The Nighthawks have a new home in Dahlonega.

Workers were busy putting the finishing touches on the new UNG Convocation Center earlier this week in preparation for this Saturday when the public will get its first glimpse of the new $37 million event facility.

The new Nighthawks basketball court has been installed in the new arena and the public is invited to come watch the UNG women's and men's teams take on Georgia Southwestern State University beginning at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

Taking in the expansive view from the concourse level, Ken Crowe, Assistant Vice President for Facilities saw the virtually completed project that has taken shape along Morrison Moore Parkway over the past couple of years.

"It's certainly not Memorial Hall," said Crowe, observing the 3,600-seat facility, which was buzzing with personnel doing everything from installing restroom signs to testing the fire alarm system.

He said 3,600 seats was a "magic number" for the athletic department—an amount needed if—in the future—the university's athletics department moves up to NCAA Division I.

Crowe pointed out the modest sized section of removable seating at court-level to the right of the main entrance, which can be retracted to make room for a stage for commencement or concerts. To put the new size in perspective, he mentioned that this section equals half the number of seats in the entire Memorial Hall gymnasium.

Fans will be able to keep up with the action on two video scoreboards—each one is 22 feet wide. One was installed the week before the first basketball game.

MORE THAN HOOPS

The new 103,000-square-foot Convocation Center is much more than just a basketball arena.

In the coming months, the new Center will be used in a variety of way, according to Sylvia Carson, Director of Media Relations for UNG.

One of the most significant changes will be the move of all graduation ceremonies to the Dahlonega campus.

Whereas some commencements were previously held on UNG's Gainesville campus because Memorial Hall didn't offer enough seating, all ceremonies will now take place in Dahlonega, Carson said.

She added that the Center will be used for classrooms, offices, military activities, and labs for the Kinesiology department.

In addition, the Center could be used for non-university events in the region such as high school graduations, concerts and other community events, Carson said.

One of the first big activities which will take place there will be the UNG spring concert, held previously in Memorial Hall.

This year, popular band "DNCE" (featuring Joe Jonas) was picked to headline the spring concert on April 11.

CLASS IS IN SESSION

Generously sized classrooms and labs are spread throughout the new building.

There are a total of four classrooms. Some can even be divided into three separate rooms each with retractable partitions, Crowe said.

Some of these spaces, which overlook the main arena, can be used for overflow graduation seating or other needs.

Downstairs there is a new TEAL (Teaching Enhanced Active Learning) classroom—where each group's table is tied to one of many TV displays on the walls so groups can share their work.

In addition, the Kinesiology department will move into the new facility, said Crowe.

A conditioning lab (with rubberized floor) will help students learn how to be physical trainers.

And a human performance lab will feature stationery bikes and other equipment.

Downstairs also features a total of four dressing rooms for UNG women's and men's teams as well as visiting teams and a laundry room.

CONSTRUCTION

The new Convocation Center cost approximately $32 million to construct, plus $3 million for the design stage and $2.4 million for furniture and audio/visual for the arena and classrooms, according to Crowe.

The project also included a $ 2.5 million renovation of Memorial Hall, bringing the entire project to $39.9 million.

The State of Georgia picked up most of the tab with $33.9 million in State General Obligation bonds, plus $6 million in UNG funding, Crowe added.

Estimating the facility's utilities, Crowe said it could run about $99,000 per year, including $60,000 for electricity, $15,000 for natural gas and $24,000 for water/sewer. All that could vary depending on the actual use of the facility, he added.

Alongside the new Center is the recently-completed parking deck which contains 525 spaces. This deck was built at a cost of $9.2 million, he said.

"Early on the concept was more of a steel building," Crowe said.

But UNG brought the contractor [Juneau Construction] onboard early in the process, who said concrete would have a quicker timeline for completion, he added.

Crowe pointed out that the price of the concrete alone was at least $4 million.

The 103,000-square-foot building is not the biggest on campus, Crowe said, with the Health and Natural Sciences building and some of the residence halls being larger.

Memorial Hall, Crowe said, will still be used for everything it is currently used for except basketball games—including classrooms, weight rooms, athletics staff offices and more.

A public ceremony will be held at the new Convocation Center March 30, Carson said. The community is invited and visitors will be able to take tours of the new facility.

Editor's note: This list, which was printed in The Dahlonega Nugget February 21, was inadvertently labeled as a "Grand Jury" list instead of the correct "Trial Jury." The list is reprinted below in its entirety.

• The following prospective jurors have been called to the session of Lumpkin County Grand Jury beginning March 12, 2018, at 10 a.m. with Honorable N. Stanley Gunter, Judge presiding. Jurors are asked to call the juror/court information number, 706-482-2401, after 9 a.m. the Saturday before the scheduled service date for a recorded message to confirm instructions. Also, jurors are asked to complete the Juror Information form enclosed with their summons and return it to the Clerk of Court's office prior to the first day of court.

George W Abarr III

Amanda Leigh Abbott

Catherine Elizabeth Adair

Bruce Adams

Charles Mitchell Adams Jr

Susan Marie Adkins

Nicole Marie Alvarez

Peter William Anderson

Cecil H Arrendale

Cynthia Ann Audette

David E Badders

Larry F Banister

Isabelle Elizabeth Ann Blow

Carolyn Anest Bredosky

Kristopher Shane Butler

Mary Ann Cain

Philip Gary Cain Jr

Ellen Rosalie Cambron

Brooklyn Annette Cantrell

Edith Marie Cantrell

Harriet Ann Carnes

Blake Nelson Christian

Adam Shane Clark

Rhonda Sue Cochran

Stephanie Michell Coggins

Amanda Morgan Collins

Dartanion Britton Combs

Michael Troy Cowan

Brandy Tehea Day

Beth Anne Dean

Andraya Jean Dehoney

Bethany Westbrook Dix

Tony Dewayne Dockery

Thomas Patrick Doyle

James Derrick Dunlap

Jimmy Daniel Elmore

Juan L Escobedo-Guerrero

Walter Allen Eubanks

Amber Gail Beatrice Evans

Iris Oneida Flowers

Robin Ricks Fouts

Lipsensaun Cienna Faith Frady

Becky Lynn Fuller

Timothy Jason Fuller

Angelina Frances Fullmer

Mellisa Ann Gaylor

Donna F Gerwer

David Lynn Goss Jr

Shannon J Goswick

Bonnie Louise Graydon

Anne Therese Harmel

Rosa G Hill

Debbie O Hunsinger

Robert Dennis Hunsinger

Helyn Elizabeth Johnson

Janet Elizabeth Jones

Michael D Jones

Christy Cantrell Jordan

Curtis Keith King

Jason King

Brenda Labastida

Leann Marge Larsen

Steven Keith Latty

Alan Carter Lee

Leslie Lieberman

Lois P Lovell

Christopher J Lowstuter

David M Macias

John Anthony Marino

Nathaniel James Marshall

Maranda Desire Martin

Noe Martinez

Mary Ellen Mcclendon

Sally Ann Mcelduff

Randy Keith Mcneill

Carol Wenda Metz

Fred Virgle Mills II

Charles Edward Millsaps

Kathleen Mujica

Savannah Christine Ooten

Laura Elayne Palmer

Devin Alexander Papa

Martha Draper Passman

Timothy Ray Patton

Michael Lee Peck

Ricardo Robert Perea

Zane Harvey Pickering

Samantha Jane Porter

Randy Michael Pruitt

Matthew George Reed

Kristal Brittany Richardson

Grover Cleveland Riddle

D Maxine Rider

Jennifer Smith Ring

Keith Eugene Roberson

Kyle Thomas Roper

Melissa Ann Rorer

Zachary Lane Samples

Bailey Page Sams

Cecilia Beatriz Santos Sola

Barbara Gail Seabolt

Barbara Ann Sircy

Michael Andrew Smeltzer

Mary Lynn Stear

Pamela Olson Stoffel

Brian Mark Stowers

Catherine S Szilagyi

Amber Marie Tarnacki

Julia Mae Terry

William Esley Tisdale

Patricia A Turner

Angela Joan Underwood

Narciso Vela

Thomas Earl Wadsworth Jr

Joseph Guyton Walker

Kaitlyn Michelle White

Daniel Roy Wiggley

James Adolph Witt

Stephen Aaron Zaring

Dahlonega has a lively arts scene that has flourished for years—offering everything from painting and pottery to music and theater.

But one creative medium that is just emerging onto the local scene is film, according to Brad Kennedy of Sozo Bear Films.

"We feel like it's important to support the local filmmaking scene and keep it growing," Kennedy said.

With that in mind, Sozo Bear has created a new film festival that will kickoff its inaugural showing on Saturday, March 10 in Dahlonega at the Hoag Student Center auditorium at the University of North Georgia.

Luke Pilgrim, the other half of the Sozo Bear team, said they have a new short film to premiere, but there are not many places for emerging artists to do such a thing—except for online.

"Our goal was to create a platform for local filmmakers to showcase their work," Pilgrim said. "This is our first year but we plan to make this an annual event in Dahlonega."

The Sozo Bear duo of Kennedy and Pilgrim have been creating short films in the north Georgia area for several years.

Their film The Apology Service saw its premiere in 2015, while last year brought Sunnyside Drive, which was premiered online with a Facebook Live Q&A.

"We submit to the film festivals throughout the year," Pilgrim said. 

He added that they have been accepted into about half a dozen.

By going to these film festivals, they learned how to put on their own festival, Pilgrim said.

"A lot of people have been supportive of us on our journey and we believe in paying it forward by spotlighting emerging filmmakers," Kennedy said.

THE FILMS

One of the participating filmmakers, Ellis Treece, a senior at UNG, said the filmmaking industry is hard to break into and "any opportunities that arise are definitely worth taking."

"I’m really excited about having a local film festival to showcase student work," Treece said. "It’s a wonderful opportunity for young artists in the industry to break out with some of their work and gain notoriety."

Treece will present Still, a "story about life and how sometimes opportunities can seem too good to be true."

The film is a dark comedy, taking the audience on a genre rollercoaster between serious and comedic beats, Treece said.

"The two main characters also serve as a metaphor of the two genres," Treece said. "My hope is that the audience will get a little laugh out of the short."

Other films will include:

• The Hunter, directed by Ashley Manning

• Prodigal, directed by Ian Taylor

• Life is Aimless Chaos, directed by Kathryn Maughon

• Spooky Snoops, directed by Clayton and Trey Brandon

• Covet, directed by Jeremy Thao

• Immerse, directed by Brandon Blackburn and Jason Watkins

Kennedy and Pilgrim will wrap up the show with a showing of Sunnyside Drive, followed by the premier of their new short film The Amazing Anti-Fart Formula.

The length of the films is about 4 to 12 minutes.

Tickets are $5 and are available at sozobearfilms.eventbrite.com.

The festivities begin at 7:30 p.m. with red carpet photos, with show time at 8 p.m.

The event will also include a Q&A panel with moderator Scott Phillips from the Way Down Film Fest in Columbus.

"One of the coolest parts of attending film festivals is that generally the filmmakers are there in the room with you," Pilgrim said. "It allows the filmmakers to explain their vision and comment on the more nuanced aspects of the film. You don't usually get that type of opportunity when you go to the theater."

The Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site will temporarily close for exhibit renovations beginning immediately.

The new exhibits will focus on three themes: the Dahlonega Gold Rush, the Dahlonega Branch of the Federal Mint, and the Lumpkin County Courthouse. 

The Gold Rush narrative will incorporate Benjamin Parks, the Georgia Land Lottery, the Trail of Tears, and life during the Gold Rush days of Dahlonega. 

The new Dahlonega Mint exhibit will provide insight to the coining process while also displaying the coin and gold collections in an exciting new manner. 

Innovative exhibit designs will allow visitors to experience the history of the Lumpkin County Courthouse while simultaneously preserving it for future generations.

The museum will continue to share the story of America’s first major Gold Rush and rich history of Dahlonega’s story.

The site is expected to re-open in early summer. For more information, visit GaStateParks.org/dahlonegagoldmuseum or call 706-864-2257.

Christmas in Dahlonega wouldn't be what it is today without Camerone Malloy.

The beloved downtown merchant died Feb. 23 and her passing did not go unnoticed.

The former owner of Hummingbird Lane on the square, has been quiet since her retirement in 2006. 

However, she is far from forgotten by those who frequented her shop, sold their art there, worked for her, worked with her to make Old Fashioned Christmas a magical experience, shared her love of animals or simply knew her as a friend—and she had many friends.

Her life will be celebrated by all her Dahlonega friends and acquaintances Saturday, March 10, 2-4 p.m. at Dahlonega Funeral Home.

Malloy was laid to rest in Naples, Fla. beside her husband, Patrick, “the love of her life,” said friend of 37 years Gayle Jones. But her sister, Sandra Kanistras, is traveling to Dahlonega from her home in Oviedo, Fla. to allow Malloy’s Dahlonega friends an opportunity to say goodbye and celebrate her life. 

Being entombed in the family mausoleum of her husband was “exactly what she wanted,” said Kanistras. “She was very specific about everything. She wore the beige dress she got married in.”

But along with the instructions concerning her last wishes, Malloy had also written, “‘Dahlonega—debatable. More to come.’ I thought about it and decided to do the ‘more to come.’ She loved Dahlonega since the first day she moved there.”

Jones was likely one of the first people Malloy met. She was living in Frogtown near the river when Malloy became her neighbor in 1981.

“She was so gracious, and such a good friend and neighbor,” said Jones. 

Later they worked together as members of the Merchants Association and Chamber of Commerce. Jones owned Jones & Co. and Malloy had a high-end art gallery, Hummingbird Lane. 

“She did a lot for Dahlonega,” said Angelia Wilson, who opened Habersham Winery on the square not long after Malloy opened Hummingbird Lane. “She had the first real gallery, as I remember. She brought an elegance and aesthetic to the square.” 

She also brought her special touch to Old Fashioned Christmas, working hard for the community, Wilson said.

“She always wanted things done right,” Jones recalls. “She had impeccable taste and such attention to detail.”

Those qualities and Malloy’s willingness to pitch in and do the hard work won her numerous honors and accolades. The UGA Small Business Development Center honored her for her success with Hummingbird Lane. The Lumpkin County Historical Society awarded her a Certificate of Appreciation for the work she did in preserving the historic building her shop occupied for 16 years. She was the Chamber’s Golden Pick for Tourism in 2002. The following year Malloy was one of The Dahlonega Nugget’s Magnificent 7. In 2004 the City of Dahlonega honored her for her outstanding service to Old Fashioned Christmas. 

Malloy and Jones co-chaired the Old Fashioned Christmas effort for at least 10 years, Jones said. 

One of her fondest memories is the year Malloy sponsored live reindeer to pull Santa’s sleigh during the Old Fashioned Christmas parade. The deer were placed in a corral near Hummingbird Lane several days before the parade so people could visit “Santa’s reindeer.”

“Cam couldn’t stay away from the pen,” Jones said. “She would take them carrots and pet on them. It was a dream come true for her.”

Malloy loved all animals. 

“Any animal that had a heartbeat,” said Pam Wright, who was Malloy’s caregiver during the last four years of her life as she fought the cancer that eventually took her at the age of 77. “She had eight dogs at one time, and she didn’t buy any of them. They all came to her.”

Wright helped feed the birds Malloy loved daily.

“She knew all their names and habits. And she never shooed a squirrel off,” she said.

A love of animals is a bond Malloy shared with Deni Cobb, who worked for Malloy at Hummingbird Lane for 14 years.  

Other than sharing a love of animals, Cobb said, “We were absolutely the odd couple. Cam was sophisticated, cosmopolitan, genteel … and then there’s me.”

Cobb is more earthy, a natural hoof care practitioner, caring for “barefoot” horses—those horses not fitted with shoes. 

But, said Jones, for Malloy “it didn’t matter what the cover of the book looked like. Cam was non-judgmental. She had a big heart for people. She was a real Southern lady. Regardless of who she met, what they looked like, what they wore, she made you feel like she loved you from the minute you met her.”

Dee Deveraux, one of Malloy’s artist contributors to the gallery, agrees.

“She always had compassion for all—two-legged, four-legged or feathered,” she said. “That was her best quality.”

Deveraux had never let anyone sell her stationary and notecards with nature photos before she met Malloy. Living in Alpharetta at the time the two met in the late 1980s, and Deveraux ended up living in a cottage on Malloy’s river property . The two became life-long friends.

“She was always bringing strays home and I sometimes wonder if I wasn’t one of them,” she said. “She was a great business woman, a great human and down to earth. No matter what we were doing she had a good time—cleaning out a shed or walking the river.”

Compassionate and down to earth were qualities exemplified in Cobb’s most lasting memory of Malloy. Malloy was fascinated by “wolf dogs,” Cobb said. “I had an acquaintance who had one and she lived near me. One night on the way home I saw this heap of black fur on the side of the road and I knew what it was.”

Cobb called the owner, but “she couldn’t deal with it, so I called Cam. Cam came and we put him in the trunk of her Lincoln and buried him with honors at Cam’s house,” she said.

Malloy herself at one time had two wolf hybrids, given to her by someone who could no longer care for them. She built dens for them in her back yard.

Cobb and Malloy kept in touch after she retired and sold Hummingbird Lane in 2006. 

“Cam stayed good friends with all her friends—even the stewardesses she knew back in the ‘60s,” Cobb said. 

Malloy served as a stewardess and supervisor for United Air Lines. That’s how she met her husband, Patrick, a pilot with United. 

“Every morning at the kitchen table she would tell me the ‘flight plan’ for the day,” Wright said. Though she only cared for Malloy for four years, Wright had known her for more than 30 years as a friend of her in-laws who lived nearby.

“Just taking care of her was a joy. It was not a hard thing to do. It was a pleasure. She was one special human being,” she said. 

“There’s not enough words to say what a good lady she was,” Jones said.

“She was always thoughtful, considerate, kind, generous …” Cobb said.

“There’s not a lady I respect more. She will be missed,” Deveraux said.

Friends can gather to share memories of Malloy Saturday, March 10, 2-4 p.m. at Dahlonega Funeral Home.

For the first time since 2010 Lumpkin County voters will have to wait until the November General Election to learn who will win the open seats on the Board of Commissioners. Districts 3 and 4 have both Democratic and Republicans facing off in November. That is the last time a Democratic candidate appeared on the ballot for a county commission seat. 

In the District 4 race, two Democrats are running against each other in the Primary.

"Since the Women's March in Washington last year we have seen a sweeping movement in the nation, in our state and in our local party to get Democrats elected to office,” said Lumpkin County Democratic Party Chairman Ken Akins. “This is a first step to bring our party back in Lumpkin County. … I am extremely proud of our candidates and we will do everything we can to get them elected to office."

DISTRICT 3

The District 3 race won’t even be in the Primary. It will only appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. Incumbent Rhett Stringer faces off against Peri Lyn Gordon, one of two women—and Democrats—vying for a seat on the BOC.

Stringer is running for his second term on the BOC. He is the owner/operator of Chestatee River Adventures, a local kayak and tubing company. He also runs the daily operations of the family cattle farm.

“I am seeking my second term and want to thank the citizens for allowing me to serve for the last three and a half years. It’s been a pleasure working with the other commissioners, elected officials, department heads and city leaders [and] it has been a privilege to serve you. I hope you will allow me to continue because I really enjoy it and consider it an honor,” he said.

This is Gordon’s first attempt at running for office. She decided to put her name on the ballot because she feels “there are sustainability issues concerning the county revenue stream. We need to find better ways of raising revenue besides raising property taxes,” she said. “The county commission needs some new ideas.”

Gordon, now retired, is a former state and community facility liaison for a county mental health authority in North Carolina. 

DISTRICT 4

Two Democrats and three Republicans are vying for the District 4 seat vacated by current County Commissioner Bob Pullen. Dennis Hoover and Teresa Gay will face off on May 22 for the Democratic nomination as Clarence Grindle, Jeff Moran and Mark Zeller via for the Republican seat on the same day.

Pullen will not be running for a second term. He placed a “self-imposed term limit” on himself when he took office four years ago, he told The Nugget. 

“I think term limits are a good idea and I thought I’d set an example,” he said. “I have been telling people for months that I wouldn’t be running again, and encouraging them to let people who might be interested know, or run themselves. The fact that five people are running for my seat makes me very happy. The more competition and choices the people have makes it better, not worse.”

Hoover is the innkeeper at Mountain Laurel Creek Inn and Spa. He will face fellow Democrat Gay in the May 22 Primary.

This is Hoover’s first run for political office. 

“I am running for a seat on the Board of Commissioners because I want to make a difference in our community,” he said. “I hope to continue to make Lumpkin County a better place to live, grow, and build a business.”

Gay, an IT system analyst for a large financial service organization for the last 20 years, is also a newcomer to politics. She was inspired by reading about more women getting involved in the political process, she said. “I think it’s time we got a female perspective on the county commission.”

Grindle, a Republican, served two terms before being defeated by Pullen in 2014. He said he waited until the last minute before making up his mind whether or not to run for his old seat.

“I just feel like I want to give back to the community. I’ve lived here all my life, and I want to see things keep going forward and progressing,” he said.

Retired from the U.S. Army, Moran currently leads the JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leadership Program at Lumpkin County High School. 

“I've always wanted to serve my local community and after 26 years of active duty in the Army, I've finally been able to put down permanent roots to do it. As county commissioner I will be the voice of its citizens and have the ability and opportunity to make an impact on preserving what's great about Lumpkin County,” he said.

Being a Republican Party state delegate, said Zeller, “opened my eyes to the citizens being left in the dark about their own county and being treated as if they have no say in their own government. It is my ambition to include every citizen in the direction they want their county to go with true transparency and honesty.”

Zeller is also retired from the military. This is the first time he has run for public office.

BOARD OF EDUCATION

While the Board of Commissioners has competition in all its races, the Board of Education will only field one candidate each for Districts 2, 4, and the chairman’s seat. Every seat up for reelection is uncontested. Incumbents Chairman Bobby Self , District 2’s Craig Poore and District 4’s Lynn Sylvester will be the only names on the ballot come November.

STATE 9TH DISTRICT HOUSE RACE

Rep. Kevin Tanner (R) has served the 9th District in the State House of Representatives for three terms. He is a light commercial contractor, poultry farmer and also owns a security company.

“Whether it has been serving as a deputy sheriff, serving as the Rotary Club President, serving on the Rainbow Children's Home Board or serving on the Chamber Board, I have always felt a call to serve my community,” Tanner said. “Over the past few years I have worked hard to serve the citizens of North Georgia, and we have accomplished a great deal. I still feel the call to service and there is still much work to be done; so I plan to run for another term and to continue to serve.”

Mark Hajduk (R, Cumming) is a first-timer when it comes to running for public office. His reason for taking up the challenge is two-fold, he said.

“I believe America’s political process is at its best when issues are debated and discussed so that the best solutions to our problems can rise to the top. Unchallenged incumbents hinder this process thereby risking complacency and lack of transparency,” he said. “Second, I want to make sure we protect the things that make living here special. We need to be careful that we do not overbuild; otherwise, we will become like communities to our south, overbuilt and overcrowded.”

Hajduk is the COO (Chief Operating Officer) of Voxpopuli, Inc., a marketing, graphic design and print production company.

51st District State Sen. Steve Gooch is running unopposed for his third term.

SPLOST

A new SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) will also appearing on the Primary ballot. If passed, collections of the one-cent sales tax would continue instead of ending when the current SPLOST runs its course in 2020. The 2020 SPLOST is estimated to bring in $18.9 million over six years. Of that, the county will receive 79 percent and the city of Dahlonega 21 percent. Projects planned by the county include funding economic development; water authority system improvements; construction of a new library; roads and bridges equipment, vehicles, resurfacing and improvements; sheriff’s department equipment and vehicles; and Judicial Center acquisition contract payments—debt service payments on the Justice Center.

A normally bustling stretch of downtown Dahlonega was barren Sunday morning after an overturned oxygen tanker on Crown Mountain led to the voluntary evacuation of the area and the closure of a stretch of Morrison Moore Parkway and surrounding roads.

Patients at Chestatee Regional Hospital and Chelsey Park Health & Rehabilitation were relocated, some residents left and several businesses shut down, said Sheriff Stacy Jarrard.

“We have recommended evacuation of up to a third of a mile,” he said, just before 9 a.m. on Sunday.

Morrison Moore Parkway reopened just after 9 a.m. but Mountain Drive and surrounding smaller roads remained closed at the time of this posting. 

The accident occurred around 11:30 p.m. Saturday night on a sharp turn on Crown Mountain Drive near the hospital.

“The truck had just made too tight of a turn,” said Jarrard. “The back wheels dropped into a hole and the liquid container detached.”

As of Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. oxygen was steadily leaking from the tankard, creating a dangerous situation for clean-up crews.

“The danger is naturally the possibility of explosion,” said Jarrard. “But as far as breathing it, it’s not dangerous.”

Two certified crews were handling the clean-up.

“It is a real slow maneuver,” said Jarrard. “They’re trying to roll it over without it exploding.”

Check back in to www.thedahloneganugget.com for further updates and for full coverage read this week’s edition.