LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — A 49-year-old Dahlonega man and his wife were arrested May 18 after the man’s daughter called 911 to report that her father shot at her with a 9 mm handgun. Wesley Baxter faces charges of reckless conduct and obstruction of an officer and his wife Susan Baxter, 40, was charged with […]
Read More »UNG crowned Southeast Region Champs Punches ticket to NCAA Division II finals
PRESS RELEASE DAHLONEGA – For the first time since 2018, the No. 2 University of North Georgia softball team can call themselves the Southeast Region Champions as they swept No. 5 Lincoln Memorial on Championship Saturday to punch their ticket to Denver for the NCAA Division II Softball Championship. GAME ONE – #2 UNG 4, […]
Read More »No. 2 UNG softball advances to Championship Saturday with 5-3 win
PRESS RELEASE DAHLONEGA – Laken Chambers tossed over six innings in relief as the No. 2 University of North Georgia softball team staved off elimination with a 5-3 win over No. 8 Young Harris Friday evening in the 2021 NCAA Division II Softball Southeast Regional. North Georgia struck first in the top half of the […]
Read More »No. 2 Softball Falls to No. 5 Lincoln Memorial
PRESS RELEASE DAHLONEGA – The second-ranked University of North Georgia softball team fell Friday afternoon to No. 5 Lincoln Memorial, 5-3, behind two Railsplitter runs in the seventh inning. LMU put the first runs on the board in the second inning on a two-run blast to center and pushed a third run across in the […]
Read More »Nik Levensteins, Crews Taylor Earn NCBWA All-Region Honors
PRESS RELEASE WINGATE, N.C. – University of North Georgia baseball players Nik Levensteins and Crews Taylor earned NCBWA All-Region honors Friday, the association announced. Levensteins was the first team designated hitter, while Taylor was a second team outfielder. Levensteins earns first team All-Region accolades for the first time in his career. The sophomore hit .338 […]
Read More »Lumpkin County selects a new County Manager
PRESS RELEASE LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. –The Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners is pleased to announce Alan Ours as the next County Manager. Ours has many years of experience as a county manager and is well known and respected throughout the State. His last job was as the County Manager of Glynn County, Georgia, where he […]
Read More »Three UNG athletes qualify for NCAA Track and Field Championships
PRESS RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – Three University of North Georgia track & field athletes were announced as qualifiers in the 2021 NCAA Division II National Championships Tuesday afternoon. Journey Gurley, Bree Hammond and Abigail Kirkland were three of the 283 women announced as qualifiers for the event, taking place May 27-29 at the Grand Valley State […]
Read More »No. 2 UNG Softball wins PBC Tournament title
DAHLONEGA – For the seventh straight year, the second-ranked University of North Georgia softball team hoisted the Peach Belt Conference Tournament Champions trophy with a 3-1 win over No. 8 Young Harris Saturday afternoon. North Georgia broke through in the second inning, scoring on a Cheyanne Mosteller sacrifice bunt, a Shelby Hammontree sacrifice fly and […]
Read More »Lumpkin County Missing Person Alert
LUMPKIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MISSING PERSON 5/13/2021 PRESS RELEASE Missing from Lumpkin County, Georgia LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Tony Lamar Cates, a 50-year-old white male, is a missing person from Lumpkin County, Georgia. On Sunday 5/9/2021, Tony Lamar Cates was last seen and appeared to be in good condition. On Monday morning […]
Read More »Carrollton woman charged with burglary
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Amanda Waldrep, 48, of Carrollton was arrested by the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office on May 7 and charged with forced entry burglary. CORRECTION: According to the incident report, Deputy Nicholas Weathington met with Georgia State Patrol Trooper Heddin on May 7, who conducted a DUI investigation. Weathington then spoke to the […]
Read More »Dahlonega man charged with aggravated assault and battery
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – A 38-year-old Dahlonega man has been charged with aggravated assault and battery following a domestic argument on May 1. According to the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office incident report, deputies responded to a domestic violence call on Rider Road Spur at approximately 3:27 a.m. but Hubert Daniel Rider, 38, and Joann Michell, […]
Read More »Charges are pending following fatal accident on Long Branch Road Saturday
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — A 91-year old Kennesaw woman was killed when a car in which she was a passenger was involved in a three-vehicle accident on Long Branch Road in Lumpkin County just north of Sarah Circle Saturday. According to the Georgia State Patrol accident report, a 16-year-old female (who was not identified due […]
Read More »UNG men’s tennis team advances in NCAA Division II tournament
DAHLONEGA – On a breezy Friday afternoon, the No. 11 University of North Georgia men’s tennis team took down Mount Olive in the opening round of the 2021 NCAA Division II Men’s Tennis Southeast Regional, 4-0, at the UNG Tennis Complex at Yahoola Creek. After a slow start out of the gates, North Georgia took […]
Read More »Taylor’s walkoff homer sends UNG to PBC Baseball Championship Series
PRESS RELEASE DAHLONEGA, Ga. — After forcing a decisive game three, the No. 25 University of North Georgia baseball team used a pair of long balls, including a Crews Taylor walkoff blast, to advance to the Peach Belt Conference Tournament Championship Series, presented by Under Armour, Saturday night with a sweep of Young Harris. GAME […]
Read More »UPDATE: Vaughn, Ours named finalists for Lumpkin County Manager
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. –The Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners is pleased to announce that two finalists have been identified in the search for a new County Manager. The names of the candidates are Alan Ours and Alicia Vaughn. Pursuant to Georgia law, the Board expects to make a job offer no sooner than 14 days […]
Read More »NGHS urges community not to delay care
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is reminding people it’s safe to go to the doctor and encouraging you to not delay care. In addition to traditional physician visits, urgent care and emergency care, patients can now receive care from trusted physicians on your cell […]
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