LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Lumpkin County Schools will operate on a 3-hour delay Tuesday (Feb. 16). The University of North Georgia will delay opening until 11 a.m. Staff should report at 10 a.m.
Read More »Lumpkin Co. investigation leads to arrest of Dawson County woman
LUMPKIN CO. SHERIFF’S OFFICE PRESS RELEASE DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Today (Mon. Feb. 15) the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, along with the GBI’s West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office (WMRDEO), and the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office, conducted a search, in Dawson County. This search resulted in an arrest and seizure of Methamphetamines. […]
Read More »Update from the Gold Dome: Week Three
By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) ATLANTA — With three full weeks completed here at the state Capitol, we are finally entering into a routine, with convening in the chamber in the mornings, followed by committee meetings in the afternoons. Since this is the first year of a biennium, all legislation must reintroduced and […]
Read More »Sen. Gooch receives committee assignments
ATLANTA (January 25, 2021) | Recently, Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) received his committee assignments for the 2021 legislative session. Sen. Gooch will serve as the Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Vice Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, and as a member of the Ethics, Finance, Reapportionment and Redistricting, and Regulated Industries and […]
Read More »Dahlonega man charged with aggravated assault
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – Lumpkin County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Dahlonega man last week after he allegedly threatened to kill his aunt at a residence on Pine Tree Lane. The victim called deputies to report her nephew, 32-year-old Andrew Phagan, was high on meth and that he held a knife to her throat and threatened […]
Read More »Sen. Gooch reviews General Assembly
PRESS RELEASE By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) ATANTA — On Monday, Jan. 11, members of the Senate and the House officially gaveled in to begin the 2021 Legislative Session. The new session brings with it many familiar motions and procedures, including formally electing our President Pro Tempore, Secretary of the Senate, and Sergeant […]
Read More »Spiritual gift to NGHS Foundation names new Spiritual Care Center
PRESS RELEASE GAINESVILLE, Ga. – During their 60-year marriage, Verdis C. and Mary Puckett lived by the values of faith, humility, kindness, service, stewardship and most of all, love. Now, through a signature gift to the Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) Foundation, Mary and her late husband have ensured those same values continue to be […]
Read More »21 counties receive disaster relief funds
PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA –Governor Brian Kemp requested a Major Disaster Declaration for Tropical Storm Zeta based on joint federal, state and local preliminary damage assessments totaling more than $22 million. The disaster declaration approved by President Donald Trump makes public assistance available for 21 counties in Georgia. “The declaration will provide resources to help offset […]
Read More »Gooch previews 156th General Assembly
ATLANTA – After Republicans lost the Presidency in November and two Georgia Senate seats this week among dozens of allegations of voter fraud, it’s not surprising that election reform will be the hot topic when the Republican dominated 156th General Assembly opens Monday under the Gold Dome. Senate Majority Whip Steve Gooch told Fetch Your […]
Read More »Weather impacts school schedules today
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Lumpkin County Schools will have a two hour delay today and the University of North Georgia campuses in Dahlonega and Blue Ridge campuses will be closed as a winter storm watch will remain in effect until 7 p.m. today.
Read More »Republicans win battle of Lumpkin County but may have lost the war
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Republicans won the battle for two U.S. Senate seats in Lumpkin County Tuesday but may have lost the war to maintain control of the Senate. In Lumpkin County Republican Sen. David Perdue defeated challenger Jon Ossoff 10,300 to 1,734 and Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler outpolled Rev. Raphael Warnock, 9,370 to 1,765. […]
Read More »Dahlonega man charged with battery
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – A 20-year-old Dahlonega man was arrested last week after he allegedly punched his mother in the face and chest at a residence on Pony Lake Road. Lumpkin County Sheriff’s deputies were called to respond to a physical domestic incident. When they arrived, according to the incident report, the victim said she […]
Read More »Helen man charged with heroin possession, DUI
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – A Helen man was charged with possession of heroin, crossing guard lines with weapons, intoxicants or drugs and DUI on Dec 23 following a traffic stop on Long Branch Road. Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Kevin Ellison ,34, witnessed a gray Honda driven by Brett Kuhlman cross the center line and […]
Read More »Time running out for early voting in critical U.S. Senate races
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – Georgia voters have only four more days to cast an early vote in the crucial General Election U.S. Senate runoff. Advance voting ends Thursday (Dec. 31). Election Day is Jan. 5 Until then, all voting will take place at the Elections Office, 56 Short Street in Dahlonega between the hours of […]
Read More »NGHS may have to ration health care asks for help from community
PRESS RELEASE GAINESVILLE, Ga. – As the number of COVID-19 cases across the region, state and nation continue to climb, Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) leaders are asking for your help – and warning another post-holiday spike may force them to start rationing care. “We’re struggling to find staff and space to care for people, […]
Read More »City Council will consider additional cost for Wimpy Mill Pedestran Bridge
DAHLONEGA Ga. – City Council will consider a Public Works request for $25,000 increase in the Wimpy Mill Pedestrian Bridge budget when it meets in a combined work session and called meeting Monday at 4 p.m. in the Gary McCullough Council Chamber in City Hall. Public Works Director said the increase is needed to cover […]
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