Opinion written by George McClellan: The controversy about Trump’s tweeting attacks on people who attack him and his willingness to do so outside old normal channels of political discourse (WH Press Corp), are leaving an indelible mark on the communicators who were once our only sources of knowing what was happening in the news. Modern […]
Read More »Obama’s Real Legacy
Opinion by George McClellan: “In five days, we will fundamentally start to change America”… Barak Obama, January 2009. Today, eight years after that promise and a mere six days from the inauguration of his successor, Donald J. Trump, Obama still meddles in issues of his failed and destructive foreign policy. He sends in the clown, […]
Read More »Lumpkin County BOC Work Session II & Regular Meeting Announcement & Agenda
Updated: BOC Regular Meeting 01/17/2017 at 6 p.m. MINUTES December 6, 2016 Work Session 4 p.m. (draft) – material added December 6, 2016 Special Called Meeting (Immed. After W.S.) (draft) – material added December 9, 2016 Special Called Meeting 10:30 a.m. (draft) – material added December 20, 2016 Work Session II 5 p.m. (draft) – […]
Read More »Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 1/1 to 1/6
Arrest report provided by the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office. The Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. 35-01-18) allows for www.fetchyournews.com to obtain and post the arrest records of any and all individuals arrested in Lumpkin County. Those arrests are posted on www.fetchyournews.com for viewing pleasure. Please remember that all individuals listed have been arrested and charged, […]
Read More »Mr. Ronald “Ron” Cole Lingerfelt: Obituary
Ronald “Ron” Cole Lingerfelt, age 64, of Suches, GA passed away suddenly on Tuesday January 10, 2017. “There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother” Proverbs 18:24 Ron Lingerfelt went home to a great reward in heaven. If there was ever a man who was a friend of God and a friend like […]
Read More »Anarchy in Full View
Opinion written by George McClellan: UC Berkeley, California. It’s started again. The Left’s anarchists are running wild, burning, smashing university windows even beating up innocents they meet on the street in a fury of anti-Trump hysteria all because a conservative speaker was scheduled to make a speech to a sold out audience. “He might say […]
Read More »Broadband Access Moving Forward
By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) The Senate reconvened for legislative day five on Monday. Standing committees started meeting to adopt their rules in preparation for bill hearings starting next week. Several pieces of legislation were introduced this week and many more will be dropped as we progress through the session. In the next […]
Read More »Lumpkin County Restaurant Health Scores 10/31 to 1/24
We strive to provide the most accurate and up to date inspection information. If you have any questions or comments about a specific inspection or about Environmental Health programs in general, please call the local office: Lumpkin County Environmental Health 25 Short Street, Suite B, Dahlonega, Georgia 30533 Telephone: (706) 867-2730 Cavender Creek Cabins ( […]
Read More »Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 1/15 to 1/21
Arrest report provided by the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office. The Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. 35-01-18) allows for www.fetchyournews.com to obtain and post the arrest records of any and all individuals arrested in Lumpkin County. Those arrests are posted on www.fetchyournews.com for viewing pleasure. Please remember that all individuals listed have been arrested and charged, […]
Read More »The President
Opinion written by George McClellan: Donald Trump is the President. I reckon it’s all over but the shouting and they’ll be a lot of that. Friday, 20 Jan 2017, American history was made that will reverberate in the history books for decades. A single individual who could have as easily been cast as one of […]
Read More »Mr. Larry Rufus Duckworth: Obituary
Mr. Larry Rufus Duckworth, age 62, of Monroe, Georgia, formerly of Dahlonega, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 following a period of declining health. Larry was born in Towns County on January 25, 1954 to parents Rufus and Charlsea Mason Duckworth. After moving from Dahlonega, he had lived in Monroe for the past 28 […]
Read More »Men’s Basketball Gets Back On Track with 12-Point Win Over Patriots
1/14/2017 | Men’s Basketball FLORENCE, S.C. – The University of North Georgia men’s basketball team soared past Francis Marion, 84-72, Saturday afternoon at the Smith University Center. The Nighthawks move to 9-6 on the season with a 5-1 mark in the Peach Belt Conference. After trailing for most of the first half, UNG closed the […]
Read More »USC Aiken Snaps Nighthawks’ Six-Game Winning Streak
Women’s Basketball DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The No. 17 University of North Georgia women’s basketball team had its six-game winning streak snapped with a 66-62 Peach Belt Conference loss to visiting USC Aiken on Monday evening in UNG’s Memorial Hall. After falling behind by double figures midway through the fourth quarter, UNG put together a furious […]
Read More »The Trouble With Legacy’s
Opinion by George McClellan: Ever since the elections that delivered the House into Republican hands in 2012, and the subsequent disappointing inaction they showed, I have taken the position that their form of conservatism should have never taken the floor if they were not willing to fight the Democrats, i.e.: Progressive-Socialist party over the direction […]
Read More »Looking Forward: 2017 Legislative Session Priorities
By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) For your state lawmakers, a new year brings motivation and a fresh perspective on the needs of Georgians. Monday, January 9, 2017 marks the beginning of the first session of the 154th Georgia General Assembly, and your legislators have been preparing for months by researching potential topics and […]
Read More »Tshimanga’s Clutch Play Helps Lead Men’s Basketball Past Flagler, 84-82
1/4/2017 | Men’s Basketball ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The University of North Georgia men’s basketball team erased a five-point deficit in the final 66 seconds to defeat Flagler, 84-82, Wednesday evening in St. Augustine. The Nighthawks improve to 7-5 on the year and remain unscathed in Peach Belt Conference play at 3-0. UNG maintained the […]
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