DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Prospective and current college students whose goal it to enter the healthcare industry can benefit from the Regional Education and Economic Development (REED) Summit being held at the University of North Georgia’s Convocation Center Thursday from 8 a.m. Registration is $10 for students and $25 for community members. For more details and […]
Read More »Sheriff Jarrard thanks public for help in identifying murder victim
DAHLONEGA, Ga. –Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard thanked the public for helping to identify the woman who left the Rainbow Family of Living Light gathering with John Bryan Capstraw and hitchhiked to Kentucky before being murdered there. Jarrard reached out for the public’s help in a Facebook post over the weekend after learning from the […]
Read More »Council green lights Garrett-Green downtown hotel Parks and Butler buildings to come down
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – After a three-year standoff with Roberta Green-Garrett and her attorney, the Dahlonega City Council approved a consent order Tuesday that will allow her to build a hotel that will replace the old Butler and Parks Buildings in Dahlonega’s historic downtown. The vote was 4-2 with District 1 Councilman Roman Gaddis and District […]
Read More »Counter-culture “Rainbows” arrive in Lumpkin County
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – Several hundred members of the Rainbow Family Gathering, (known as Rainbows) have started to arrive in the Nimblewill area of the Chattahoochee National Forest just north of Dahlonega and thousands more are expected before the gathering ends July 5. The Family, which holds its “Gatherings” annually in a different national forest, […]
Read More »Roberta Green-Garrett hotel focus of called meeting
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Dahlonega City Commission will hold a special called meeting Monday, June 4, at 5:30 p.m. to consider a mediation agreement of the long-standing hotel issue with Roberta Green-Garrett. A regular commission meeting will follow immediately. The commission and Green-Garrett’s attorney Joey Homans have engaged in a self-imposed mediation to try and […]
Read More »Hunter Hill bus tour stops in Dahlonega Wednesday
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Republican Gubernatorial candidate Hunter Hill will continue his “Battle-Tested Leadership Bus Tour” with a visit to Smokin’ Gold BBQ, 59 Main Street in Dahlonega, Wednesday at 11 a.m. The statewide tour started Tuesday and consists of 19 stops in five days. Wednesday’s schedule will begin with a visit to Mike’s Ellijay Restaurant […]
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 a three-vehicle accident on Hwy. 115 just inside the White County line. The Georgia State Patrol incident report indicates the deputy, Donald Lewis, and the driver of a Honda Minivan were traveling east on Hwy. 115 […]
Read More »Authorities investigating apparent murder-suicide
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Three people are dead and two others injured in what Lumpkin County authorities believe is a murder suicide that took place at 72 Bryn Lane in Dahlonega this morning. Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said deputies responded to a “shots fired” call at approximately 8:30 a.m. Upon entering the home, they discovered […]
Read More »Dawsonville man is charged with beating, threatening to kill his girlfriend
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — A 25-year-old Dawsonville man was arrested last week and charged with beating his girlfriend, pointing a firearm at her and threatening to kill her if she left the home. Dustin White was arrested on a warrant after Erica Ann Taylor, 21, of 165 Greenwood Parkway reported that she and White were involved […]
Read More »Dahlonega City Council to discuss special event fees
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The election of a mayor pro tempore, appointment of an ethics board and the establishment of special event permit fees in the city will be among the items to be decided at a meeting of the Dahlonega City Council Monday, Feb. 5, at 6 p.m. Special event permit fees to be considered […]
Read More »Jones charged with aggravated assault and battery
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Lumpkin County authorities have charged Jackie Jones, 58, of Dawsonville, with aggravated assault, aggravated assault and battery and false imprisonment, all felonies, and misdemeanor battery, following a report of a family violence incident at 7980 Dawsonville Highway on Christmas Day. Glenda McDaniel Jones, 57, called 911 to report the incident. When Lumpkin […]
Read More »Motorcyclist Injured After Police Chase in Dahlonega
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – What started as a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) for a motorcyclist riding in a reckless manner, ended in a high-speed chase, crash and the arrest of seven of the motorcyclist’s fellow riders. Lt. Alan Roach of the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office reported that a deputy on patrol on Ga. Hwy. 9 […]
Read More »63rd Gold Rush Days Festival Was a Big Success
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – “It was incredible, spectacular.” That’s how Robb Nichols, the new Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau president, described his first Gold Rush Days Festival. With an estimated two-day attendance of 200,000, Nichols said 4,473 made a quick stop the Visitor Center on Saturday and another 2,000-3,000 on Sunday. Also amazing, […]
Read More »13 Candidates Participate in Chamber of Commerce Forum
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – A standing-room-only crowd elbowed its way into the Lumpkin County Parks and Recreation Building Tuesday to hear 13 candidates make a case for why they should be elected to city council or mayor. The event was hosted by the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce and Dahlonega Women’s Club. County Commission Chairman Chris […]
Read More »Early Look at Proposed Budget Indicates No Tax Increase Ahead in 2018
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The good news that came out of this week’s Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners work session is that there “appears” to be no tax increase for county residents in 2018, although commissioners won’t know for sure until the digest is finalized and the final budget resolution is approved next month. Commissioners will […]
Read More »Dahlonega, Lumpkin County Visioning Project Will be Unveiled Wednesday at Park & Rec. Department
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – After years of planning, conducting focus groups, surveys, stakeholder interviews and town hall meetings to gather public input, the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce will unveil the results of its Project Vision Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Lumpkin County Parks and Recreation Building, 365 Riley Road in Dahlonega. The purpose of […]
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