DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Following a marathon four-hour public hearing in front of a standing-room-only audience, the Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners tabled a vote on a special land use application (SLUA) for Iron Mountain Park Tuesday. The hearing was intended to address only the ATV, motocross and amphitheater venues. But property owner Craig Stansberry opened […]
Read More »Bower strikes out career high 12 in Nighthawks win
DAHLONEGA – Steven Bower struck out 12 Bearcats as the No. 17 University of North Georgia baseball team shut out Lander Friday night, 7-0, at Bob Stein Stadium. UNG struck first on a Brady Eeles RBI single in the bottom half of the first to take a 1-0 lead. The Nighthawks scored twice in the […]
Read More »Lane closures this week on SR 11/US 129
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – On Tuesday (April 2) from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. single lane closures will occur on State Route 11/US 129 to allow replacement of drainage pipes that cross under the route. Georgia Department of Transportation maintenance team members will have flagging operators between State Route 180 and the Union/Lumpkin County line (near […]
Read More »Dahlonega man charged with vehicular homicide in fatal crash Monday
DAHLONEGA, Ga — On March 26, 2019, at approximately 11:57 hours, Troopers from the Cumming Post of the Georgia State Patrol were called to investigate a fatal crash in Lumpkin County on SR 9/SR 52 (Morrison Moore Parkway) at Auraria Road. A 2004 Dodge Durango, driven by 74 year old David Woodburn Davis from Dahlonega, […]
Read More »Georgia State Patrol reminds drivers to be safe St. Patrick’s Day weekend
ATLANTA — St. Patrick’s Day is this weekend, and the Georgia State Patrol is reminding partygoers to put safety first. State troopers will be on patrols keeping an eye out for impaired drivers and any other traffic violations that could potentially cause a crash. “St. Patrick’s Day is one of those holidays where troopers see […]
Read More »UNG baseball falls to No. 12 USC Aiken in series inale, 6-1
3/10/2019 DAHLONEGA, Ga. — A four-run first inning was all No. 12 USC Aiken needed as they won the series finale against the University of North Georgia baseball team, 6-1, Sunday afternoon at Bob Stein Stadium. Conner Durden got things started for the Pacers with a two-run blast in the top of the first, followed […]
Read More »Lumpkin County commissioners will meet in work session today
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners will have a number of new or renewable contracts to discuss when it meets in a work session at 5:30 p.m. today (Feb. 26) in the County Administration Building. The Board will consider an agreement with the law firm of Blasingame, Burch, Garrard and Ashley to […]
Read More »Ban would end single-party consent recordings
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Senate Bill 59, dropped this week by State Senator Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga) and sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega) and President Pro Tem Butch Miller (R-Gainesville), is already drawing fire from several directions. The bill would ban people in the state from recording somebody without their permission. Georgia is currently […]
Read More »Sen. Gooch issues press release in support of Casey Cagle
DAHLONEGA, Ga. –On July 24th, it is vitally important that we cast our ballots for a strong leader who is prepared to be our state’s next CEO. As your state Senator, I want you to know that I’m 100% behind Casey Cagle for governor. I have served with him for 8 years in the Senate […]
Read More »Man reported missing from Rainbow gathering
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating Curtis Jay (CJ) Elliott who was last seen at the Rainbow Family of Light Gathering in the Chattahoochee National Forest. Elliott’s family is very concerned about his whereabouts. They say they haven’t heard from him since July 5 and […]
Read More »UPDATE: Escaped inmate recaptured near Johnson St.
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The inmate who escaped from the Lumpkin County Detention Center this afternoon has been captured. Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard reports that James Dowd, Jr., who is charged with fraud, escaped around 4 p.m. from the sally port area of the detention center by pushing away from the guard and running into […]
Read More »UPDATE: Escaped Lumpkin County inmate identified
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said an inmate who had just been brought to the Lumpkin County Detention Center pushed guards away and escaped from the sally port area of the Detention Center as he was being processed today (June 29) at approximately 4 p.m. The inmate has been identified as James Dowd Jr. […]
Read More »Council outlines requirements for downtown hotel in consent order presented to Green-Garrett
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Following a called meeting and executive session Monday, the Dahlonega City Council voted in a regular meeting to present a consent order to Roberta Green-Garrett and her attorney Joey Homans in hopes of ending a three-year, and at times bitter, dispute centered on Green-Garrett’s desire to build a hotel on a historic […]
Read More »Kemp to resign as secretary of state at noon today
ATLANTA – Republican Brian Kemp announced that he will officially resign as secretary of state at 11:59 a.m. today and begin the transition to become Georgia’s next governor immediately. Kemp is currently the state’s top elections official. Governor Nathan Deal will then appoint an interim secretary of state who will certify Tuesday’s election in which […]
Read More »Grindle, Moran head for July runoff
DAHLONEGA Ga. – Lumpkin County voters went to the polls Tuesday and gave Republican Clarence Grindle the win by a razor-thin margin in the race for the open District 4 seat on the Board of Commissioners. However, there won’t be much time to celebrate as his victory over runner-up Jeff Moran was not enough to […]
Read More »Ninth District Opportunity can help pay heating bills in qualified homes starting Thursday Nov. 1
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Ninth District Opportunity, Inc. has announced that households in 20 north Georgia counties, including Dawson, Lumpkin and White, in which every member is age 65 and older or is homebound due to health reasons may apply for assistance with their home heating bills starting Thursday November 1. The Georgia Department of Human […]
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