Dahlonega Literary Festival Announces 2023 Authors and Events

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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 Southern Living
magazine and often contributes to Garden and Gun magazine. He speaks at 5:00
p.m., followed by a book signing of his latest New York Times best-seller, A
Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People.

Other nationally known authors appearing at the festival, discussing their
books and writing process through panels and individual presentations (in
addition to Bragg), are Jacob Appel, Mike Buchanan, Bill Curry, Carolyn Curry,
John Cribb, Peter Farris, Andrew Feiler, Jerry Grillo, Ann Hite, Soniah Kamal,
Meagan Lucas, Annabel Monaghan, Chris Negron, Brian Panowich, John Pruitt,
William Rawlings, C.T. Salazar, Rona Simmons, Jan Slimming, Bill Walsh, William
Wright, and Ben Wynne.

Also, this year DLF showcases over fifteen Regional Writers (independently
published), offers workshops for would-be writers, and presents special panels
honoring the legacy of two north Georgia writers, both members of the Georgia
Writers Hall of Fame. “We Remember Terry Kay” panelists include his brother
Rev. John Kay, Marc Jolley, director of Mercer University Press, which published
seven of Kay’s book, Kathi Jolley, designer for To Dance with the White Dog, Kay’s
best-known book, and Rona Simmons and Diane Rooks, writers who were friend
of the beloved author of eighteen novels. Kay died in December of 2020.

A panel on noted North Georgia mountain poet Byron Herbert Reece,
“When I’m Beyond the Reach of Song, Mountain Poet Laureate Byron Herbert
Reece,” will be presented by members of the Reece Society, Rev. John Kay, Ruth
Looper, professor at Young Harris College who teaches a course on Reece, and
Justin Shook, a Rabun County teacher who is developing curriculum to educate
today’s young people on Reece’s contributions to the literary world. Reece
received national attention for his writing, winning two Guggenheim Awards and
a Pulitzer nomination. In addition to several volumes of poetry, Reece wrote two
novels. He died in 1958 at age 40.

A favorite tradition at DLF is “Lunch with Featured Authors.” This year’s
speaker is Bill Curry, football great (college and pro) and acclaimed speaker. Plus,
each Featured Author will have a designated table allowing fans to join them for
lunch and conversation.

“Our festival has a small-town, relaxed atmosphere where everyone has
chances to interact casually. Authors and attendees tell us that is one of their
favorite things about our event,” says Donna Gessell, chairperson of DLF.

“Also, we present a variety of genres. We will have sessions on poetry,
historical fiction, Rosenwald Schools, Georgia music, southern crime – real and
fiction, World War Two, and more.”

All events, except lunch, are at the Dahlonega Baptist Church, 234 Hawkins
St. with free parking. Lunch is at the University of North Georgia Campus, 404
Georgia Circle, Dining Room A – just a few blocks from the Baptist church.

Visit www.literaryfestival.org for more information. Tickets will be available
for purchase, beginning in February, for Rick Bragg’s Featured Speaker event and
“Lunch with Your Favorite Authors.” Tickets for each event are $20. All other
events are free, and no registration is required.

Dahlonega – Lumpkin Chamber of Commerce State of the State April 28th 2021

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Watch Lumpkin County State of the County February 15th at 5PM

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Watch the Lumpkin County State of the County on February 15th at 5pm on FYNTv.com.  Click here to watch Feb 15th at 5pm

 

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Preserving Dahlonega’s charm; concerned residents with rezoning project in Dahlonega

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A crowd of residents in Dahlonega's Parks & Rec. building for rezoning discussion.

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Residents flooded the Dahlonega City Council meeting, on Nov. 16, to stress their concerns for a future development in the region on rezoning. The development up for discussion being student housing. There is land – over 10 acres – right across from the Dahlonega Baptist Church that Signet Real Estate Group wants to utilize for such plans.

Major concerns with Dahlonega natives include traffic, impact on infrastructure, preservation of natural resources and noise/behavior of residents.

The breakdown brought by the Signet Group presented their plan of proposed use: a 92 unit – 298 bed – apartment house. With 217 parking spots. The plan was laid out for affordable housing for the college-aged demographic.

George Butler, attorney and resident of Lumpkin County, presented the alternative side which also seemed to be the community’s consensus. Butler spoke in defense of the Baptist church.

The area that the apartment organization desires to build on is registered on the national registrar of historic districts, according to Butler. It is known as the Hawkins Street Historic District.

Man in blazer presenting at city council about rezoning student apartments.

The demographic for the historic district is mostly single-family homes. Since the rise of COVID-19, Butler said that real estate values are going up exponentially. People are moving out of Atlanta, relocating to work remotely and there is need elsewhere; not student housing.

“Student apartments is not consistent with the visioning that Dahlonega is noted for its single-family, small town charm and whatever else you can say about student housing, it’s not charming,” Butler said.

Ethan Underwood, attorney for Signet Real Estate Group, said the plan for the development was submitted in the late summer. The organization, though, has been interested in the project for well over a year, according to Underwood.

Via communication with the University of North Georgia, they have identified a need for “high-quality student housing.” Underwood said there’s a lack of student housing and they are hoping to fix that, while also maintaining the charm of Dahlonega.

Signet Group went straight to establishing their plan with Planned Unit Development District also known PUD. Underwood said the current R1- single-family residential district plan would not work.

“The current zoning property is unconstitutional,” Underwood said. “It cannot be developed in an economically feasible manner. We’re trying to emphasize this use will satisfy the need for student housing but also would be a good fit for the community.”

A decision and vote still has yet to be made by council members. Discussion will continue at the next city council meeting on Dec. 7.

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