Dean Dyer

The White County Board of Commissioners has agreed to include a 3 percent pay raise for county employees in next year's proposed budget. That decision came Monday during a public hearing on the budget at the White County Courthouse.

A 74-year-old Cleveland man has been airlifted to Atlanta Medical Center for injuries he sustained Thursday afternoon when a portion of a large pine tree rolled over him.

The White County Board of Education approved a tentative budget Thursday night that includes a millage rate roll up of 1 percent and $2.4 million in personnel cuts.

The White County Board of Education heard a report Thursday night from Superintendent Dr. Jeff Wilson about next year's budget.

A suspect has been charged in connection with the April 27 armed robbery of a convenience store on North Main Street.

White County firefighters recently followed through on a promise they made to a 3-year-old boy who lost a thumb, index and most of his middle finger in a lawn mower accident last month.

Qualifying for this year's county elections in White County starts next week, and White County Commission Chairman Travis Turner is among the candidates seeking another term in office.

A short list of candidates to fill two Enotah Judicial Circuit judge vacancies has been released by Gov. Nathan Deal's Judicial Nominating Commission.

A five-member Rotary International Group Study Exchange Team from Western Australia is visiting White County this week.

A description and other information about the man believed to be responsible for robbing two Cleveland convenience stores this weekend has been released.