The Greater Helen Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that the 50th Anniversary celebration of Oktoberfest has been postponed until 2021.
Data from the Georgia Department of Public Health indicates confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County have become more frequent recent weeks.
There have been 218 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Monday, July 18, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website.
White County plans to keep its millage rate steady at 10.75 in conjunction with its Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget, though it will still have to advertise a tax increase under state law.
The Helen Police Department will have two additional officers in its ranks though the help of a federal grant.
White County continues to see new confirmed cases of COVID-19, with the county reaching 190 cases in a preliminary report by the Georgia Department of Public Health on Wednesday, July 15.
Chattahoochee Strasse in Helen has been closed today, Thursday, July 16, due to a major waterline break.
There have been 174 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Monday, July 13, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. (Image from DPH website)
Gov. Brian Kemp’s office has launched a marketing campaign for Georgia businesses to show they are keeping up good social distancing, sanitizing and masking practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
There have been 151 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the update on Monday, July 6, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. (Image from DPH website)
