DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Law enforcement officials discovered two more methamphetamine labs in Lumpkin County Tuesday capable of producing millions of dollars in crystal meth. The discovery dismantled a major criminal organization and has sent at least one member of the organization on the run. Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said it all started with a […]
Read More »ARDEO Shuts Down Multi-Million Dollar Meth Lab
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Agents with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) and the FBI’s North Georgia Major Offender Squad shut down a massive methamphetamine conversion lab in Suches Friday, capable of producing more than $3.2 million worth of crystal meth and arrested five suspected drug traffickers. ARDEO special agent in charge Mitchell Posey said […]
Read More »Notice of early closings and meeting cancellations
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Due to inclement weather and wind advisories, Dahlonega City Hall closed today, September 11, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Special Called Meetings of the City Council scheduled for 4:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. are cancelled. The Special Called Meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission scheduled for 6:30 p.m. is cancelled.
Read More »Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle “in the Pole Position” In Race to become Georgia’s next Governor
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – As Casey Cagle’s north Georgia campaign tour swung through the historic mountain town of Dahlonega Tuesday, the Lt. Governor declared himself to be in the pole position in the race to become Georgia’s next governor. Asked how his campaign is going, Cagle said, “Things are going really good but when you’re […]
Read More »Sheriff Asks Commissioners for a Noise Ordinance
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard believes residents that live in the community deserve to have some type of action against unwelcome noise and he asked commissioners to consider passing a noise ordinance during Tuesday’s work session. “I’ve been trying since 2011 to get some type of noise ordinance under way in this […]
Read More »Lumpkin County Teachers Arrested in Separate Incidents
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Lumpkin County teachers were arrested this week. Flavio Colunga, a teacher at Lumpkin County High School, was arrested Tuesday and charged with child molestation, sexual battery and sexual assault. Timothy Garner, 59, a teacher at the Alternative School and assistant baseball coach at the middle school, turned himself in at the […]
Read More »Lumpkin Co. Woman Charged in Murder of Husband
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Robin Black, 57, of Horton Road Monday and charged her with the murder of her husband Larry Curtis Black. Deputies responded to a call at approximately 8:36 p.m. Sunday in reference to a subject who had been shot. When they arrived, they found Mr. Black, 59, […]
Read More »Lumpkin County Commissioners Meet Tuesday
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Lumpkin County Commissioners are expected to vote on two key recommendations by E-911 Director Mike Stapleton during Tuesday’s regular meeting. Stapleton will ask the Board to approve the purchase of a new module for the Zuercher CAD System aimed at helping the 911 center pinpoint calls that originate from cell phones in […]
Read More »No. 5 Akron rifle team defeats UNG
AKRON, Ohio – Kimberlee Nettles was the top Nighthawk shooter as the No. 20 University of North Georgia rifle team lost to No. 5 Akron Saturday at the Robert A. Pinn Shooting Range. Nettles was near perfect in the prone position, shooting back-to-back strings of 99 en route to a team-high 576 smallbore score. She […]
Read More »More arrests, more charges could be filed in Bender murder case
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said Friday there could be more arrests in the Hannah Bender murder case. “I know the GBI is looking into that,” he said during a phone interview. Jarrard also said the GBI could file additional charges against the six people already in custody. Authorities believe Bender was […]
Read More »Murder suspect Austin Todd Stryker to be extradited to Georgia
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Austin Todd Stryker, the primary suspect in the murder of 21-year-old Hannah Bender waived extradition Friday. He is expected to be returned to Lumpkin County in the next two to three weeks. Stryker was arrested in Pittsburgh on a felony murder warrant one week after Bender’s body was found in Forsyth County. […]
Read More »GBI makes arrest in Hannah Bender murder case
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has arrested Elizabeth Brooke Donaldson, 21, of Dawsonville. She is charged with tampering with evidence. Donaldson is the fiancee of Austin Todd Stryker, the subject of a nationwide manhunt in connect with the murder of Hannah Bender of Dahlonega. Bender’s body was found Wednesday in a […]
Read More »Authorities locate body of Hannah Bender in Forsyth County
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard announced today the body of 21-year-old Hannah Bender, has been found in a partially-wooded, partially pasture-land area off Parks Road in Forsyth County. Authorities with the Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Bureau of Investigation were led to the discovery through leads developed during the investigation. Ms. Bender’s […]
Read More »Gunfire, two-hour standoff with police ends with arrest but no injuries
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – This normally tranquil Lumpkin County erupted in gunfire last night as a despondent man held deputies off for more than two hours, firing shots inside and outside his residence on Pilgrim Road. Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said, “Myself and seven officers responded to a call from neighbors at around 7 or 7:30 p.m. […]
Read More »“Sunday Brunch Bill” on city council agenda Thursday
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — When former Gov. Nathan Deal signed the “Sunday Brunch Bill” or “Mimosa Mandate” in May 2018, it gave cities and counties the right to allow the sale of alcohol at restaurants in their communities on Sundays beginning at 11 a.m. via a local referendum. Dahlonega City Council members will discuss whether to […]
Read More »President Trump signs Collins’ bill to stop IRS abuse
WASHINGTON– President Donald J. Trump today signed the Taxpayer First Act into law, which includes Rep. Doug Collins’ (R-Ga.) Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act. “For too long, hardworking individuals and small business owner — like Andrew Clyde — have fallen victim as the IRS has abused civil asset forfeiture. With the RESPECT Act finally b — coming […]
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