DAHLONEGA, Ga. — A Dahlonega man was killed and three others injured today when the golf cart they were riding apparently lost its brakes, sped down a steep grade and overturned at the Achasta Country Club in Lumpkin County. According to Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard, 83-year-old James “Jim” Hansard was pronounced dead at the […]
Read More »Plan Early for Dahlonega’s 4th of July Celebration
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — If you live in Georgia and haven’t celebrated the 4th of July in Dahlonega, you owe it to yourself to do so this year. But you may want to make plans. This little town is bursting at the seams with visitors on Independence Day. From the 5th Annual Firecracker 5K/10K run through […]
Read More »Lumpkin County Closing 6 Voting Locations in November
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Beginning with the November election, Lumpkin County voters will have only one place to cast their ballots and that will be the Parks and Recreation Department, 365 Riley Road in Dahlonega. Speaking at Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting, Chief Registrar and Elections Manager Ashley Peck said the remaining six locations will […]
Read More »Frogtown Residents Get a New Fire Station
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Families in the Frogtown community can rest a little easier once the new fire station is completed. The Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously last night to contract with E&P Contractors to build a metal building to be used as a fire station in the Frogtown Community for a cost of […]
Read More »City Officials Discuss FY ’17 Budget at Work Session
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Dahlonega City Council held a work session Thursday. A key item up for discussion was the FY 2017 budget. Council is considering producing a summary budget rather than a detailed budget for FY 2017. The summary budget would be designed to save time and effort and reduce the potential for error. A […]
Read More »Lumpkin Co. School Superintendent: “My hope is I can come here and make a good thing a little better”
DAHLONEGA, Ga — New Lumpkin County School Superintendent Dr. Robert Brown said he was attracted to his new job by the beauty of the mountains, the quaintness of small-town living and the fact that the school system has performed very well in recent years. “My hope is that I can come here and make a […]
Read More »Lumpkin School Board Introduces New Superintendent
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The Lumpkin County Board of Education met in regular session Monday and introduced the school system’s new superintendent — Dr. Robert Brown. Brown replaces Dr. Dewey Moye who has retired after 35 years of working in the local school system, including 12 as superintendent. Brown has an impressive background in education, serving […]
Read More »UNG Breaks Ground on $33 Million Convocation Center
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The University of North Georgia (UNG) broke ground on a long-awaited $33 million convocation center at the Dahlonega Campus Friday. When it opens in 2018, the 103,000-square-foot facility will have a seating capacity of up to 3,600, more than three times that of Memorial Hall which it will replace. “We are really […]
Read More »Voters Elect Dockery to Second Term as Chairman
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Chairman Chris Dockery was re-elected to a second term on the Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners Tuesday. The Army veteran received 2,089 votes to defeat District 1 Commissioner Doug Sherrill who had 1,692 votes. Dockery said the one thing he most wants to accomplish in his second term is to build […]
Read More »Lumpkin County Election Results
General Primary Election Results With 100% of Precincts Reporting May 24, 2016 U.S. House 9th District Doug Collins 50,272 Paul Broun 18,045 Roger Fitzpatrick 8,667 Mike Scupin 2,795 Bernie Fontaine 2,269 State Senate, 51st District Steve Gooch 20,595 John Williamson 7,562 County Commission Chair Chris Dockery 2,089 Doug Sherrill 1,692 County Commission Dist. 1 […]
Read More »Booker Delivers Quarterly Report for Chamber
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Dahlonega-Lumpkin Chamber and Visitors Bureau President Amy Booker gave the first-quarter report to the Mayor and City Council at Thursday’s work session. Booker said her organization held 9 networking events, two educational workshops, three ribbon cuttings, a merchant’s coalition meeting, a winery member meeting and the annual banquet and awards ceremony where […]
Read More »Arrests Pending After Search of Dahlonega Shell Food Mart
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the Shell Food Mart on North Grove Street in Dahlonega Thursday in conjunction with alleged violations of the state’s commercial gambling laws. Agents collected evidence related to crimes of commercial gambling and seized monetary assets gained from the illegal use […]
Read More »Advanced Voting in Lumpkin County About the Same as 2012
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Lumpkin County Chief Registrar and Election Manager Ashley Peck says voter turnout for the 2014 General Primary is about as she expected with the numbers running close to those of 2012. “We have 17,500 registered voters in White County and in 2012 we had 5,671 ballots cast or about 38 percent turnout,” […]
Read More »David Miller, County Commission Candidate Dist. 1
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Dr. David Miller has never run for public office but he has been actively engaged in a number of county projects. He is a member of the Lumpkin County Comprehensive Plan Stakeholder Committee, Chamber of Commerce, Dahlonega Sunrise Rotary and an active member of Creekstone Church. He is also a former Chairman […]
Read More »Bill Scott, County Commission Candidate District 1.
Bill Scott is an entrepreneur who has owned his own businesses for 40 years, dealing in international trade and wholesale import and export businesses. He owns rental property in Blairsville, a lodge in Dahlonega and a wedding venue. Now, he hopes to use his experience as a member of the Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners […]
Read More »Fitzpatrick Very Impressive in Town Hall Meeting
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Roger Fitzpatrick, an ex-Marine and former White County administrator, appears to have established himself as the No. 1 contender for 9th District Congressman Doug Collins’ job with a strong performance during the AccessWDUN/Gainesville Times town hall meeting at Brenau Downtown Center last night. Fitzpatrick demonstrated confidence, knowledge of the issues and likeability […]
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