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White County will see contested races in three of its four seats in the Georgia General Assembly – including three candidates from White County.

White County will see contested races in three of its four seats in the Georgia General Assembly – including three candidates from White County.

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Three contested elections set for state House and Senate districts

News Staff
Thursday, March 12, 2020
White County will see contested races in three of its four seats in the Georgia General Assembly – including three candidates from White County. (Candidate profiles will be featured in upcoming issues of the White County News.
Several county incumbents will begin new terms in 2021 after facing no opposition for re-election when qualifying ended Friday, March 6.

Several county incumbents will begin new terms in 2021 after facing no opposition for re-election when qualifying ended Friday, March 6.

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County incumbents go unopposed

News Staff
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Several county incumbents will begin new terms in 2021 after facing no opposition for re-election when qualifying ended Friday, March 6. All incumbents in these partisan offices are Republicans.
Tim Motes

Tim Motes

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Cleveland man charged with child molestation

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, March 12, 2020
A Cleveland man has been charged with child molestation. Timothy Early Motes, 52, was arrested on Thursday, March 5, on charges of sexual battery and child molestation. The White County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a sexual assault on Feb. 13, according to a statement from WCSO Capt.
A house on Carrie Cox Drive in Helen was destroyed in a fire on Sunday, March 8.

A house on Carrie Cox Drive in Helen was destroyed in a fire on Sunday, March 8.

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Fire destroys house in Helen

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, March 12, 2020
A house on Carrie Cox Drive in Helen was destroyed in a fire on Sunday, March 8. Helen Fire Chief Jody Prickett said two occupants at the home when the fire occurred were able to get out safely.
An open house for the City of Cleveland’s renovation of the former Oak Springs elementary school will be held Monday, March 16, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

An open house for the City of Cleveland’s renovation of the former Oak Springs elementary school will be held Monday, March 16, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Oak Springs open house

News Staff
Thursday, March 12, 2020
An open house for the City of Cleveland’s renovation of the former Oak Springs elementary school will be held Monday, March 16, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The building will become the the temporary home of the Cleveland Police Department and City Council meetings.
Lake Living

Lake Living

Photo contest open for Lake Living magazine

News Staff
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Do you have a great photo of a beautiful Northeast Georgia lake scene? Lake Living is now accepting submissions for photography that could be featured on the cover of the magazine’s spring 2020 edition. Lake Living is a full-color regional guide to Northeast Georgia’s beautiful lakes.
Justin Scott Mayo

Justin Scott Mayo

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Mayo gets life without parole

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, March 12, 2020
A White County man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted in the 2017 murder of his girlfriend.
Buck Levins

Buck Levins

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Superior Court judge named

News Staff
Thursday, March 12, 2020
A new judge has been appointed to the Enotah Judicial Circuit. On Wednesday, March 4, Gov. Brian Kemp announced the appointment of Buck Levins to fill the vacancy on the Superior Court of the Enotah Judicial Circuit that was left open when Stanley Gunter retired at the end of September 2019.
White County voters will have four local races to decide this year.

White County voters will have four local races to decide this year.

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And the race is on

News Staff
Thursday, March 12, 2020
White County voters will have four local races to decide this year. Contested elections emerged for a county commission seat, school board chair, sheriff and probate judge after candidate qualifying wrapped up Friday, March 6. All will run as Republicans in the May general primary.
An incident involving a rabid skunk in the Albert Reid area is the fourth confirmed rabies case in White County for 2020.

An incident involving a rabid skunk in the Albert Reid area is the fourth confirmed rabies case in White County for 2020.

Fourth rabies case in 2020 confirmed in White County

News Staff
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
An incident involving a rabid skunk in the Albert Reid area is the fourth confirmed rabies case in White County for 2020. According to White County Environmental Health Manager Sean Sullivan, in the early morning on Monday, March 9, homeowners noticed their house smelled of skunk when they woke up.