White County Fire News Today

White County Fire, Helen Fire, White County EMS and White County Sheriff’s Office responded to the first accident in the 7500 block of Highway 356.

A fire in White County Wednesday burnt an unoccupied home before spreading into nearby woods and endangering several neighboring homes.

No injuries were reported after firefighters from Hall and White counties battled a barn fire in North Hall Tuesday afternoon.

A vehicle down a 300-foot embankment with one person trapped Wednesday night shut down Ga. 75 between Helen and Hiawassee for three hours.

The White County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an Alpharetta man who reportedly fell from the top of Yonah Mountain on Sunday.

Four Army Rangers training with their group on Yonah Mountain Tuesday afternoon were injured during a severe thunderstorm.

Seventeen emergency services were called in to help rescue the girl, working for almost 12 hours to free her after she fell while snapping a picture.

It took about eight hours Friday to free a woman who fell 40 to 50 feet from the top of a White County waterfall.

A Northeast Georgia rescuer calls the mission to save a teenage girl wedged in the rocks of a White County waterfall "a miracle worth sharing."