Submitted photo)

WCMS awards: national finalist in performing arts group, social media award Youtube, national finalist in language arts, national finalist in math. (Submitted photo)

Jr. Beta Clubs bring home national awards

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Junior Beta Clubs at White County Middle School and Mossy Creek Elementary School have garnered several awards from a virtual national convention.
Helen businesses will be able to apply to have outdoor café areas on their private property where they can serve alcoholic beverages during Oktoberfest.

Helen businesses will be able to apply to have outdoor café areas on their private property where they can serve alcoholic beverages during Oktoberfest.

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Outdoor café areas allowed at Oktoberfest

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Helen businesses will be able to apply to have outdoor café areas on their private property where they can serve alcoholic beverages during Oktoberfest. The Helen City Commission approved a resolution Sept. 1 allowing the move as part of a citywide special event declaration.
Ed Young

Ed Young

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Colleagues remember longtime Cleveland councilman Ed Young

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Longtime Cleveland councilman Ed Young is being remembered for a legacy of service to city residents. Young, who passed away last week at the age of 80, served 47 years on the Cleveland City Council. He was a retired construction superintendent with a career of more than three decades.
Brooke Puffer and Layla Herbert with Project Unify work together to wrap a present. (Submitted photo)

Brooke Puffer and Layla Herbert with Project Unify work together to wrap a present. (Submitted photo)

All in for unity

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, September 3, 2020
White County Middle School’s Project Unify club recently helped achieve a first in Georgia. WCMS just became the first school in the state to be recognized as a Special Olympics National Unified Champion School, says Julie Collins, club sponsor and seventh-grade ELA teacher.
White County’s unemployment rate continued to decline in July, according to a report released last week by the Georgia Department of Labor.

White County’s unemployment rate continued to decline in July, according to a report released last week by the Georgia Department of Labor.

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County jobless rate down

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, September 3, 2020
White County’s unemployment rate continued to decline in July, according to a report released last week by the Georgia Department of Labor. The county’s 4.4% preliminary unemployment rate is down from 4.8% in June, though it is higher than the 2.9% posted the same time last year.
White County recorded its 500th total confirmed cases of COVID-19 as August ended.

White County recorded its 500th total confirmed cases of COVID-19 as August ended.

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Total COVID-19 cases reaches 500

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, September 3, 2020
White County recorded its 500th total confirmed cases of COVID-19 as August ended. According to the Tuesday, Sept. 1, date of symptom onset report from the Georgia Department of Public Health listed 529 confirmed cases since the first one was recorded in mid-March.