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The White County Board of Education will meet this week.

The White County Board of Education will meet this week.

White County BOE to meet this week

News Staff
Monday, May 18, 2020
The White County Board of Education will hold meetings on the following dates: Regular Meeting - Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at 8 a.m. Regular Meeting - Thursday, May 21, 2020, at 6 p.m.
The City of Helen will be conducting a smoke test on the sewer system in the Innsbruck Community for the next few weeks.

The City of Helen will be conducting a smoke test on the sewer system in the Innsbruck Community for the next few weeks.

Helen to conduct smoke test

News Staff
Monday, May 18, 2020
The City of Helen will be conducting a smoke test on the sewer system in the Innsbruck Community for the next few weeks. "If the piping in your home is properly vented, you should not have any smoke penetrate the inside," the city said in a notice on Monday, May 18.
White County News update

White County News update

Wreck claims life of Hull man

News Staff
Monday, May 18, 2020
A single-vehicle accident in White County on Saturday, May 16, claimed the life of a Hull man. According to Georgia State Patrol, Raymond Still, 59, was traveling around a curve southbound on Ga. 17 at mile marker 14 at approximately 12:30 p.m. when his motorcycle went off the shoulder of the road.
Woodrow

Woodrow

Pets of the Week: May 18

News Staff
Monday, May 18, 2020
Pets of the week for the week of May 18 from Charles Smithgall Humane Society. At Charles Smithgall Humane Society, Woodrow is a fantastic dog. He’s housetrained and leashed trained. He loves walks, car rides and playing in water. Woodrow loves his people.
The White County Board of Commissioners will hold a Called Meeting on Tuesday, May 19, at 8 a.m.

The White County Board of Commissioners will hold a Called Meeting on Tuesday, May 19, at 8 a.m.

White County Board of Commissioners to hold called meeting May 19

News Staff
Friday, May 15, 2020
The White County Board of Commissioners will hold a Called Meeting on Tuesday, May 19, at 8 a.m. This meeting will be held by teleconference. The public is welcome to join the teleconference.
There have been 88 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Friday, May 15, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. (Image from DPH website)

There have been 88 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Friday, May 15, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. (Image from DPH website)

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic remains at 88

News Staff
Friday, May 15, 2020
There have been 88 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Friday, May 15, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. In White County there have been 19 hospitalizations and two deaths attributed to COVID-19.
Some county government offices closed due to COVID-19 concerns could reopen to the public by next week with social distancing guidelines in place.

Some county government offices closed due to COVID-19 concerns could reopen to the public by next week with social distancing guidelines in place.

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County planning to reopen more facilities to public

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Some county government offices closed due to COVID-19 concerns could reopen to the public by next week with social distancing guidelines in place. Officials have been studying how to gradually and safely return to some normalcy of operations in recent weeks.
There have been 88 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Thursday, May 14, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. (Image from DPH)

There have been 88 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Thursday, May 14, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. (Image from DPH)

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic remains at 88

News Staff
Thursday, May 14, 2020
There have been 88 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Thursday, May 14, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. In White County there have been 19 hospitalizations and one death attributed to COVID-19.