PRESS RELEASE Lumpkin County Division Director for Community and Employee Services Alicia Davis announced in an email today (July 16) that in light of Governor Brian Kemp’s extension of the shelter in place order for people with certain underlying medical conditions that was issued yesterday, the Phase 2 opening target date for the […]
Read More »District 9 State Representative candidate Steve Leibel Q&A
What is the single most important reason voters should vote for you? I understand and appreciate the Constitution and can make laws and support laws that won’t be altered by judges. I am not bought. I will listen to, and work for the voters, and no one else. Liberal educators are putting their own interpretation on […]
Read More »Candidate apologizes for DUI arrest
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – Steven Leibel, a candidate for State Representative in House District 9, apologized today for being arrested in 2010 for DUI. “This was an embarrassing moment in my life that happened 10 years ago,” Leibel said during a phone interview with Fetch Your News. “I sincerely apologize and I ask that the […]
Read More »Gainesville man charged after violent attack
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — A 32-year-old Gainesville man was arrested July 5 following a brutal attack on his girlfriend at an Owl Court residence in Dahlonega during which a large portion of her nose was bitten off. According to the incident report, witnesses said Joseph Russini and Lindsey Le Barron were in the bedroom when […]
Read More »Frogtown fire station now staffed 24/7
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – Lumpkin County Fire Station No. 7 (Frogtown) is now being staffed around the clock. “We have some exciting news and a big step forward for our Emergency Services Department,” Fire Chief David Wimpy said last week. “We are pleased to be able to offer full time staffing at this station. It […]
Read More »Next Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy will begin Aug. 3
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — If you are considering a career in law enforcement or would like to understand how a sheriff’s office operates, consider attending the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy (CLEA). The next session begins Aug. 3 and continues through Oct. 5. Registration deadline is July 24.Classes are scheduled every Monday […]
Read More »Simple traffic violation leads to felony drug arrest
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — What began as a misdemeanor arrest for driving on a suspended license last week turned into a felony arrest for possession of methamphetamine and drug related objects. Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped Robert Duvall’s vehicle traveling toward Dahlonega on Longbranch Road after they determine his license had been suspended for […]
Read More »Dahlonega man charged with battery
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 50-year-old Dahlonega man on a charge of simple battery following a domestic violence incident on Crown Mountain Drive last week. Gregorio Robles was transported to the Lumpkin County Detention Center after he allegedly struck his wife with a mop handle and sprayed her in […]
Read More »Commissioners will hold work session Tuesday
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – During Tuesday’s 4 p.m. work session, the Board of Commissioners will consider contracting with Total Cost Advocates to conduct an audit of all utility and telecommunications accounts to determine if the county can realize some cost savings on its bills. In 2013, the county retained the services of a third-party vendor […]
Read More »William Taffar arrested for credit card theft
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — A Cleveland man was arrested by the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office last week on charges of financial transaction card theft. According to the incident report, the victim stated he had his credit card out paying bills when 36-year-old William Matthew Taffar visited. When Taffar left, the card was missing. The victim […]
Read More »Woody’s Barber Shop still going strong after 94 years on Dahlonega square
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – There is something nostalgic about an old barbershop. They evoke wonderful memories of the past like a father taking his son for that first haircut. Or the soothing comfort of a hot lather shave or the scent of a Witch Hazel wafting through the air. Woody’s Barber Shop in downtown Dahlonega is […]
Read More »Lumpkin County inmate hangs himself
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – On Thursday, June 25, at approximately 10:45 a.m., the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested to investigate an inmate death by the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office. The initial information was at approximately 10:38 a.m., Lumpkin County inmate Randall Thomas Hanley, 38, of Dahlonega, was found hanging in his jail cell. Lumpkin County officers […]
Read More »Sheriff’s Office asks for public’s help
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — The two female suspects are wanted for questioning in an identity fraud case. If anyone has any information on a possible identification of these two suspects, please make contact with Investigator Brad Farris at 706-482-2625.
Read More »Lumpkin County man charged with aggravated assault, battery, DUI
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Donnie McKinzie, 42, faces charges of felony aggravated assault and battery in Lumpkin County and DUI in Dawson County following a domestic violence incident June 15. McKinzie’s girlfriend Priscella Roper, 41, told Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office deputies that McKinzie had been drinking all day and became violent, punching her in the […]
Read More »Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office receives state re-certification
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office recently received recognition by the Georgia Chiefs of Police for being a State Certified Sheriff’s Office. This re-certification marks the 12th year of Lumpkin County being a certified agency. In order to remain in compliance the agency must maintain 367 standards and sub-standards. Sheriff Stacy Jarrard […]
Read More »Sheriff’s Association accuses Fulton DA of political grandstanding
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard and the Georgia Sheriff’s Association have accused Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard of political grandstanding for charging two Atlanta police officers in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks even before a GBI investigation had been completed. Howard announced Thursday that he has charged Garrett Rolfe […]
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