White County News

With County revenue down, the White County Board of Commissioners have approved a new fiscal year budget that reflects that.A The commissioners Monday night approved a $13-point two million dollar budget, which represents a $977-thousand dollar decrease from the previous year.A This new budget does include and capitol outlay project, or county ...

White County Farmers Market will open for business beginning this Saturday in Cleveland at a new location.

State health officials are testing sick children from three summer camps in North Georgia to see if they have swine flu.

For almost 10 years, Larry Bailey admired a now-76-year-old car in Gainesville businessman Milton Robson's collection of antique and classic cars.

A 20-year-old Cleveland man pleaded guilty today to murdering a Clermont chaplain who gave him a ride home in December.

White County officially joined a handful of counties in the state that have agreed to display the Ten Commandments and several historic documents in their courthouses.

At 10:58 a.m., the National Weather Service issued a significant weather alert for White County until 11:30 a.m. At 10:57 a.m., National Weather Service doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms from Sautee to Qualathcee Lake, moving east at 30 MPH.

" Retired educator and community volunteer Caroline Crittenden will receive a 2009 Governor's Award in the Humanities for her dedication to preserving and sharing the stories and traditions of the people of White County.

Cleveland- White County officials have been told by Lumpkin County animal shelter officials they can no longer accept stray animals from their county.

Johnson High's Fletcher Whiting hit a walk-off single in the eighth inning, driving in Chris White to lead the Knights to an 8-7 win over Chestatee on Friday in Oakwood.

He was the only one Saturday. The only one carving little animals out of poplar wood.

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for Habersham, Rabun and White counties.

After years of protesting against a septic waste disposal facility in southern White County, residents were stunned last week to learn that a similar business plans to open near Cleveland.

It was a close call early Wednesday for a White County motorist when pickup plunged down a 30-foot embankment near Helen.

Residents in the area of Paradise Valley Road north of Cleveland packed the White County Courthouse Monday afternoon during a county commission meeting to express their opposition to a proposed land application of septic waste on property in their community.

Georgia's hills are alive with rumors...rumors about massive closings of state parks.

The Gainesville baseball team stormed out of the gates and never looked back in an 11-1 win over White County on Monday in Cleveland.

It is a sign of the times, and a sign that communities are pulling together to get through tough economic times.

The North Hall boys tennis team defeated White County 4-1 on Tuesday night. White County's Thomas Flowers won in No.

When the economy takes a nosedive and people are afraid to spend money on anything that's not essential, it's bad news for a town whose existence depends on tourism.