Bill Johnson

NGHS frontline staff receives COVID-19 vaccine

PRESS RELEASE GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is now offering nearly 5,000 Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine…

6 years ago

Authorities serve 12 warrants in connection with major drug bust

PRESS RELEASE LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. -- On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, along with…

6 years ago

741 cast ballots in critical Senate election

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – The county elections office reported today (Dec. 15) that 741 in-person votes were cast on the…

6 years ago

Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office receives life-saving donation of Narcan

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – On Friday (Dec. 11) Lumpkin County received a badly-needed donation of approximately 60 doses of Narcan…

6 years ago

Advance voting starts Monday in high stakes Senate Race

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. -- One of the most important elections in U.S. history will take place Jan. 5 when Georgia…

6 years ago

8th grader in custody after pulling a knife on another student in class

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. -- A 13-year-old female student at Lumpkin County Middle School is in custody today after she allegedly…

6 years ago

NGHS plans to add new tower, expand clinical services at NGMC Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) plans to grow its hospital in Gainesville to meet the growing needs…

6 years ago

Alert: Forest Service road maintenance to temporarily close Mulky Gap Road

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (December 2, 2020) – The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests is temporarily closing  Mulky Gap Road (FS Road 4) on the Blue…

6 years ago

NGHS sees record number of COVID-19 cases, braces for surge in testing

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) saw a surge in COVID-19 cases over the holiday weekend with 181…

6 years ago

Dahlonega man faces multiple drug charges

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. -- Jacob Waltzer,27, of Dahlonega faces multiple drug charges as well as well as theft by taking,…

6 years ago

Lumpkin County woman leads deputies on high-speed chase in three counties

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – A 38-year-old Lumpkin County woman has been charged with five counts of aggravated assault, fleeing and…

6 years ago

NGHS stroke procedures saves lives, keeps people closer to home

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – When it comes to strokes, seconds could be the difference between full recovery and long-term effects. For…

6 years ago

Dahlonega residents charged with auto theft

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. -- On Nov. 6, officers with the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office went to a residence on Oak…

6 years ago

Christmas With Santa canceled due to COVID but other programs continue

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. -- Sheriff Stacy Jarrard announced Monday the annual program Breakfast with Santa has been canceled due to…

6 years ago

Traffic stop yields heroin, syringes, methamphetamine

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. -- What started as a routine traffic stop on Burnt Stand Road resulted in the confiscation of…

6 years ago

Many roads closed in Lumpkin County due to fallen trees and power lines

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. -- Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard reported the following this morning at approximately 6:45 a.m.: "We have…

6 years ago