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Upcoming meetings

Upcoming meetings

Upcoming meetings

News Staff
Thursday, May 28, 2020
The following meetings are scheduled for this month: White County Board of Commissioners  Work session and regular meeting: 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 1 at the White County Administration Building at 1235 Helen Highway in Cleveland with social distancing guidelines in place.
Honey on the Hill owners Anna and Dale Fisher pose with store employee Abigail Thomas in the company’s first retail location in Helen. (Photo/Wayne Hardy)

Honey on the Hill owners Anna and Dale Fisher pose with store employee Abigail Thomas in the company’s first retail location in Helen. (Photo/Wayne Hardy)

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SWEET SUCCESS

Wayne Hardy
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Beekeeping and harvesting honey is a hobby for some, a living for others. It has been both for former soldier Dale Fisher, who now finds himself driven to succeed with a family businesses that continues to reach new milestones.
Shown are some of the drugs confiscated during Operation Winter Heat. (Photo courtesy Helen Police Department)

Shown are some of the drugs confiscated during Operation Winter Heat. (Photo courtesy Helen Police Department)

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Helen PD puts ‘heat’ on drug crimes

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, May 28, 2020
The Helen Police Department’s Operation Winter Heat has taken drugs valued at more than $50,000 off city streets in recent months. “Winter Heat is a concentrated effort to take down the drug suppliers in Helen, Georgia,” according to a statement from Helen Police Chief Brian Stephens.
There have been 94 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Tuesday, May 26, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. (Image from DPH)

There have been 94 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Tuesday, May 26, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. (Image from DPH)

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic reaches 94

News Staff
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
There have been 94 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Tuesday, May 26, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. In White County there have been 19 hospitalizations and three deaths attributed to COVID-19.
There have been 91 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic. (Image from DPH website)

There have been 91 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic. (Image from DPH website)

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic remain at 91

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2020
There have been 91 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Wednesday, May 20, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. That number remained the same with the 1 p.m. update on Thursday, May 21.
During their meeting on May 14, the Helen Commissioners approved allowing the annual Shriners Parade to take place next month. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

During their meeting on May 14, the Helen Commissioners approved allowing the annual Shriners Parade to take place next month. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

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Helen to allow Shriners Parade, drop July 4 fireworks for this year

Stephanie Hill
Thursday, May 21, 2020
The annual Shriners Parade in Helen is set for next month – at least for the moment – while the city won’t hold its annual July fireworks showcase. At its May 14 meeting, the Helen City Commission debated whether to allow several events to be held amid the coronavirus pandemic.
As Gov. Brian Kemp touts reduced COVID-19-related hospitalizations and increased testing in Georgia, the number of new confirmed cases in White County’s appeared to show some good news over the past week.

As Gov. Brian Kemp touts reduced COVID-19-related hospitalizations and increased testing in Georgia, the number of new confirmed cases in White County’s appeared to show some good news over the past week.

Kemp touts progress as COVID-19 data studied

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2020
As Gov. Brian Kemp touts reduced COVID-19-related hospitalizations and increased testing in Georgia, the number of new confirmed cases in White County’s appeared to show some good news over the past week.
There have been 91 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Wednesday, May 20. (Image from DPH website)

There have been 91 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Wednesday, May 20. (Image from DPH website)

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic reaches 91

News Staff
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
There have been 91 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Wednesday, May 20, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. In White County there have been 19 hospitalizations and three deaths attributed to COVID-19.
There have been 89 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Monday, May 18, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. (Image from Department of Public Health website)

There have been 89 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Monday, May 18, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. (Image from Department of Public Health website)

County's total confirmed cases since start of COVID-19 pandemic reaches 89

News Staff
Monday, May 18, 2020
There have been 89 total confirmed COVID-19 cases in White County since the start of the pandemic, according to the 1 p.m. update on Monday, May 18, on the Georgia Department of Public Health's website. In White County there have been 19 hospitalizations and two deaths attributed to COVID-19.
The City of Helen will be conducting a smoke test on the sewer system in the Innsbruck Community for the next few weeks.

The City of Helen will be conducting a smoke test on the sewer system in the Innsbruck Community for the next few weeks.

Helen to conduct smoke test

News Staff
Monday, May 18, 2020
The City of Helen will be conducting a smoke test on the sewer system in the Innsbruck Community for the next few weeks. "If the piping in your home is properly vented, you should not have any smoke penetrate the inside," the city said in a notice on Monday, May 18.