Opinion by George McClellan: Easy question! it’s the GOP’s globalists, that obsessive New World Order crowd who will not be there. The once familiar face of the old Republican Party has decided to miss this seasons convention. Folks like the Bush family, John McCain, Lindsey Graham and the Romney’s, as well as Ohio’s black hearted […]
Read More »Mrs. Mary Fae Edmondson: Obituary
Mary Fae Edmondson, 92 years young and a lifetime resident of Lumpkin County , went to be with the Lord and her beloved husband Charlie, on Friday, July 15, 2016. Mary Fae was the daughter of Wash and Lillie Shelton Rider. She was preceded in death by 5 brothers, Clarence, Guy, Ray, Ralph, and Roy […]
Read More »Whose Rule of Law Is It Anyway?
Opinion by George McClellan: Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico and Libertarian presidential candidate opined on CNN Sunday morning that he did not think Hillary Clinton was in any legal jeopardy with her unauthorized use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. “I don’t think there’s been criminal intent on […]
Read More »Lumpkin BOC Special Called Meeting Announcement & Agenda
CALLED MEETING NOTICE LUMPKIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Monday, July 18, 2016 3:30 p.m. A Special Called Meeting of the Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the Boardroom of the Lumpkin County Administration Building, 99 Courthouse Hill, Dahlonega, GA. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss Fire Station […]
Read More »Benghazi Facts are Stubborn Things
Opinion by John Tutten: I thought I had reached the limits of my disgust with this administration and the media. However, events this week in Washington have created new levels of revulsion for me to experience. The House Select Committee on Benghazi released their long overdue report on the events that led up to the […]
Read More »Alzheimer’s Disease and Wandering
Six out of ten people with Alzheimer’s disease will wander. You can’t know when it will happen. It’s common for a person with dementia to wander and become lost. This can happen even in the earliest stages of the disease. Wandering can be dangerous, even life threatening, and the stress of this risk can weigh […]
Read More »Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 6/26 to 7/2
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, however, […]
Read More »In Defense of Islamophobia
Opinion by George McClellan: Islam is attacking and murdering people all around the world on a routine daily basis. Young Islamic men who have allegedly fled to the west to avoid Obama’s political failures in their own countries, are feeling free and justified to sexually assault western women as sex objects because their Koran say’s […]
Read More »Mr. Herbert Glenn Odom: Obituary
Herbert Glenn Odom, age 88, of Dahlonega, GA, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Gold City Convalescent Center in Dahlonega, GA. Glenn was born on March 9, 1928 in Dahlonega, GA. He grew up in Dawson County and lived there for many years before moving to Gwinnett County, where he lived for the […]
Read More »Lumpkin BOC Regular Meeting Announcement & Agenda
LUMPKIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Regular Meeting Agenda Lumpkin County Administration Building Boardroom 99 Courthouse Hill Dahlonega, Georgia on Tuesday July 19, 2016 6:00 P.M. • CALL TO ORDER Chairman Dockery • INVOCATION Rev. Quentin Self, Bethlehem Baptist Church • APPROVAL OF AGENDA • PUBLIC COMMENTS (Agenda Specific) • APPROVAL OF MINUTES • June 2, […]
Read More »Dahlonega City Council Meeting & Agenda
Zoning Board of Appeals will convene at 4:00 p.m. Agenda below. Regular Council Meeting will follow immediately after. 1. Call to Order 2. Agenda Approval 3. Variance Request from E.L. Clark/Creston Warner for Variance of Ordinance 91-9 Section 301 Parking Space Size Maneuvering Area 4. Variance Request from Kevin Ash/Bourbon Street Grill for Variance of […]
Read More »Is The Fix In?
Opinion by George McClellan: America faces an important national election in a few short months. Recent world events (Brexit) however, have sent shivers of fear through the ranks of politicians everywhere. In American, the question we must ask is: what kind of government do we really want? We’ve apparently already fumbled away the Republic given […]
Read More »Brexit – Failed Leadership
Opinion by George McClellan: The overwhelming negative reaction against the Brexit vote last week seems to all come from the world’s establishment elites, our political and financial leaders. The Brexit vote was an earth shaking political event that will be felt in all parts of the worlds economy, not because Britain was individually so essential […]
Read More »Updated Lumpkin County BOC Work Session Announcement & Agenda
LUMPKIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION AGENDA Lumpkin County Administration Building Boardroom 99 Courthouse Hill Dahlonega, Georgia July 5, 2016 4:00 P.M. (TENTATIVE – 07.01.2016) The purpose of the work session is to discuss agenda items for the Regular Meeting to be held Tuesday, July 21, 2015 • MINUTES • June 2, 2016 Special […]
Read More »Mrs. Barbara W. Ashe: Obituary
Barbara W. Ashe, age 77, a life-long resident of Dahlonega, GA passed away on June 29, 2016. Barbara was the daughter of the late William V. “Bud” and Ollie Cochran Wilson. She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Burt W. Ashe, Dahlonega, GA; daughter, Sharon Ashe, Dawsonville, GA; brother and sister-in-law, J.W. […]
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