PRESS RELEASE GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is now offering nearly 5,000 Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to frontline staff and physicians. “It feels like Christmas came early,” says Carol Burrell, NGHS president and CEO. “It’s been a long eight months for our organization and our community, as we continue to see […]
Read More »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 the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO), The Federal Bureau of Investigations Safe Streets Task Force, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigations conducted a multi-location service of 12 arrest warrants involving a Drug Trafficking Organization […]
Read More »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 first day of advance voting in the General Election Runoff for state and federal offices. Voters tend to turn out in lower numbers for runoff elections, but, according to the figures released yesterday, 741 people […]
Read More »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 (naloxoneHCI) — a tool that can save the lives of people experiencing a drug overdose. Jennifer Hodge and Forsyth County Commissioner Todd Levent withrealty4recovery delivered the gift to Sheriff Stacy Jarrard and the Lumpkin County […]
Read More »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 Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue face Democrat challengers Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff respectively in the General Runoff. The eyes of the nation will be on Georgia to learn which party will control […]
Read More »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 pulled a knife on another student in an 8th grade classroom. The incident took place between 10:30 and 11 a.m. The classroom was evacuated and no one was injured. The teacher was able to get […]
Read More »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 of the surrounding region by adding a new, multi-story tower as early as 2024. This future tower is part of Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville’s continued evolution into one of the state’s largest and […]
Read More »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 Ridge Ranger District to allow road maintenance work between Mulky Gap and Duncan Ridge Road. Work is scheduled to begin Dec. 7, 2020, and be complete on Dec. 23. The road will be open to public use on Friday, […]
Read More »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 confirmed cases admitted on Tuesday, December 1, at its hospitals and long-term care facilities combined. The numbers of those needing testing and care are expected to continue rising in the coming days and weeks. “Both […]
Read More »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, fleeing, attempting to elude officers, and escape after he led Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a chase through city streets and the University of North Georgia campus on Nov. 23. According to the incident […]
Read More »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 attempting to elude and reckless driving after she led deputies on a wild three-county chase at speeds reaching 93 mph and rammed two patrol cars before being arrested in Hall County. On Nov. 24, Lumpkin […]
Read More »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 decades, people could rely on Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) to provide clot-busting drugs that might save their lives, but they would have to be transferred to other hospitals outside the region if other critical […]
Read More »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 Grove Road to serve warrants on William Johnson and Sedaria Norris in connection with the theft of an automobile in September off Hwy 52 West. Norris attempted to flee but was taken into custody. Johnson […]
Read More »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 the risk from COVID-19. “It saddens me to do that for the kids in our community,” he said. “We really enoy doing that each year but I just feel we need to be safe and […]
Read More »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 two syringes, a small quantity of heroin and a small bag of methamphetamine last week. According to the incident report, Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Deputy Blake Sargent was traveling toward Hwy. 400 on Burnt Stand Road […]
Read More »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 roads, state and county, that are completely impassable due to trees and wires down. We are unable to update the exact streets due to the number of closures. Please avoid the roads while the storm […]
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