The Pine Tree intersection improvement project is complete. With this week’s installation of the last of the striping, the work was completed just in time for school to start next week. We are grateful to the Georgia Department of Transportation for doing all the signal work at no cost to the county, which was an […]
Read More »Dahlonega Literary Festival Announces 2023 Authors and Events
The 2023 Dahlonega Literary Festival (DLF) is Saturday, March 4 th, and will be a day filled with a variety of events appealing to fans of various genres of fiction and non-fiction writing. This year’s Featured Speaker is Rick Bragg, beloved southern journalist and author of twelve books who also writes a monthly column for […]
Read More »David Ralston announces he will not run again for Speaker of the House
Mr. Ralston will not seek another term as Speaker of the House.
Read More »Lumpkin County Man Charged with Forgery
Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that Ernest Warren, 48, of Dahlonega, has been charged with two counts of forgery. In October 2020, our Criminal Investigations Division received a report of suspected fraud from a representative of IAT Insurance, claiming that Mr. Warren submitted by email two forged surety bonds to […]
Read More »Arrest Made after Human Remains Found in Lumpkin County
Dahlonega, GA (August 26, 2022) – Charles Edward Cates Jr., 55, of Dahlonega, has been arrested and charged with the murder after human remains were found in Lumpkin County. On Friday, August 26, 2022, the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, along with the Department of Natural Resources, located human remains near […]
Read More »Lumpkin County Elementary Students Meet Police Officers
The kindergarten students at Lumpkin County Elementary School learned the letter “P” today and got to meet a few Police Officers. They learned about the different jobs they do in the different agencies. In attendance were Lt. Brett Roach and Trey McConnell with Hall County Investigations, Trooper Allen with the Georgia State Patrol, GBI Special […]
Read More »Lowe’s Supports the LCHS Carpentry Program
Mr. Bearinger and his students are grateful to Lowe’s Home Improvement for their support of the LCHS Carpentry Program. Thanks to these grant funds, students are using new tools this school year!
Read More »Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New Team Members
We would like to welcome our newest employees to our team. Kristin Dyer was a Spring intern from the UNG Criminal Justice program and enjoyed it so much that she decided to join us full time after her graduation. We look forward to working with each of them. bottom right: Toby Wade (Detention Officer) and […]
Read More »Emergency Services and Emergency Management Team of Lumpkin County
Our Emergency Services and Emergency Management team members are working to provide not only service to our community, but to our region as well! The state of Georgia is divided into Emergency Medical Service regions, and we have three staff members who serve on our assigned regional commission – Emergency Services Chief/Emergency Management Director David […]
Read More »Lumpkin County’s Water & Sewerage Authority Water Quality Reports Available
Water & Sewerage Authority Water Quality Reports Available The 2021 Water Quality Reports/Consumer Confidence Reports for the Lumpkin County Water and Sewerage Authority are now available. Paper copies of the reports are available at the Water & Sewerage Authority’s office at 194 Courthouse Hill, Annex A, Dahlonega. The reports are also available for review online […]
Read More »Lumpkin County welcomes a new Detention Officer
We would like to welcome our newest Detention Officer, AD Shirley, to our team. We look forward to working with him. Sheriff Stacy M. Jarrard
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