White County

White County School System Superintendent Dr. Laurie Burkett says the return of students and staff has gone well during its early days.

White County School System Superintendent Dr. Laurie Burkett says the return of students and staff has gone well during its early days.

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BOE updated on school year start, digital learning

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, August 27, 2020
White County School System Superintendent Dr. Laurie Burkett says the return of students and staff has gone well during its early days. “I have to tell you, I’ve heard from all of our administrators to say they’ve had the best opening they’ve ever had,” Burkett said at a Aug.
Ed Young

Ed Young

Longtime councilman Young dies

News Staff
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Longtime Cleveland City Councilman Edward Young died Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the age of 80. Young retired from the City Council in December 2017 as the Ward 3 representative after 47 years in office. Graveside services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Gateway Memory Park.
The White County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants for its newly formed Board of Elections and Registration in hopes of choosing its members by the end of September.

The White County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants for its newly formed Board of Elections and Registration in hopes of choosing its members by the end of September.

Applicants sought for new elections board

News Staff
Thursday, August 27, 2020
The White County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants for its newly formed Board of Elections and Registration in hopes of choosing its members by the end of September. The five-member elections board will assume responsibility for elections and voter registration as of Jan. 1, 2021.
White County saw record sales tax revenue receipts in July as it bounces back from declines in the spring related to COVID-19.

White County saw record sales tax revenue receipts in July as it bounces back from declines in the spring related to COVID-19.

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Local sales tax revenues set highs

News Staff
Thursday, August 27, 2020
White County saw record sales tax revenue receipts in July as it bounces back from declines in the spring related to COVID-19.
Parents and students at Tesnatee Gap Elementary School line up for the first day Aug. 14 in accordance with social distancing guidelines. (File photo/Stephanie Hill)

Parents and students at Tesnatee Gap Elementary School line up for the first day Aug. 14 in accordance with social distancing guidelines. (File photo/Stephanie Hill)

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School system reports on first COVID-19 cases

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, August 27, 2020
The White County School System has provided its first two weekly COVID-19 status report since classes resumed this month. In an Aug. 26 update, the school system said there were four students who reported positive for COVID-19 and 46 students quarantined for possible exposure at that time.
Cleveland will receive a $12.6 million loan from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority for upgrades to the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

Cleveland will receive a $12.6 million loan from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority for upgrades to the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

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Cleveland receives loan for wastewater treatment

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Cleveland will receive a $12.6 million loan from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority for upgrades to the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The plant expansion will allow it to become a 1.5 million gallons per day facility, according to the Aug. 25 announcement from GEFA.
Some White County employees will be getting a hazard pay supplement for work during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the county will be reimbursed for roughly $1.3 million in public safety salaries.

Some White County employees will be getting a hazard pay supplement for work during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the county will be reimbursed for roughly $1.3 million in public safety salaries.

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County approves pandemic hazard pay

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Some White County employees will be getting a hazard pay supplement for work during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the county will be reimbursed for roughly $1.3 million in public safety salaries. The county Board of Commissioners approved lump sum hazard payments ranging from $250 to $750 at an Aug.
There have been 441 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update  on Sunday, Aug. 23, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

There have been 441 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update  on Sunday, Aug. 23, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic reaches 441

News Staff
Monday, August 24, 2020
There have been 441 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update  on Sunday, Aug. 23, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. In White County there have been 67 hospitalizations and nine deaths attributed to COVID-19.
Chief, Little Foot, and Troy

Chief, Little Foot, and Troy

Pets of the Week: Aug. 24

News Staff
Monday, August 24, 2020
Pets of the week for the week of Aug. 24 from White County Animal Control and Charles Smithgall Humane Society. These three cream-colored boys are about five months old. Chief, Little Foot, and Troy are super playful kittens who would do wonderful in a home with other cats to play with!