DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Teachers and students at Lumpkin County Middle School were afraid of 17-year-old Kaylor Blackwell. One math teacher refused to be in the same classroom with the volatile teen and another refused to be in the same class unless Pat Garner, a math teacher and former criminal investigator with the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s […]
Read More »Teens charged with robbery, assault, auto theft
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – Two teenagers face serious charges, including assault, robbery and theft in connection with items being stolen from unlocked cars parked at the Sherman Green Apartments on Butler Street in Dahlonega Tuesday. Emmanuel Flores, 18 of Milwood, and Samuel Slaydon Spiers, 18, who lists his home as New Orleans were arrested Tuesday […]
Read More »Lumpkin County missing person update
The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office website notes today that C.J. Elliott, the 19-year-old male who was reported missing after the Rainbow Family of Light gathering has been located alive and well in Minnesota. Fetch Your News will have more details when they become available.
Read More »Woman murdered after leaving Rainbow gathering
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — Authorities in Elizabethtown have arrested a Florida man they say met an unidentified woman at the Rainbow Family of Living Light Gathering in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Lumpkin County then hitchhiked to Kentucky together where he beat and stabbed her to death. WHAS Channel 11 TV, an ABC affiliate, is reporting […]
Read More »Roundabout to be created at Stone Pile Gap
DAHLONEGA- In Lumpkin County a $4.7 million contract was awarded for construction of a modern roundabout to replace the existing Y-intersection at SR 9 and SR 60. The project, designed to enhance safety and improve traffic flow, will also accommodate trucks. The roundabout will be built around the Trahlyta’s Grave Stonepile. A barrier fence will ensure that […]
Read More »Grindle brings experience, name recognition, likability to campaign for Board of Commissioners
FetchYourNews will post a series of profile articles on both Republican candidates in the July 26 runoff for the District 4 seat on the Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners. This is the second in that series. We will also feature the Democrat candidate before the November general election. DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Political consultants will […]
Read More »Flash Flood Watch is now in effect
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for much of north and central Georgia, including Dawson, Lumpkin and White counties, through Wednesday morning as subtropical storm Alberto approached Florida. In addition to those counties, the Flash Flood Watch includes Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, […]
Read More »Dahlonega woman charged with vehicular homicide
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — A 22-year-old Dahlonega woman is charged with DUI, first degree vehicular homicide and reckless driving following a single-vehicle crash Sunday on Hightower Road just south of Miles Berry Road that killed a passenger in her car. Georgia State Patrol (GSP) reports that Lindsey C. LeBarron was driving a 2012 GMC Canyon when […]
Read More »Lumpkin County deputy injured in Sunday crash
CLEVELAND, Ga. — A Lumpkin County deputy on his way home following his shift Sunday morning was injured in an auto accident on Hwy. 115 East just inside the White County line. White County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said Donald Lewis, who suffered a broken ankle and broken hand in the accident, was transported to Northeast […]
Read More »Chestatee Regional Hospital closing this year, agrees to sell property to Northeast Georgia Health Systems
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Northeast Georgia Health Systems (NGHS) has reached a conditional agreement to buy Chestatee Regional Hospital (CRH) property and some equipment, contingent on the results of a due diligence period. A specific date will be set for the hospital closing during due diligence. Under the terms of the agreement, CRH owner DL Investment Holdings, […]
Read More »Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp visit Dahlonega Tuesday
DAHLONEGA, Ga. –The Wagon Wheel restaurant is a popular gathering spot, especially with locals who enjoy good southern-style cooking and hot political talk. There is sure to be plenty of both starting Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 a.m. when Secretary of State Brian Kemp brings his campaign for governor to town. Kemp is on what […]
Read More »Board of Commissioners will review land use plan for short-term vacation rentals at today’s meeting
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Lumpkin County Planning Commission will ask commissioners for guidance in making proposed revisions to the county’s land use plan that regulates small-lodging, short-term vacation rentals when the Board of Commissioners holds its working session Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 4 p.m. Planning Commission members say they have received an increasing number of […]
Read More »Schools closing across north Georgia today
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — Schools in Dawson, Lumpkin and White counties are closed today (Wednesday, Jan. 17). Lumpkin County 12-month staff is asked to report at 10 a.m. or when it is safe to do so. The closings follow a winter weather advisory issued today that remains in effect until 4 p.m. in the following […]
Read More »Lumpkin County man charged with cruelty to children
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office has arrested George Cartledge, 29, of Dahlonega and charged him with cruelty to children in the second degree. On Jan. 10, deputy Heath Higman responded to a call at the Head Start School from Ken Rowland with the Department of Family and Children’s Services. Rowland said he […]
Read More »JoAnne Taylor will be sworn in as newest councilwoman during Monday meeting
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Dahlonega City Council will ratify the results of the Nov. 7 election when it meets Monday at 5 p.m. at City Hall, 565 Riley Road. JoAnne Taylor, a local volunteer and retired corporate executive, will be sworn in as the new representative for Post 5. Taylor worked for IBM for 32 […]
Read More »BOC to Vote On Fueling Station IGA With City
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – When they meet Tuesday at 6 p.m., the Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners will be asked to approve an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the City of Dahlonega that will govern the use of the new fueling station and a contract with North Georgia Concrete to replace the asphalt parking lot and concrete […]
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