• Gov. Kemp visits UNG Friday for signing ceremony

    DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Gov. Brian Kemp received a warm welcome in Lumpkin County Friday when he arrived for a bill signing ceremony in the Library Technology Center on the campus of the University of North Georgia. State Sen. Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega), who sponsored four of the five bills the governor signed, welcomed the governor to […]

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  • UPDATE: No charges yet in Saturday’s shooting death in Dahlonega

    DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office are investigating Saturday’s shooting death of Jason Burnett, 43, of Dahlonega. The shooting took place at 156 Bill Anderson Road in Dahlonega, the home of Axel Willis, 23, of Lumpkin County. Willis was initially charged with possession of marijuana pending further investigation. […]

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  • NDO provides cooling help to elderly, homebound

    Ninth District Opportunity, Inc. announces cooling help for the elderly and medically homebound for  Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Dawson, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union and White counties. Households in which every member is age 65 and older or is medically homebound due to health reasons may […]

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  • Tornado watch in effect for most of north Georgia today

    Tornado Watch TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 59 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER 725 AM EDT SUN APR 14 2019 TORNADO WATCH 59 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS GAC011-013-015-021-023-035-045-047-053-055-057-059-063-067-077- 079-081-083-085-089-093-097-111-113-115-117-121-123-129-135-139- 143-145-149-151-153-157-159-169-171-187-193-197-199-207-211-213- 215-217-219-223-225-227-231-233-235-237-247-249-255-259-261-263- 269-281-285-289-291-293-295-297-307-311-313-315-141800- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0059.190414T1125Z-190414T1800Z/ GA . GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BANKS BARROW BARTOW BIBB BLECKLEY BUTTS CARROLL CATOOSA CHATTAHOOCHEE […]

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  • UNG splits DH with Young Harris, wins series

    YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – No. 9 University of North Georgia split a Peach Belt doubleheader with Young Harris Saturday to clinch the conference series. In Game 1, the Mountain Lions scored first in the bottom of the first on a Zavier Lushington solo homer to put YHC up, 1-0. Young Harris continued to put runs […]

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  • Rep. Collins calls for changes to H-2A program

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speaking before a House Judiciary subcommittee, Wednesday, Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) called for changes in H-2A program — a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act that authorizes lawful admission into the United States of temporary non-immigrant workers to perform agricultural labor or services of a temporary or seasonal nature. “My Congressional […]

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  • DeSoto Falls Observation Deck reconstructed

    LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — The U.S. Forest Service, Blue Ridge Ranger District of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, along with partners and volunteers, completed reconstruction of the DeSoto Falls Waterfall Observation Deck near Blood Mountain in Lumpkin County on March 18. Following Hurricane Irma damage to the observation deck, the Forest Service requested emergency funds from […]

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  • Traffic fatality reported in Lumpkin County today

    DAHLONEGA, Ga.. – There was a traffic fatality at 12:02 p.m. today (March 26) at the intersection of Auraria Road and Morrison Moore Parkway. Units from the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia State Patrol were on the scene, along with the Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team. Identification of the deceased is being withheld pending notification […]

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  • No. 4 Nighthawks defeat Georgia College, 7-4

    MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Nik Levensteins hit a three-run blast in the second inning to get things started for the No. 4 University of North Georgia baseball team as the Nighthawks went on to claim a 7-4 win over Georgia College Sunday. After Nick Clarno and Tyler Courtney reached base in front of Levensteins, the freshman from Arvada, Colorado, hit his second […]

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  • Rep. Doug Collins releases Peter Strzok transcript  

    WASHINGTON – Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, made the following opening statement on the House floor releasing the transcript of Peter Strzok’s interviews by the Committee on the Judiciary, joint with the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  Below are the remarks as prepared.  Rep. Doug Collins: Mr. Speaker, […]

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  • Collins statement on Democrats opening investigation into Georgia elections

    WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) released the following statement after Democrats on the House Oversight Committee opened an investigation into alleged voting issues within the state of Georgia: “Chairman Cummings’ request makes one thing clear: Democrats are bringing out their full arsenal of weapons to re-litigate November’s election in preparation for an upcoming election. […]

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  • Gooch’s Broadband Expansion Bill Passes Senate

    ATLANTA — The Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 66, sponsored by Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega), last week. This bill, also known as the “Streamlining Wireless Facilities and Antennas Act,” would address the use of public rights of way by wireless providers. SB 66 would streamline wireless broadband deployment by allowing for a standardized […]

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  • Goodwill Career Center to host job fair for Lowe’s

    DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Goodwill Career Center will host a hiring event for area Lowe’s stores (Cumming, Alpharetta and Sandy Springs on Thursday, Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Dawsonville Career Center. Applications can be completed upon arrival and on site interviews will be conducted for immediate hiring of a variety […]

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  • Update from the State Capitol: Week 2

    By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) ATLANTA — This week began with a day off to reflect upon one of Georgia’s greatest, Martin Luther King Jr., whose ideals of peace and justice are woven into everything we do here at the Capitol. After our day of remembrance, we returned to the Gold Dome and […]

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  • Lumpkin BOC replaces Windstream with NGN

    DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Lumpkin County Government is done with Windstream. Following complaints that ranged from high charges to internet connectivity issues, the Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to replace Windstream as its phone and DSL service provider with North Georgia Network. Commissioners say the county’s contract IT administrator has worked with Windstream and has […]

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