• BOC to Vote On Fueling Station IGA With City

    DAHLONEGA, Ga. – When they meet Tuesday at 6 p.m., the Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners will be asked to approve an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the City of Dahlonega that will govern the use of the new fueling station and a contract with North Georgia Concrete to replace the asphalt parking lot and concrete […]

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  • Inmate Back in Jail After Escape During Storm

    DAHLONEGA, Ga. – An escaped inmate is back in the Lumpkin County jail today after he escaped from custody just as Tropical Storm Irma was wreaking havoc on much of north Georgia. Steven Smith, 27, of Habersham County was arrested Aug. 28 and charged with possession of dangerous drugs. He was taken to Northeast Georgia […]

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  • Lumpkin Man Charged with Aggravated Assault, Battery

    DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Patrick Raymond Cadieux, 25, of Dahlonega was arrested Friday and charged with two counts of family violence, aggravated assault, battery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Deputies from the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office were called to 43 Imperial Drive where they met with Alissa Rose Butcher, 19, […]

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  • Deputies Arrest Man with Weapons and Heroin

    DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The report of a suspicious truck left abandoned with a dog inside led to a foot chase, an arrest and the confiscation of 19 grams of heroin and a sawed off shotgun Tuesday. The incident began when a resident reported a Dodge pickup truck parked and seemingly abandoned on Chestatee Shoals Drive […]

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  • Robert Bolineau Charged With Child Molestation

    DAHLONEGA, Ga. – A two-year investigation by the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office resulted in the arrest of Robert Boulineau, 48, of Wrens, Ga. Friday on charges that he molested a 13-year-old Dahlonega girl. Boulineau, 48, was living in Lumpkin County in 2015 when the incident occurred. The girl was the daughter of his neighbors. She […]

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  • Dahlonega Man Leads Deputy on High-Speed Chase

    DAHLONEGA, Ga. – A Dahlonega man led Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Mark Sutton on a high speed chase Friday night that ended when the man fled from his car and was found hiding in a briar patch by the deputy’s canine just off Robert Jones Road. Jones’ report said he first spotted a 1997 […]

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  • Father, Son Arrested in Lumpkin County Drug Bust

    DAHLONEGA, Ga. – After a month-long investigation by the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office and agents with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, a father and his son were arrested Monday and charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (felony), possession of marijuana (misdemeanor), and possession of a firearms during the commission of a felony […]

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  • Dems Stage Protest Outside Rep. Doug Collins’ Office

    GAINESVILLE, Ga –Bullhorns and chants of “What do we want? Healthcare! When do we want it? Now!” broke the silence outside 9th District Congressman Doug Collins office Tuesday morning as Democrats from across north Georgia protested the congressman and his support for the American Health Care Act. One of the protest organizers, Marie Head of […]

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  • UNG Student Charged with Strong Arm Rape

    DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office arrested University of North Georgia student Jesse Luke Clements, 22, Thursday and charged him with the strong arm rape of a 20-year-old UNG co-ed at the Bellamy Apartments just off the Dahlonega campus. According to authorities the unidentified female victim knew Clements and invited him back to […]

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  • Sen. Gooch’s bill condemns impeachment of President

    ATLANTA — Wednesday (Dec. 18), Sen. Steve Gooch (R– Dahlonega) pre-filed Senate Resolution LC 112 0167 condemning the Congress of the United States for their impeachment proceedings against Donald J. Trump. This resolution was pre-filed Wednesday (Dec. 18) by Gooch, John Wilkinson (R – Toccoa) and Brandon Beach (R – Alpharetta). “Politics hit a new […]

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  • UNG women’s soccer team bows out of Southeast Regional

    HICKORY, N.C. – A 54th minute goal was all Wingate needed to punch their ticket to the Southeast Regional final as they beat the No. 18 University of North Georgia women’s soccer team 1-0 Sunday afternoon on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne. After a scoreless first half, Wingate pushed forward and crossed a ball in from […]

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  • UNG women’s soccer defeats Mount Olive, 1-0

    HICKORY, N.C. – Taylor Malasek scored in the ninth minute, and the back line made it hold up as the No. 18 University of North Georgia women’s soccer team advanced on in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional with a 1-0 win over Mount Olive Friday afternoon. Payton Bisso sent a cross in to Rosie Embley, who found just […]

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