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Elaine Mitchell poses for a photo with Santa during Helen’s annual tree lighting event. (Photo/Hannah Caudell)

Elaine Mitchell poses for a photo with Santa during Helen’s annual tree lighting event. (Photo/Hannah Caudell)

Lights aglow in Helen

Helen held its annual Lighting of the Village Friday Night.
City Administrator Kevin Harris talked compensation with the city council and whether their rates need to be adjusted for inflation. (Photo/Hannah Caudell)

City Administrator Kevin Harris talked compensation with the city council and whether their rates need to be adjusted for inflation. (Photo/Hannah Caudell)

Adjusting for inflation

by Hannah Caudell White County News   The Cleveland City Council may see a raise in their compensation by election year 2026.
Andy and Stacy Allen, Inda Allen’s brother and mother, go through the potluck buffet. (Photo/Hannah Caudell)

Andy and Stacy Allen, Inda Allen’s brother and mother, go through the potluck buffet. (Photo/Hannah Caudell)

Community unites for Inda’s legacy

by Hannah Caudell White County News   The Sautee Nacoochee Center hosted its annual Inda Y. Allen Memorial Scholarship Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday for the second time since reinstating the event in 2023. The richness of the community was evident upon arriving at the center.
Debbie Carter-Dye and student representatives Kamiah McCullough, Ryleigh Jenkins, and Kass Brown present the new student body representative initiative to the White County Board of Education. (Photo/Hannah Caudell)

Debbie Carter-Dye and student representatives Kamiah McCullough, Ryleigh Jenkins, and Kass Brown present the new student body representative initiative to the White County Board of Education. (Photo/Hannah Caudell)

White County Middle students get to be voice for change

by Hannah Caudell White County News   White County Middle schoolers got into the election season spirit with their own votes cast for student body representatives who will act as their advocates for positive school activities and change.
White County Farmers Exchange President Gilbert Barrett gives a speech thanking farmers for their work. (Photo/Eric Tiongson)

White County Farmers Exchange President Gilbert Barrett gives a speech thanking farmers for their work. (Photo/Eric Tiongson)

Rise and shine

by Eric Tiongson White County News   The 21st annual Farm City Week Breakfast was hosted by the White County Chamber of Commerce’s Agribusiness Committee on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 21.
The current ramp outside the historic courthouse, made with treated wood, will be replaced by a ramp made from composite material. (Photo/Eric Tiongson)

The current ramp outside the historic courthouse, made with treated wood, will be replaced by a ramp made from composite material. (Photo/Eric Tiongson)

Improving access to history

by Eric Tiongson White County News   The Historic Courthouse on the Cleveland Square will be getting some upgrades.
Nov. 20-28 were set nationally to be recognized as Farm-City Week.

Nov. 20-28 were set nationally to be recognized as Farm-City Week.

County celebrates Farm City Week

Staff report American farmers and ranchers help feed the world by producing a bounty of agricultural products. To do this, they rely on essential partnerships with urban and suburban communities to supply, sell and deliver finished products across the country and around the world.
Fundraisers Doris Skelton, Pam Summers, Jessica Wood, Randy Summers and Dennis Doll present Helen Police Chief Aletha Barrett with money raised for the White Christmas for Kids fund at the Helen City Commission meeting. (Photo/Eric Tiongson)

Fundraisers Doris Skelton, Pam Summers, Jessica Wood, Randy Summers and Dennis Doll present Helen Police Chief Aletha Barrett with money raised for the White Christmas for Kids fund at the Helen City Commission meeting. (Photo/Eric Tiongson)

Helen White Christmas raises $40,000

by Eric Tiongson White County News Christmas is coming, and the city of Helen has been in the giving spirit.
Tim Skidmore weighs a box of food during his volunteer shift at the White County Food Pantry. (Photo/Eric Tiongson)

Tim Skidmore weighs a box of food during his volunteer shift at the White County Food Pantry. (Photo/Eric Tiongson)

Stocking up for holidays

by Eric Tiongson White County News The holiday season is fast approaching, and the White County Food Pantry has been hard at work to make sure that everybody will have some food on the table. The White County Food Pantry held their fall food bank during Nov.
The White County Board of Education considered impacts to their local and state funding upon potentially opting in, including impacts to the millage rate and other funds received at the state and local level.

The White County Board of Education considered impacts to their local and state funding upon potentially opting in, including impacts to the millage rate and other funds received at the state and local level.

Balancing act

by Hannah Caudell White County News With 2025 just around the corner, the White County Board of Education began to chart a course of action on House Bill 581 during their meeting Tuesday morning.