DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Sarah Bender, 17, has been charged with battery, family violence in connection with a domestic violence incident on April 25 at 4946 Camp Wahsega Road. According to the arrest report by the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a 911 call at 8:33 p.m. Bender told Lumpkin County Communication, “I just […]
Read More »Dahlonega shooting death may have been a case of self defense
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is expected to conclude its investigation into the April 20 shooting death of Jason Burnett, 43 of Dahlonega, by the end of next week. According to a source close to the investigation the incident has a “99 percent certainty of being ruled a case of self defense.” […]
Read More »Body found in Chestatee River today has been identified
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Alan Roach confirmed just moments ago that the body found in the Chestatee River around noon today has been positively identified as that of Belinda Butterfield, 34 years old of Canton. Ms. Butterfield was reported missing Monday morning. Authorities said at the time that she had last […]
Read More »No. 8 UNG sweeps doubleheader at UNC Pembroke
PEMBROKE, N.C. – Behind an offensive explosion, the No. 8 University of North Georgia baseball team ran past UNC Pembroke in both halves of a doubleheader Saturday. Game 1 – UNG 16, UNCP 4 North Georgia started the game with five runs in the top half of the first, scoring on a Brave error, a […]
Read More »North Georgia takes series opener against Young Harris
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Steven Bower tossed 8.2 innings of one-run baseball as the No. 9 University of North Georgia baseball team took the first game of the series against Young Harris Friday night by a score of 4-1. Tristin Smith got the Mountain Lions on the board first, singling home a run in the […]
Read More »UNG baseball rolls past Southern Wesleyan, 8-4
DAHLONEGA – A Conner Corbitt home run sent the No. 9 University of North Georgia baseball team on a comfortable track to close out Southern Wesleyan with a final score of 8-4 Wednesday evening at Bob Stein Stadium. After an early Warrior home run in the top of the first, the Nighthawks quickly pulled away […]
Read More »No. 13 UNG women’s tennis upsets No. 9 Florida Southern, 6-1
TAMPA, Fla. – Securing their first top-10 win in program history along the way, the No. 13 University of North Georgia women’s tennis team blew past No. 9 Florida Southern, 6-1, Wednesday on the road. The Nighthawks got off to a hot start, courtesy of wins from No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. Holly Bennett […]
Read More »Sen. Steve Gooch: Update from the capitol week 5
By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) Week five was quite productive here at the Capitol. We passed four pieces of legislation, all unanimously, and welcomed many distinguished guests. I am pleased with the efficient pace that legislation has moved through the committee process and made it to the Senate Floor, and I hope to […]
Read More »Two people injured in Monday morning crash on Burntstand Road
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – A three-vehicle accident on Burntstand Road at 6:24 a.m. today (Feb. 18) sent two people to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with undisclosed injuries. According to the Georgia State Patrol accident report, a 1996 GMC Sierra driven by Tiffany Raines, 18, of Dahlonega, was traveling west on Burntstand Road when […]
Read More »Leader of faith-based recovery house arrested
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office today announced the arrest Starla Pope, the leader of a faith-based recovery house in Lumpkin County. Captain Marcus Sewell said deputies were investigating alleged criminal activity at Experiences of Grace Ministries located in the 100 block of Tipton Drive. The investigation led deputies to Pope, also known […]
Read More »Lula man charged with battery, cruelty to children
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – A 28-year-old Lula man has been charged with two counts of cruelty to children, two counts of making terrorist threats, simple battery and trespassing following a domestic incident at 2064 Coopers Gap Road last Friday. Daniel Preston Brock is charged with punching his girlfriend in the face, pushing her head into a […]
Read More »Motorcyclist injured, Helen man charged with failure to yield right of way in Sunday crash on Hwy. 365
HALL COUNTY, Ga. – A motorcyclist was injured when she was struck by a pickup truck driven by Adrian Surowiecki of Helen Sunday. According to the Georgia State Patrol accident report, Surowiecki, 36, was attempting to make a left turn onto Jaemor Farm Road from Ga. 365 southbound when he struck the northbound motorcycle driven […]
Read More »Dahlonega man killed in Saturday morning wreck
TOCCOA, Ga. – A Dahlonega man was killed and his brother-in-law faces charges following a Saturday morning crash on Ga. 17/365. Sr. Trooper John Crawford of the Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa reported that Anwar Rathore, 20, of Dahlonega was driving a Mercedes-Benz 300D south on Ga. 17/365 in the left turn lane […]
Read More »NDO can help with heating bills this winter for qualified households
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Help for those who can’t afford to pay their heating bills and who live in households where every family member is 65 or older will soon be available to those who live in Lumpkin, Dawson, White and many other north Georgia counties. Starting Nov. 1, the Georgia Department of Human Services will […]
Read More »858 voters have taken advantage of early voting
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – With two days left in the advanced voting period, Lumpkin County’s Chief Registrar and Elections Manager Ashley Peck said the turnout has been about what she expected for a runoff election. Runoffs do not generally attract a large turnout. Thus far 858 Lumpkin County voters have taken advantage of shorter lines of […]
Read More »Rainbows stage protest before leaving Dahlonega
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Thousands of “Rainbows” left Lumpkin County over the weekend but not before staging a protest against what they believe was harassment by federal, state and local law enforcement. Some 70-80 protesters who participated in the Family of Living Light gathering in the Chattahoochee National Forest lined the sidewalk across from the Lumpkin […]
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