FLORENCE, S.C. – Freshman Chloe Savage was a perfect 7-for-7 from the floor, scoring a team-high 17 points as the No. 12 University of North Georgia women’s basketball team defeated Francis Marion, 81-53, Thursday night. After FMU led by scores of 2-0 and 4-2, the Nighthawks went on an 8-0 run to claim the lead […]
Read More »Five new members inducted into UNG Athletics Hall of Fame
DAHLONEGA – University of North Georgia Director of Athletics Lindsay Reeves and the Athletics Hall of Fame committee announced Monday the members of the tenth induction class into the North Georgia Athletics Hall of Fame. The five new inductees will be enshrined at a social and dinner on Friday, February 14, 2020 in the UNG […]
Read More »Development Authority to discuss Gateway Corridor Monday
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Development Authority of Lumpkin County will present draft Gateway Corridor Regulations & Design Guidelines when it meets Monday Nov. 18 at 9 a.m. in the Lumpkin County Administration Building, Courthouse Hill. Development Authority Executive Director Rebecca Mincey said planning for the corridor has been underway for many months. It has been […]
Read More »Gov. Kemp announces Fall Severe Weather Preparedness Day
News Release ATLANTA — Governor Brian Kemp, in coordination with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency and the National Weather Service, is declaring Nov. 6, as Georgia’s Fall Severe Weather Preparedness Day and encouraging schools, businesses and individuals to take part in the severe weather exercise/tornado test at 9:30 am. “Hurricane season […]
Read More »Public Safety community training to stop human trafficking
PRESS RELEASE On November 6, 2019, the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) will host a symposium for all disciplines of Georgia’s Public Safety Community. The 8-hour training symposium will dig deep into the second largest criminal enterprise in the world and a $290 million industry in Georgia. This illegal business is Human Trafficking and […]
Read More »Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners meets Tuesday
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on amending the Comprehensive Plan at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 15) followed by work session at 5:30 p.m. and regular meeting at 6 p.m. Items to be considered during the work session include: A Banking Services Contract; County and City Fueling […]
Read More »UNG women’s soccer lands 3 players on All-Region Team
DAHLONEGA – Three University of North Georgia women’s soccer players were named United Soccer Coaches All-Region Monday as announced by the association’s office. Taylor Malasek was named to the first team after scoring 17 goals and four assists this season, good for 38 points. Her 17 goals ranks second in the Peach Belt Conference, while […]
Read More »U.S. Forest Service announces Foothills Landscape Project
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The U.S. Forest Service released its environmental analysis for the Foothills Landscape Project. The project is designed to maintain and restore healthy forest, habitat and watershed within the Chattahoochee National Forest in portions of Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Rabun and White Counties. Beginning in 2016, partners and community members from […]
Read More »Ozer’s goal lifts UNG past West Alabama, 2-1
DAHLONEGA – Eren Ozer slipped a shot past the West Alabama keeper in the 80th minute and Conner Domaleski made multiple saves late as the University of North Georgia men’s soccer team defeated the Tigers, 2-1, Thursday evening. Victor Galterio got North Georgia on the board in the 20th minute as he took a […]
Read More »Dahlonega man killed when motorcycle is struck in White County
WHITE COUNTY, Ga – Larry James Robinson, 65, of Dahlonega was killed Sunday when his Suzuki motorcycle was struck head on by a Honda Accord on Alt. 75 near Cleveland. Cpl. Joshua Hedden of the Georgia State Patrol said 92-year-old George Lee Watson of Cleveland was traveling southbound in the Honda when he attempted to […]
Read More »Rep. Tanner will chair Georgia Behavioral Health Commission
PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA – State Rep. Kevin Tanner (R-Dawsonville) was recently named chairman of the Georgia Behavioral Health Reform & Innovation Commission by Governor Brian Kemp. The purpose of this commission is to conduct a comprehensive review of the behavioral health system in Georgia. “I am honored that Governor Kemp appointed me to chair this […]
Read More »Senate committee to evaluate E-scooters Monday
ATLANTA – The first meeting of the Senate Evaluating E-Scooters and Other Innovative Mobility Options for Georgians Study Committee will be held on Monday. at 10 a.m. at the Georgia World Congress Center in the Authority Boardroom. Sen. Steve Gooch (R –Dahlonega) will serve as chair of the Senate Evaluating E-Scooters and Other Innovative Mobility Options for […]
Read More »Dahlonega man charged with battery-family violence
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Raymond G. McNally II, of Dahlonega, was arrested last week and charged with Battery-Family Violence after a verbal argument with his wife erupted into violence at their residence According to the arrest report, McNally’s wife Debra said the argument started when she tried to get her husband to go to the hospital […]
Read More »Belmont Abbey rolls past Nighthawks in women’s basketball
BELMONT, N.C. – The No. 9 University of North Georgia women’s basketball team fell for the first time this season in a 65-56 loss to Belmont Abbey Saturday afternoon. Trailing 25-18 in the second quarter, the Nighthawks went on a 10-0 run to take a three-point lead, but that would be the last time UNG was […]
Read More »UPDATE: Lumpkin County officer involved shooting
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard released a tearful statement this afternoon on today’s (Nov. 20) officer involved shooting on the Sheriff’s Office facebook page. “I am familiar with a lot of people involved in this situation,” he said. “The officer, I have known all my life. The other people involved I […]
Read More »Collins, Quigley introduce budget transparency legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Mike Quigley (D-IL) today introduced the Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act (H.R. 4894) to give the public access to how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. This bill would improve government transparency by requiring federal agencies to post their congressional budget justifications on one central, searchable website. […]
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