PRESS RELEASE GAINESVILLE, Ga. – The radiation oncology and neuroscience teams at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) recently partnered to provide the region’s first treatment for arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a tangle of abnormal blood vessels in the brain. Because of the high risk for stroke and myriad neurological conditions associated with AVM, patients have […]
Read More »Hudgins charged with kidnapping, assault and terroristic threats
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — A 55-year-old Lumpkin County man has been charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault and making terroristic threats. According to the incident report, Larry Calvin Hudgins shared a trailer with the unidentified female complainant and another man. Following a domestic dispute and break up on March18, Hudgins moved out of the trailer and […]
Read More »UNG Softball ranks No. 1 in national poll
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of North Georgia softball team has been named the No. 1 team in the nation by the NFCA Wednesday. North Georgia captured 12 first place votes, rising one spot from last week’s poll. Texas A&M – Commerce took the remaining four first place votes and sit six points back of […]
Read More »UNG defeats Union 66-58 in South Regional semifinal
DAHLONEGA – Julianne Sutton scored 30 points as the No. 3 University of North Georgia women’s basketball team took down No. 15 Union in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II South Regional Saturday evening, 66-58. Union jumped out to an early 8-2 advantage and led 10-7 before the Nighthawks went on an 11-0 run […]
Read More »LCSO deputies searching for Dylan Finley; considered dangerous and may be armed
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office is actively searching in the Auraria (near the county line) area for a White Male approximately 6ft tall, short hair or possibly bald wearing a gray or white t-shirt and blue jeans. The person of interest’s name is Dylan Finley. We are currently utilizing all resources […]
Read More »Manhunt ends with Finley’s arrest
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. –The manhunt for Dylan Finley ended this morning. He was arrested by Georgia State Patrol and deputies with the Dawson County Sheriff’s near Ga. Hwy 136 and the Etowah River at about 9:15 a.m. The 27-year-old Finley and 35-year-old Elizabeth Anglin fled from a traffic stop Thursday evening. Anglin was arrested at […]
Read More »Superior Court hearing for defendants in Bender murder trial postponed by poor internet connection
HALL COUNTY, Ga.– Dylan Patrick Reid, 20, and Isaac Huff, 19, — two of the defendants in the Sept. 2019 murder trial of Hannah Bender of Lumpkin County — were prepared to enter a plea bargain in Hall County Superior Court Monday (Mar. 8). Both men were to testify from their cells at the Dawson […]
Read More »Nighthawks coast to 106-81 victory in PBC Tournament semifinal
DAHLONEGA – After a nip-and-tuck first half, the No. 6 University of North Georgia women’s basketball team scored 64 points in the final 20 minutes to earn a 106-81 win over Clayton State in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament semifinal inside the UNG Convocation Center. In the process, Caroline Martin and Lacie McCoy each recorded […]
Read More »Three Dahlonega men charged with burglary
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Three Dahlonega men have been arrested following a robbery at the Mobil Gas Station on Auraria and Ben Higgins Road on Feb. 29. Heaven Lashea Fudge,18, Joseph Chad Parker, 19 and Renaibrea Caldwell, 18 are charged with burglary and making terroristic threats. An employee of the store said two men entered […]
Read More »Signet apartment complex proposal goes back to City Council Monday
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – City Council is expected to vote Monday on Signet Real Estate Group’s request to rezone 10 acres at 258 Hawkins Street from R1 to Planned Unit Development to construct a 92-unit apartment complex primarily for the college community. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. in City Hall, 465 Riley Road. Dahlonega […]
Read More »Nettles qualifies for NCAA National Championship in Air Rifle
INDIANAPOLIS – For the first time in program history, a University of North Georgia rifle student-athlete will compete in the NCAA championships as Kimberlee Nettles earned an individual spot in the air rifle discipline, the national office announced Tuesday afternoon. “I’m so proud to have Kimberlee qualify,” said head rifle coach Tori Kostecki. “It’s been […]
Read More »Dahlonega man charged with aggravated battery
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – A 57-year-old Dahlonega man was charged with aggravated battery following a argument with his girlfriend at a residence on Dogwood Trail last week. Darrell Lee Hayes was arrested for allegedly striking Robin Brown with a metal pole after the couple argued over his bank account. When Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office deputies […]
Read More »UNG sweeps Southern Indiana in softball
DAHLONEGA – A six-run sixth in game one was the turning point of the doubleheader as the No. 2 University of North Georgia softball team swept No. 16 Southern Indiana Saturday afternoon at Haines & Carolyn Hill Stadium at Lynn Cottrell Park. GAME ONE – UNG 8, USI 3 Rachel Martinez got things started for […]
Read More »Missing man located “safe and sound”
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office has located a man who was reported missing this morning (Feb. 16). Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said the man “is safe and sound and will be fine,” but did not identify the man. The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office, with an assist from the Georgia State Patrol Aviation […]
Read More »UNG will host 2021 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball South Regional
PRESS RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA Division II Championships Committee has chosen predetermined regional sites for the 2021 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships with the University of North Georgia’s Convocation Center selected as the site for next month’s women’s South region championship. Regional quarterfinal games will begin Friday, March 12, followed by […]
Read More »Winter Weather Advisory in effect in Lumpkin, White until Thursday morning
ATLANTA — A Winter Weather Advisory issued by the National Weather Service will remain in effect from 7 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 17) until 7 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 18). * WHAT…Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations up to a tenth of an inch. * WHERE…Fannin, Union, Towns, Lumpkin and White Counties. * WHEN…From 7 PM this […]
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