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Scott Cantrell explained how UFO reports can be classified under a variety of categories by MUFON. He is shown with a tool used to gauge the angle of an object spotted, in relation to the horizon. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Scott Cantrell explained how UFO reports can be classified under a variety of categories by MUFON. He is shown with a tool used to gauge the angle of an object spotted, in relation to the horizon. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Be it avian, aircraft – or something else – Georgia organization tracks reports of UFOs

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, July 25, 2019
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a UFO? When some people hear UFO, they think of aliens, but the term simply refers to an unidentified flying object. And what these objects could be was the topic a recent program at the Cleveland branch of the White County Public Library on Saturday, July 20.
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Millage hearings begin for county, Cleveland and BOE

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, July 25, 2019
No one from the public attended the City of Cleveland’s first two meetings on its proposed millage – but there was discussion about changing the rate. Cleveland has advertised a millage rate of 6, which is about 1.7 percent over the rollback rate of 5.899.
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County split over firefighter grant

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, July 25, 2019
The White County Board of Commissioners, in a split vote, has approved seeking a federal grant to help bolster its roster of full-time firefighters. County Public Safety Director David Murphy presented the request at the commissioners’ July 18 called meeting.
The former Oak Springs school is shown as it appeared last prior to renovation work beginning.

The former Oak Springs school is shown as it appeared last prior to renovation work beginning.

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City adjusts plan for Oak Springs renovation

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, July 25, 2019
After some initial sticker shock on interior renovations to the former Oak Springs school, the Cleveland City Council is moving ahead with a less costly option.
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Sunshine

Pets of the Week: July 22

News Staff
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Pets of the week for the week of July 22 from White County Animal Control and Charles Smithgall Humane Society. Sunshine, 3-month-old male, is very playful and is looking for a playmate. Odie, a 3-year-old Lab mix, is fully-grown and is looking for a “furever” home.
A worker rescues a tube from under one of the downed trees. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

A worker rescues a tube from under one of the downed trees. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Child hit by falling tree limb in Helen

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, July 18, 2019
A 4-year old child was struck by a tree limb while tubing the river in Helen after a storm rolled through Thursday, July 18. The child was with her parents, said Helen Police Chief Brian Stephens. “They heard the cracking, looked up and a limb fell and struck the child in the head,” Stephens said.
This overhead shot shows all the vendors and activities at Yonah Mountain Vineyard during Crush Fest. (Submitted photos)

This overhead shot shows all the vendors and activities at Yonah Mountain Vineyard during Crush Fest. (Submitted photos)

Crush Fest set to celebrate 10 years

News Staff
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Yonah Mountain Vineyards will host the 10th anniversary of its annual Crush Fest Food & Wine Festival on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.