1/30/2017 | Women’s Basketball DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The University of North Georgia women’s basketball team flexed their muscle in Monday night’s 79-48 thrashing of rival-Young Harris. The Nighthawks improve to 16-4 on the season with the victory and are now 8-3 in Peach Belt Conference play. The Mountain Lions used two three-point baskets to take […]
Read More »Misusing Language
Opinion written by George McClellan: Democrats are practiced in the art of circumlocution. They say one thing then claim they meant another. They change word definitions to fit their narrative, hide them in a flurry of rhetoric and then shamelessly move on to the next lie or problem they create. In case they didn’t get […]
Read More »Nighthawks Preseason Favorite in Peach Belt Preseason Coaches’ Poll
1/26/2017 | Softball AUGUSTA, Ga. – The University of North Georgia softball team has been tabbed the team to beat in a Peach Belt Conference preseason softball coaches’ poll, the league announced on Thursday. The Nighthawks received eight first-place votes out of a possible 12 and 140 total points, edging out Armstrong State in second […]
Read More »Mr. Robert “Bobby” Theodore Miller, Jr. : Obituary
Robert “Bobby” Theodore Miller, Jr., age 51, of Suches, GA passed away suddenly due to a tragic accident on Friday, January 20, 2017. Bobby was born in Blairsville, GA on June 18, 1965 and was a life-long resident of Suches, GA. He was a loving husband, son, father, and grandfather who thought the world of […]
Read More »Betty Sue Rucker: Obituary
Betty Sue Rucker, age 67, a long-time resident of Dahlonega, GA passed away on Wednesday January 18, 2017. Betty was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family. You could always find her out on her porch greeting everyone who walked by. She was the daughter of the late Luther […]
Read More »In My Opinion…
Opinion written by Jennifer Bassett: In my opinion, I think we should all send Putin a fruit basket, flowers or a gift certificate to his favorite day spa for his alleged email hacking instead of sanctions. I personally don’t believe it was the Russians doing it. I think it was an insider who gained a […]
Read More »Pacers Out Run Nighthawks, 90-82
1/9/2017 | Men’s Basketball DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Visiting USC Aiken scored the game’s first eight points and never looked back as the Pacers led wire-to-wire in a 90-82 Peach Belt Conference win over the University of North Georgia men’s basketball team on Monday evening in UNG’s Memorial Hall. North Georgia falls to 8-6 overall and […]
Read More »Propaganda vs. Reality
Opinion written by George McClellan: The latest Super Bowl, the last game of the 2016 season, provided yet another opportunity for sheer mass Progressive propaganda. It did not fail to comply. We saw an Airbnb commercial of split screen faces, mostly third world people, morphing into divided faces of supposed Americans, all wanting to come […]
Read More »No. 27 Nighthawks Open Season on a High Note with 6-4 Win Over Carson-Newman
2/3/2017 | Baseball | Box Score DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The 27th-ranked University of North Georgia baseball team started off their 2017 campaign on the right foot Friday afternoon with a season opening victory over Carson-Newman, 6-4, at Bob Stein Stadium. The Nighthawks battled back from a 3-2 deficit, scoring a pair of runs in both […]
Read More »Cantrell’s Double-Double Helps Lead UNG Past Young Harris, 91-86
1/30/2017 | Men’s Basketball DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Redshirt-junior Shaquan Cantrell picked a great time for his first double-double of the season as he posted 25 points and 12 rebounds helping lead the University of North Georgia men’s basketball team past Young Harris, 91-86, Monday evening at Memorial Hall. The Nighthawks improve to 11-9 on the […]
Read More »UNG Baseball Picked to Finish Third by PBC Coaches
1/27/2017 | Baseball AUGUSTA, Ga. – The University of North Georgia baseball team was picked to finish third in the league this season in a preseason poll of Peach Belt Conference coaches, the league announced on Friday. USC Aiken and Columbus State were picked to finish first and second, respectively. The Nighthawks won their first-ever […]
Read More »Mrs. Kathleen Billie Wimpy: Obituary
Mrs. Kathleen Billie Wimpy passed away at her residence on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 just one day shy of her ninety-sixth birthday. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on January 26, 1921 to parents William and Marvelle Fry Dobbs, she had lived most of her life in Lumpkin County. She was a 1937 graduate of Camilla High […]
Read More »Reinauer and Zielen Named to Peach Belt Preseason All-Conference Team
1/23/2017 | Men’s Tennis AUGUSTA, Ga. – The University of North Georgia led the way in selections to the 2017 Peach Belt Preseason All-Conference men’s tennis team. UNG was the only school with two players on the team; Armstrong State, Augusta, Columbus State and Francis Marion had one player each. The team was selected by […]
Read More »Mr. John Abercrombie: Obituary
John Abercrombie, age 86, of Dahlonega, GA passed away at home on Tuesday January 18, 2017. Johnny was born on December 6, 1930 and was a lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. He was the son of the late Alfonzo and Annie Mae Reeves Abercrombie. He is also preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. […]
Read More »No. 17 Women’s Basketball Suffers Setback at UNC Pembroke, 79-66
1/16/2017 | Women’s Basketball PEMBROKE, N.C. – Despite three great individual performances that included two double-doubles, the 17th-ranked University of North Georgia women’s basketball team wasn’t able to come up with a win at Lumbee Bank Court Monday afternoon falling to UNC Pembroke, 79-66. The Nighthawks slip to 13-3 on the year and are now […]
Read More »Phyllis Margaret Andrews: Obituary
Phyllis Margaret Andrews, age 96, of Birmingham, AL (formerly of Dahlonega, GA) passed away on Wednesday January 11, 2017. Phyllis a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, was always full of energy and loved life. She will always be remembered for her witty sense of humor. She was the daughter of the late Alonzo Fernando and […]
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