Lumpkin County welcomes a new Detention Officer

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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

Sheriff’s Office scammer alert

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PRESS RELEASE

Sheriff Stacy Jarrard

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Lumpkin Count Sheriff Stacy Jarrard posted the following alert on the website today:

With the holidays approaching, Scammers are targeting consumers particularly the elderly population in our community. LAW ENFORCEMENT, UTILITY COMPANIES AND THE IRS, will not ask for money over the phone or insist you to buy gift cards. These scammers are portraying to be your grandchild, IRS, warrant for your arrest…these are all SCAMS. I would encourage you to not answer the phone if you do not recognize the number. If it’s important, they will leave a message. Never ever send cash money thru the USPS or any delivery service. These scammers are professionals at this and sound authentic. Stay diligent.

 

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Sheriff issues warning to party-goers

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LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard issued a firm warning Thursday (Aug. 20) via the sheriff’s facebook page that future party-goers could face state charges.

That warning comes in the wake of a party near the University of North Georgia campus last week that went viral on social media and appeared to violate Governor Brian Kemp’s executive order that prohibits gatherings of more than 50 people without proper social distancing amid the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis.

“We have health concerns, Jarrard said. “The University of North Georgia wants to stay open and I want them to be able to stay open.”

Jarrard said there was some initial concern about what local law enforcement could enforce the governor’s order.

“We were trying to go under the public health order, but it doesn’t look like that will work so we will have to go under state laws. We have strategized all week about what we’re going to do if this happens again.  I would encourage the students to be mindful of that and just know that they could face some charges if this happens again, which would be on the state level.”

Dahlonega City Marshal Chief Jeff Branyon, who appeared with Jarrard on the facebook video, encouraged party goers to “get on the Internet and look at the CDC guidelines, look at the governor’s order and try to comply with those guidelines…we want to keep everyone safe and healthy til this pandemic is over.”

Fetch Your News is a hyper local news outlet that covers Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Union, Towns and Murray counties as well as Cherokee County in N.C. FYN attracts 300,000+ page views per month, 3.5 million impressions per month and approximately 15,000 viewers per week on FYNTV.com and up to 60,000 Facebook page reach. If you would like to follow up-to-date local events in any of those counties, please visit us at FetchYourNews.com

 

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