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Blazek recognized for free counseling efforts
Brad Blazek has discovered a unique ability as a counselor. He is able to listen to people and make them feel ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the...
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Schools serving much needed summer meals
Lumpkin County school nutrition experts including, from left, Long Branch Cafeteria Manager Judy Shubert, Long Branch Cafeteria Assistant Bea Flatt, Blackburn Cafeteria Assistant Tammy Chambers,...
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Despite no increase in millage rate, school tax bills could go up
It’s budget time at the Board of Education and the decisions being made right now will most likely impact Lumpkin ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view...
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Pottery helps Walker bring joy to visitors
Two minutes. That’s the short answer. Working as a potter since the 1960s, Brad Walker can turn a lump of clay ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the...
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New director takes the helm at Helping Helping Place
Becoming the new executive director for Community Helping Place (CHP) was a matter of serendipity for Melissa Line. Nearing graduation from ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires...
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Churches cook up success for Tomato Sandwich fundraiser
Those first juicy tomatoes will soon be ripe and ready for the Community Helping Place’s (CHP) 12th annual Tomato Sandwich ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in...
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The Holly earns Fox Theatre Institute grant
Leigh Burns, (holding check left) director of the Fox Theatre Institute, presents a check for $6,600 to Ivana Pelnar-Zaiko, board chairman at the Holly Theatre and the rest of the board of directors at...
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Windstream upgrades cable internet service
By: Sharon HallIn 2017 Windstream Kinetic, Lumpkin County’s primary internet provider, offered 100-Megabits per second (Mbp) internet to Lumpkin County residents on its cable TV network. This month the...
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LCES student earns top Accelerated Reader honor
By: Matt AikenLeah Anderson has read literal shelves of books in the Lumpkin County Elementary School library.So it wasn’t a big surprise when the fifth grader took top honors as the top Accelerated...
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Mountain Top Rodeo returns to R Ranch for 30th year
Hold on tight and cowboy up, the 30th installment of the Mountain Top Rodeo at R Ranch in the Mountains and all the excitement of the toughest sport on dirt is coming to Dahlonega this weekend.By: Greg...
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UNG's Price Memorial Hall gets new gold
…and in with the new. A $400,000 re-gilding process will soon begin on the iconic golden tipped steeple of University of North Georgia’s Price Memorial Hall. The project is expected to be complete in...
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County budget could see $400K increase
It’s far from set in stone, but the proposed $22.2 million Lumpkin County budget for 2020 will grow slightly over ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view...
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Cottrell Foundation gives $10M for new business building
The Mike Cottrell College of Business currently resides in UNG's Newton Oaks Center on the Dahlonega Campus.The University of North Georgia (UNG) Mike Cottrell College of Business will have a new home...
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Animal lovers invited to TLC Open House June 15
“Oakley” loves Liz Gregory … and just about everyone else. Gregory, a caregiver at TLC Humane Society, Lumpkin County’s only no-kill animal shelter, not only works at the shelter, she volunteers to...
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Parks & Rec offers expanded lineup of summer camps and activities
By: Greg Finan, Jr.Looking for something to keep you or your young ones active over the summer break?If so, the Lumpkin County Parks & Recreation (LCPR) department may have just what you’re looking...
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Butterfly farm grows from dream to reality in Dahlonega
Layla Bragg (right) holds a butterfly as her friends Samantha (center) and Carrie Sisk look on in amazement, during Saturday's Grand Opening at the Dahlonega Butterfly Farm.By: Jake CantrellWhen Joann...
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County gears up for growth surge
By: Sharon HallGroundbreaking for the new Northeast Georgia Medical Center-Lumpkin at the intersection of GA 400 and Highway 60 is still about a year-and-a-half away, but the county is already...
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Biker busted on drug trafficking charges
A backpack wearing motorcyclist led local law enforcement on a brief midnight chase on Friday before pulling over on Highway ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log...
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New Hancock Park playground open to all
The new playground at Hancock Park was abuzz with fun and laughter as local children navigated the various features the playground has to offer during its grand opening on Saturday, June 1. The mine...
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Nugget nabs eight Georgia Press awards
Pictured (from left): senior reporter Greg Finan, Jr., office manager Chauna Utterback, news editor John Bynum and publisher Matt Aiken. Not pictured: marketing consultants Keith Hart and Aileen Hood,...
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