The Cleveland Police Department, White County first responders, Georgia public safety departments and the Northeast Georgia community are continuing their desperate search for Mattie Mizell, a 69-year-old woman who walked away from her home on Jan. 1, 2022.
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January 1, 2022
Mattie Mizell was seen leaving her Cleveland residence near White Street on foot the morning of New Year’s Day wearing a purple/blue hoodie and blue jeans or pants.
At 2:40 p.m., White County Middle School surveillance footage captured Mizell walking northwest on Old Blairsville Road. Around 3:00 p.m., residents living on Allison Drive saw Mizell walking on their street.
The search for Mizell begins.
January 2, 2022
The search for Mizell reconvenes in the early morning and continues through the day. Department of Defense drones are used to search for her, alongside assistance from several other state and local public safety agencies.
The Cleveland Police Department receives footage from a business near NOK Drive that shows an individual they believe to be Mizell walking in the direction of Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland on the afternoon of Jan. 1.
January 3, 2022
The search for Mizell continues, beginning at 8 a.m. when public safety officials gathered at the White County Middle School gymnasium where they set up a makeshift command center.
The Cleveland Police Department sends out an additional search party and helicopter unit to Babyland General Hospital on NOK Drive.
Cleveland Police, other first responders, White County Middle School officials and Mizell’s family join Chief Shoemaker for a livestreamed debriefing on the continued search for Mizell.
January 4, 2022
The search continues.
Cleveland Police identify a truck driving on NOK Drive around the same time they believe Mizell was walking along the road. They have asked the driver of the truck, which they believe to be an orange/copper late-model Ford F-150 or Ford Ranger, to contact them as soon as possible.
There is still no sign of Mizell. If you see Mizell or anything indicating where she may be or may have been, please contact White County E-911 at 706-865-0911 or the Cleveland Police Department at 706-348-7078.
