DAHLONEGA, Ga. – A standing-room-only crowd gathered at Dahlonega’s City Hall Monday for a public hearing hosted by the town’s Historic Preservation Commission. The issue: Roberta Green-Garrett’s two-year battle to replace two historic buildings on Main Street with a four-story, 70-room hotel. Green-Garrett was hoping to receive a Certificate of Approval (COA) in order to […]
Read More »Father, Son Drown at Dicks Creek Falls Tuesday
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – A father and his 6-year-old son drowned at Dicks Creek Falls in Lumpkin County Tuesday (June 20) around 2 p.m. Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said according to numerous witnesses, the father, 38-year-old Joshua Kistler of Dahlonega, slid down one of the rock slides first then waited for his son, Jaxon, to […]
Read More »Commissioners to Present Proposed Budget Tuesday
DAHLOEGA, Ga. — A complete review of the proposed 2018 budget is on the agenda for the Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday. The work session will begin at 4 p.m. to be followed immediately by the regular voting meeting. Commissioners will also consider the surplus of a number of county-owned assets that have […]
Read More »Planning Commission Approves Three Variances
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Lumpkin County Planning Commission approved three variance requests Monday and will recommend their approval to the Board of Commissioners at the next commission meeting. The commission unanimously approved Elizabeth Owen Martin’s request to the Class 1 Subdivision requirements of Section 26-60 in order to subdivide two lots that are both accessed […]
Read More »Lumpkin County Companies Looking for Employees
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Need a job? Head to Lumpkin County where there appears to be more jobs than people who want them. Speaking at Tuesday’s Lumpkin County Development Authority meeting, State Rep. Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega) said, “Just about every employer I’ve talked to has jobs. Arcadia Louvered Roofs, Wahoo Docks, Refrigiware all these companies are […]
Read More »Mother Charged With Murder in Death of Infant Son
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — More than a year after the death of her two-month old son, 19-year-old Megan Dix of Dahlonega has been arrested and charged with murder in connection his death. The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office responded to Ms. Dix’s residence on Winters Mountain Road for a medical issue involving her son, Jalen, on Dec. […]
Read More »Lumpkin Co. Drug Bust Nets $4,500 in Methamphetamine
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division and agents with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) arrested 37-year-old Kristen Johnson of White County Wednesday and seized 45 grams of meth with a street value of approximately $4,500. After a month-long investigation, Johnson’s car was stopped on Ga. Hwy. 400 […]
Read More »WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS CHANGE YOUR SMOKE ALARM BATTERIES
For Release March 6, 2017 Contact: Glenn Allen Phone: 404-463-0729 HUDGENS: WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS CHANGE YOUR SMOKE ALARM BATTERIES ATLANTA — Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is urging everyone to change the batteries in their smoke alarms at the same time they change their clocks to […]
Read More »No. 20 UNG Rifle Set To Shoot in Southern Conference Championship
No. 20 UNG Rifle Set To Shoot in Southern Conference Championship 3/3/2017 | Rifle ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The No. 20 University of North Georgia rifle team is set to compete in the Southern Conference Rifle Championship on Saturday and Sunday at The Citadel’s Inouye Marksmanship Center in Charleston, South Carolina. The championship is the […]
Read More »Faulkner Named PBC Coach of the Year; Cantrell Selected to All-Conference Team
Faulkner Named PBC Coach of the Year; Cantrell Selected to All-Conference Team 3/2/2017 | Men’s Basketball GREENWOOD, S.C. – For the first time in his tenure at the University of North Georgia, head men’s basketball coach Chris Faulkner has been named the Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year. Junior Shaquan Cantrell was also selected […]
Read More »Kylee Smith Named Peach Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week
Kylee Smith Named Peach Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week 2/14/2017 | Softball AUGUSTA, Ga. – University of North Georgia freshman pitcher Kylee Smith has been named the Peach Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday. Smith is the first Nighthawk to receive a weekly award this season. The Suwanee […]
Read More »State Party Chair Candidates Debate
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Four of the candidates vying to become the Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party brought their campaigns to Lumpkin County Saturday in a debate broadcast live on fetchyournews.com. The event sponsored by the Lumpkin County Republican Party was held at the Lumpkin County Parks and Recreation Department and moderated by political consultant […]
Read More »County Agrees to Service Delivery Strategy With City
DAHLONEGA, Ga.– Cumming Attorney Dana Miles addressed the Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners Tuesday to commend county and city officials for reaching an amicable accord on the Service Delivery Strategy Agreement (SDSA). Miles was the neutral intermediary who facilitated the meetings between Chairman Chris Dockery and City Manager Bill Schmid that led to the agreement. […]
Read More »Dahlonega man killed in single-vehicle accident on SR 60
PRESS RELEASE LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — A Dahlonega man was killed in a single-vehicle accident yesterday (Nov. 25) on SR 60 near Anderson Drive. According to the Georgia State Patrol accident report, Troopers from the Cumming Post were dispatched to the accident at approximately 5:45 a.m. where a 2007 Dodge Dakota pickup driven by 57-year-old […]
Read More »Tshimanga’s 19 points lifts UNG to 75-68 win over Emanuel
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Ephraim Tshimanga tallied a game-high 19 points as the University of North Georgia men’s basketball team opened up the home slate with a 75-68 win over Emmanuel Wednesday night in the UNG Convocation Center. The Lions were on the front foot early on, jumping out to a 24-13 lead midway through the […]
Read More »UNG women’s golf wins Jekyll-O-Lantern Championship
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. – The No. 24 University of North Georgia women’s golf team bested the field in the Jekyll-O-Lantern Intercollegiate, taking home the tournament title after a 296 in the final round, good for a tie for the third best 18-hole team score in program history. Megan Sabol finished in second place with a […]
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