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White County's John Jarrard is brought down by a Copper Basin defender during the Mountain Athletic Conference's fifth-grade semifinal game last weekend at Lumpkin County High School. (Photo/Mark Turner)

White County's John Jarrard is brought down by a Copper Basin defender during the Mountain Athletic Conference's fifth-grade semifinal game last weekend at Lumpkin County High School. (Photo/Mark Turner)

White County has three youth teams headed to Super Bowl

News Staff
Thursday, November 11, 2021
White County will be in search of three youth football titles during the final week of play in the Mountain Athletic Conference. The Warriors' second grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade teams all head to Dawsonville for the MAC Super Bowl V games.
From left, CJ McDonald and Jeremy McClure shake hands after the unofficial vote totals showed them as winners in the Cleveland City Council elections. (Photo/Wayne Hardy)

From left, CJ McDonald and Jeremy McClure shake hands after the unofficial vote totals showed them as winners in the Cleveland City Council elections. (Photo/Wayne Hardy)

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Voters choose change in city elections

News Staff
Thursday, November 4, 2021
by Wayne Hardy and Stephanie Hill Change will be coming to city leadership for Cleveland and Helen, with only one of four incumbents on the ballot retaining their seat in the Nov. 2 municipal elections.
Election Day is coming Tuesday.

Election Day is coming Tuesday.

Decision day nears for city elections

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Election Day is coming Tuesday. Early voting wraps up this week for the Cleveland and Helen municipal elections. As of 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 142 residents have early voted in the Cleveland election out of the city’s 2,312 registered voters. There are two seats up for grabs in Cleveland.
Early voting at a trickle for Cleveland and Helen elections

Early voting at a trickle for Cleveland and Helen elections

Early voting at a trickle for Cleveland and Helen elections

News Staff
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Five contested seats are on the ballot between Cleveland and Helen municipal elections, but early voting was off to a slow start about a week after it began. As of 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 19, only 79 residents have early voted in the Cleveland election, about 3.
Early voting has begun for the Cleveland and Helen municipal elections.

Early voting has begun for the Cleveland and Helen municipal elections.

Early voting underway for Cleveland and Helen elections

News Staff
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Early voting has begun for the Cleveland and Helen municipal elections. Cleveland early voting is set to start on Tuesday, Oct. 12, and continue on weekdays through Friday, Oct. 29, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Cleveland City Hall. There also will be early voting on Saturday, Oct. 16 and Saturday, Oct.
Helen residents heard from candidates vying for three seats on the Helen City Commission during a candidate forum hosted Oct. 12 by the White County Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the White County News and WRWH radio. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Helen residents heard from candidates vying for three seats on the Helen City Commission during a candidate forum hosted Oct. 12 by the White County Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the White County News and WRWH radio. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Helen candidates speak out at forum

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Helen residents heard from candidates vying for three seats on the Helen City Commission during a candidate forum hosted Oct. 12 by the White County Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the White County News and WRWH radio.
Candidates for Helen City Commission have been invited to participate in a forum planned for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Helen (8100 S. Main St.).

Candidates for Helen City Commission have been invited to participate in a forum planned for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Helen (8100 S. Main St.).

Helen candidate forum set for Oct. 12

News Staff
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Candidates for Helen City Commission have been invited to participate in a forum planned for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Helen (8100 S. Main St.).
Six people, including two incumbents, vying for three seats governing one of Georgia’s most-visited cities.

Six people, including two incumbents, vying for three seats governing one of Georgia’s most-visited cities.

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Get to know Helen City Commission candidates

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Steve Brooks   Giving back to the community: That’s why Steve Brooks, 62, says he is running for Helen City Commission. In the 1980s he worked at a T-shirt shop, and while there the people of Helen encouraged him to go back to school.
The rate of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County has continued its recent decline as health officials continue to boost efforts to stop spread of the disease.

The rate of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County has continued its recent decline as health officials continue to boost efforts to stop spread of the disease.

More vaccine help arrives as COVID number decrease

News Staff
Thursday, September 30, 2021
The rate of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County has continued its recent decline as health officials continue to boost efforts to stop spread of the disease. The seven-day moving average of confirmed cases for the county was at a rate of 8 cases per day according to a Sept.