Fannin County Republican Party’s 2022 Valentine’s Day Dinner & Candidate Forum
Read More »$15,000 GRANT AWARDED FROM LOWE’S & SKILLSUSA
Jason Lemley JAN 24, 2022 SkillsUSA and home improvement retailer Lowe’s teamed up on a new grant program to support SkillsUSA programs in career and technical education classrooms across the nation. The $250,000 grant from Lowe’s provides up to 20 eligible chapters with up to $15,000 each to update classroom equipment. Lumpkin County applied for […]
Read More »Meeting Reminders: 1/10-1/14
Meeting Reminders The following meetings are scheduled during the week of Jan. 10 – 14. – Planning Commission Regular Meeting, Jan. 10 at 6:00p.m., Kelley Building Conference Room. – Board of Tax Assessors, Jan. 11 at 9:00a.m., Administration Building, 1st Floor Conference Room. – Park & Recreation Citizens Advisory Committee Regular Meeting, Jan. 12 at […]
Read More »Special Weather Statement for Far North Georgia
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 426 AM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- …LIGHT WINTER PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT OVER FAR NORTH GEORGIA… A storm system will move across the Mid-South and Tennessee valley bringing rain and winter precipitation to parts of far north Georgia on Thursday and Thursday […]
Read More »Happy New Year From Fetch Your News
Happy New Year from Fetch Your News to you and yours! We are so excited to be ringing in the New Year with the support of the communities! Here we come 2022!
Read More »Phone Scam Warning From Sheriff Stacy M. Jarrard
I would like to bring to everyone’s attention that the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of a Phone Scam that is ongoing. This particular Phone Scam hits close to home since it is someone saying they are an employee of the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office. As far as we have been made […]
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Lumpkin County Commissioner Moran Achieves Certification
ACCG, Georgia’s County Association, recently awarded Lumpkin County Commissioner Jeff Moran with a certificate for successfully completing the core requirements in the Lifelong Learning Academy. “County officials are faced with many challenges and ever-evolving circumstances under which they must govern Georgia’s local communities,” said Dave Wills, ACCG’s Executive Director. “The Lifelong Learning Academy was created […]
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Board of Education Meeting 12/13
Our Board of Education meets this coming Monday evening for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting.
Read More »LCMS Science Olympiad Team Competes in the Chattahoochee Invitational
The LCMS Science Olympiad team was one of 21 teams from GA, AL, TN & NC that recently competed in the Chattahoochee Invitational. Nolen Padgett and Seth Thomas placed 2nd in Electric Wright Stuff. Reagan Smith and JP Hayes placed 3rd in Food Science. DaiYson Turpin placed 5th in Bridge Building, and William Giles, Nolen […]
Read More »Ms. Westafer’s Environmental Science Class Traveled to Sandy Springs
Ms. Westafer’s Environmental Science students traveled to Sandy Springs last week to investigate the impact forests have on our water quality. They took soil samples, studied cattails, learned about different turtles in the area, and evaluated the water quality by identifying macro invertebrates. Jerry Hightower and his volunteers were amazing! Thank you Chattahoochee River National […]
Read More »Lumpkin County School District Awarded $3.1 Million Grant for College & Career Academy
By: Jason Lemley, Director of Community Engagement & CTAE FROM TCSG (Atlanta, GA)–The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) approved grants totaling $9 million in bond funds to establish new College and Career Academies in Mitchell, Candler, and Lumpkin Counties. TCSG Commissioner, Greg Dozier, will award three partnerships with grant funds […]
Read More »Coach David Dowse Resumes as Head Coach of Lady Indians Basketball
After returning from Thanksgiving break, LCHS Principal Billy Kirk, Athletic Director Steve Horton, and Superintendent Dr. Rob Brown met to strategize a plan forward for the Lady Indians Basketball Team. After considering several options, the decision was made to ask Coach David Dowse to reconsider his resignation as the Head Coach of the Lady Indians […]
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Giving Thanks From Fetch Your News
We here at Fetch Your News hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving! We all have so many things to be thankful for this year; one of them being how thankful we are for the support and following of the community! We hope you aren’t too stuffed for this weekend’s festivities that can be found […]
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