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MFL kicks off Saturday

Mark Turner
Thursday, September 10, 2020
On Saturday, six White County youth football teams will tee it up for the opening weekend of the 2020 Mountain Football Leauge season. The MFL consists of teams from White, Lumpkin, Gilmer, Dawson, Fannin, Pickens, and Union counties, along with Chestatee and Copper Basin, Tenn.
Katie Palmer had three hits in the region win last week over North Hall. (Photo/Mark Turner)

Katie Palmer had three hits in the region win last week over North Hall. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Lady Warriors win extra inning battle at North Hall

Mark Turner
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Through the first few weeks of the season, the White County Lady Warriors are working hard to stay near the top of the leaderboard in the Region 7-AAA softball race. The squad had rolled off five straight region wins before dropping a road game to Gilmer County Tuesday in Ellijay.
The Warriors, led by, from left, Kane Lowery, Bryson Cronic, Alex Garcia, Seth Stonecypher, Malachi Zellars, Clayton Rogers, and Jaquez Williams charge onto the field for the start of the 2020 season Friday night in Cleveland. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

The Warriors, led by, from left, Kane Lowery, Bryson Cronic, Alex Garcia, Seth Stonecypher, Malachi Zellars, Clayton Rogers, and Jaquez Williams charge onto the field for the start of the 2020 season Friday night in Cleveland. (Photo/Staci Sulhoff)

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Boys of Fall are back

Mark Turner
Thursday, September 10, 2020
The wait was worth it for the White County Warriors. The start of the high school football was delayed for two weeks, but the Warriors made the most of their opportunity when they finally got a chance to step on the field for the first time in 2020.
This aerial photo shows work going on at Laurel Lodge Assisted Living and Memory Care on Hope Drive in Cleveland. (Photo courtesy Laurel Lodge Assisted Living and Memory Care)

This aerial photo shows work going on at Laurel Lodge Assisted Living and Memory Care on Hope Drive in Cleveland. (Photo courtesy Laurel Lodge Assisted Living and Memory Care)

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Cleveland has new assisted living facility

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, September 10, 2020
White County’s newest assisted living facility has opened its doors in Cleveland. Laurel Lodge Assisted Living and Memory Care is welcoming visitors to the site and to discuss leasing.
White County children will be able to receive free school meals until Dec. 31, 2020, thanks to a federal waiver.

White County children will be able to receive free school meals until Dec. 31, 2020, thanks to a federal waiver.

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Free school meals for children will be available through Dec. 31

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, September 10, 2020
White County children will be able to receive free school meals until Dec. 31, 2020, thanks to a federal waiver. “This allows us to feed our students and help them learn whether in the classroom or at home,” said White County School Nutrition Director Abby Rowland. U.S.
Time is running out to complete the 2020 Census.

Time is running out to complete the 2020 Census.

Deadline nearing to be counted in 2020 Census

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Time is running out to complete the 2020 Census. Residents yet to complete the questionnaire have through Wednesday, Sept. 30, to respond online, by phone or by mail. Census takers also will stop making follow-up visits to homes at that time.
Stan Elrod

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DNR regional supervisor dies after hit by car

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, September 10, 2020
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is mourning the loss of Capt. Stan Elrod, supervisor for the Region 2 office in Gainesville. Elrod, 49, of Danielsville, died after being struck by a car while training near a roadside shoulder in Madison County Sept. 3, the DNR announced last week.
The Helen Police Department will soon get a new vehicle after city commissioners approved the purchase at a Sept. 8 meeting.

The Helen Police Department will soon get a new vehicle after city commissioners approved the purchase at a Sept. 8 meeting.

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Helen PD to get new vehicle

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, September 10, 2020
The Helen Police Department will soon get a new vehicle after city commissioners approved the purchase at a Sept. 8 meeting. “I need it,” said Helen Police Chief Brian Stephens. “It’s going to be the Ford Explorer police package. We go through quite a few vehicles.
White County is approaching 600 total confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

White County is approaching 600 total confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

County near 600 COVID-19 cases

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, September 10, 2020
White County is approaching 600 total confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. The DPH’s Sept. 8 date of symptom onset report listed 593 confirmed cases in White County since the first one was reported in mid-March.