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May 29, 2024 | 
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(Helen)- The 51st Helen to the Atlantic Hot Air Balloon Race & Festival begins Thursday and runs through Saturday in Helen. With two distinctions, Helen, Georgia, carries the banner for the South’s oldest balloon race and the United States’ only long-distance balloon race. All, of course, is contingent upon the weather conditions. This year marks the 51st year for the Helen to the Atlantic Balloon & Festival in Helen, Georgia.
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May 29, 2024 | 
wrwh.com | Ag Parts |Dean Dyer
(Cleveland)- White County Elections Supervisor Amie Veater reports that the White County Elections Board met Tuesday and certified the May 21 General Primary/Nonpartisan Election results. The Official & Complete Election Summary shows 20.35 percent of White County voters 21,374 registered voters cast ballots in the primary, for a total of 4,349 votes cast. That total includes absentee by mail, advance voting, and those ballots cast on Election Day.
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May 24, 2024 | 
wrwh.com | Ag Parts |Dean Dyer
(Cleveland)- At the beginning of Thursday’s White County Board of Education meeting there was special recognition made for outstanding students and staff. Dr. MaryKay Berry, Director of Student Service shared with the board about the special people.
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May 24, 2024 | 
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Mrs. Kathleen Carder Miller Acrey, age 89, of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at 3:00 PM in the chapel of Anderson-Underwood Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Gainesville. The family will receive friends at Anderson-Underwood Funeral Home on Saturday, May 25, 2024 from 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM. A complete obituary will be published soon.
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May 23, 2024 | 
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Glenn Milton Porter, age 79, of Alto, Georgia passed away on Monday, May 20, 2024. Mr. Porter was born on September 22, 1944 in Hall County, Georgia to the late Glenn Rufus Porter and Louise Coker Porter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Virginia Mangrum, Kathy Lovell, Patricia Porter; brothers, Ronnie Porter, and Alfred Porter. Mr. Porter was of the Christian Faith. Glenn had worked for Orbit Manufacturing for a number of years as a sewing machine Mechanic.
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May 22, 2024 | 
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(Cleveland)- All but one of the incumbents who had opposition in White County’s election process Tuesday were winners. White County Sheriff Rick Kelley, the incumbent handily beat challenger Robert Morin, with Kelley receiving 3,377 votes to Morins 522.
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May 19, 2024 | 
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Jerry R. Bishop, age 92, of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Friday, May 17, 2024. Mr. Bishop was born on December 22, 1931 in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his parents; loving wife, Mary Spivey Bishop; son, Michael Bishop; and daughter, Hope Bishop. Jerry was a United States Air Force Veteran, having served stateside during the Korean Conflict. In his professional career, Jerry worked as a Mechanical Engineer for several companies throughout his 40 years of service.
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May 17, 2024 | 
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Ruth Spain Harris, age 82, of Homer, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Mrs. Harris was born on June 30, 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Charleston, South Carolina by the late Roy Spain and Lucille Pearl Herron Spain. She graduated from Johns Island High School and held a deep affection for her hometown, where she loved to visit and reminisce with her roots. Ruth was a devout member of Charity Baptist Church.
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May 13, 2024 | 
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David Allen Sherman, age 53, of Cleveland, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024. David was born on June 9, 1970, in Chicago, Illinois. He is preceded in death by his mother, Betty Sherman and uncle, Jerry Carroll. Mr. Sherman enjoyed watching wrestling and going on cruises. He is survived by his brother, Anthony Fanchi; aunts, Margaret Carroll, Nita Nartnik, Charlene Perry, and Virginia Carroll-Boyd; numerous cousins and his dog, Pinky also survive. No services will be held.
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May 13, 2024 | 
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William Thomas Lanham of Cleveland Georgia entered into eternal rest peacefully at home with his family on April 17, 2024. Born October 15, 1937 in Rockmart Georgia to Thomas Lanham of Aragon Georgia and Elizabeth Hook of Wellsville Missouri. He spent his childhood in St. Augustine Florida. He proudly served for 23 years in the United States Air Force retiring at the rank of Chief Master Sargent as Aeromedical Super Intendant of Tyndall Air Force Base Hospital.
