Dean Dyer

Students and faculty were evacuated from a building on the campus of Truett McConnell University Wednesday following a gas leak.

A White County resident who requested to be considered a write-in candidate for County Commission District 4 in the November election has been declared ineligible for that seat.

Helen resident Daniel White has announced his intent to run as a write-in candidate for the White County Board of Commission 4th District seat in the November General Election.

White County Animal Control has turned over an animal welfare case to the White County Sheriff’s Office for investigation.

White County Animal Control currently is investigating an animal cruelty and neglect incident discovered in the county Sunday.

The White County Board of Commissioners Monday work session lasted for almost four hours, with the majority of the time taken up with public hearings related to land use change requests.

A Cleveland nursing facility experienced extreme difficulties after a fire was reported there around noon Sunday.

The Georgia State Patrol has released details of a fatal wreck that occurred in White County Saturday afternoon.

The White County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are probing the death of a 66-year-old White County man.

A 15-year-old boy was seriously injured Monday night as a result of a bicycle accident on ABC Drive in Cleveland.