Alishia Frierson Named PBC Freshman of the Week 3/6/2017 | Softball AUGUSTA, Ga. – The University of North Georgia’s Alishia Frierson has been named the Peach Belt Conference Softball Freshman of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. It is the first weekly award for the freshman slugger. Frierson hit .462 in four games […]
Read More »No. 8 Baseball Edges Lander in Pitchers’ Duel to Tie Series
No. 8 Baseball Edges Lander in Pitchers’ Duel to Tie Series 3/4/2017 | Baseball | Box Score DAHLONEGA, Ga. – After a rough outing in the series opener, the eighth-ranked University of North Georgia baseball team got a more than quality start out of Steven Bower and used a pair of home runs to take […]
Read More »UNG Wins Team and Individual Smallbore Titles on Day One of SoCon Championship
UNG Wins Team and Individual Smallbore Titles on Day One of SoCon Championship 3/4/2017 | Rifle CHARLESTON, S.C. – The No. 20 University of North Georgia rifle team fired a team score of 2270 to win the team smallbore title and Nighthawks junior Ruthanne Conner won the individual title and Smallbore Athlete of the Year […]
Read More »Lumpkin Co. Traffic Stop Results in Chase, Four Arrests
DAHLONEGA, Ga. –Monday at about 9:25 p.m. officers with Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Patrol Division attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Black Jeep Grand Cherokee for erratic driving and failure to maintain on Ga Hwy. 115. The vehicle failed to stop, thereby initiating a vehicle pursuit that led into White County with […]
Read More »Applicant Withdraws Permit for Controversial Sign
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — City of Dahlonega Zoning Administrator Patricia Head confirmed Tuesday that Roberta Green-Garrett has withdrawn the permit for a controversial sign that hung above property she owns at 24 East Main Street. The 4-foot by 6-foot sign that read “Historic Ku Klux Klan Meeting Place” sparked angry protests from local citizens, business owners […]
Read More »County Honors Marie Satterfield, Employees of the Year
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The early portion of Tuesday’s Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners meeting was dedicated to honoring county employees whose service to the community has been above and beyond the call of duty. First among the honorees was Marie Satterfield, a senior records technician in the Sheriff’s Office, who was the recipient of the […]
Read More »No. 8 Softball Sweeps Captain D’s Classic with Record-Setting Day
No. 8 Softball Sweeps Captain D’s Classic with Record-Setting Day 2/19/2017 | Softball | Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The eighth-ranked University of North Georgia softball team used a record-setting day to sweep the competition at the 2017 Captain D’s Classic following a 8-0 shutout against Shepherd and a 20-4 […]
Read More »Commissioners Have a Busy Agenda Scheduled Tuesday
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners will have a full agenda when it meets Tuesday in a 5 p.m. work session to be followed by a regular meeting. The meeting will be in the Lumpkin County Administration Building, 99 Courthouse Hill. Commissioners will consider resolutions authorizing: Adoption of the 2017 update of […]
Read More »Late Rally Falls Short As No. 27 Nighthawks Fall to No. 1 NSU, 9-7
Late Rally Falls Short As No. 27 Nighthawks Fall to No. 1 NSU, 9-7 2/12/2017 | Baseball | Box Score DAHLONEGA, Ga. – A ninth inning rally came up just short as the No. 27 University of North Georgia baseball team suffered its first loss of the season, 9-7, to visiting Nova Southeastern on Sunday […]
Read More »Corps of Engineers to rethink huge dock permit fee increase
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) said he is encouraged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers response to his concerns about size able increases in dock and land-based facility permits. On June 6, the Corps announced it would increase the cost of permits in the South Atlantic Division effective Jan. 1 2019. Under the […]
Read More »Early voting for Dahlonega City Council underway until Nov. 1
Early voting is underway for the City of Dahlonega Nov. 5 General/Special Election. Registered voters may cast their ballot Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. through Nov. 1 at the Lumpkin Couunty Elections and Voter Registration Office at 56 Short Street in Dahlonega.. Tony Owens and Johnny Ariemma are competing for the […]
Read More »UNG golf team scores fourth-lowest 54-hole score in school history
DAHLONEGA, Ga.– Drew Ridings tied the single round scoring record to jump into the top 20 as the University of North Georgia men’s golf team wrapped up play in the 6th Annual UNG Fall Invitational by shooting 5-over-par over 54 holes, the fourth-lowest score in program history. Evan Thompson was the lowest score on the […]
Read More »Murder warrant issued in connection with missing Lumpkin County woman
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities have obtained a murder warrant on 22-year-old Austin Todd Stryker of Lumpkin County in connection with a Lumpkin County woman who is missing and now believed to be deceased. Hannah Bender, 21, was reported missing by her mother Carol Gilreath on Sept. 14. She has not been seen since Sept. […]
Read More »UNG soccer season opener ends in a draw
DAHLONEGA – Jack Newhouse scored in the 30th minute, but Lincoln Memorial equalized midway through the second half as the University of North Georgia men’s soccer team ended their season opener Friday night with a 1-1 draw at the UNG Soccer Complex. Newhouse took the ball in the middle of the field near the top of the […]
Read More »UNG’s Evan Davis, Jordan Day named preseason All-Conference
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Peach Belt Conference announced its men’s soccer preseason all-conference team, and University of North Georgia seniors Evan Davis and Jordan Day were two of the 11 named to the team. A senior midfielder from Griffin, Georgia, Davis played in 15 matches last season, starting 14 of those. He scored one goal and was named to the […]
Read More »Clyde Banks charged with aggravated assault and battery
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Clyde Banks, 33 of Dahlonega, was arrested last week and charged with punching his wife Amber Banks, 31, in the face and slashing her wrist with a knife. According to Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Kevin Ellison, he responded to 494 Flanders Road in reference to a domestic dispute where Amber Banks […]
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