January 27, 2012
Kevin Hamby, who oversees the county’s SPLOST work program, moved chairs and held back blinds to reveal the damage water seeping around the windows in the downstairs conference room at the administrative building has done. This is typical of damage around windows throughout the building. (Staff photos/SHARON HALL)
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It’s not a matter of spending SPLOST dollars on mere improvements at the administration building, says Lumpkin County Manager Stan Kelley. It’s a matter of making necessary repairs. “The roof on t...
Evidence of wayward 18-wheelers abound at the entrance to the Walmart parking lot as a city constructed island has managed to attract the tread of larger delivery trucks. (Staff photo/MATT AIKEN)
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A city project designed to provide easy pedestrian crossing at Walmart has turned into an unexpected speed bump for outgoing delivery trucks. “Everything was going fine until we realized the turni...
Lady Indians junior Morgan Wood battles a Franklin County defender during Friday night’s game.
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Varsity Girls The gymnasium was a hostile environment for the varsity basketball squads last week as Lumpkin encountered tough region and non-region foes. The Lady Indians (3-16) hosted r...
Lumpkin leads the way in the state of Georgia when it comes to training its staff in the Darkness to Light child sexual abuse prevention protocols. In fact, there are “only a handful, maybe three or four school systems, in the United States to do this,” said Georgia Center for Child Advocacy (GCCA) representative Tiffany Sawyer, far right. The school system’s participation in the training has helped push Lumpkin County far ahead of the rest of the state in reaching the “tipping point,” the point at which a cultural shift begins to take place. Pictured are GCCA Northeast Georgia Regional Coordinator Steve Collins, Lumpkin County Superintendent of Schools Dewey Moye and school social worker Joni McElwaney. (Staff photo/MATT AIKEN)
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Little things can make a big difference. That’s the theory of from a book by Malcolm Gladwell titled Tipping Point. “Gladwell theorizes that if you can reach five percent of any audience with you...
Applied Studios founders Shannon Sims and Neil Miller have recently expanded their Web business to include the design of mobile device apps. (Staff photo/MATT AIKEN)
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If you’re a college student in Dahlonega, there’s now an app for that. Shannon Sims and Neil Miller have seen to it, as the local entrepreneurs recently spearheaded the design of a specialized No...
The new A.T.-E.A.S.E system at Lumpkin County E-911 will have dispatchers like Anita Bookmiller making regular calls to residents in-need. The name, which stands for Assistance to Ensure a Safe Environment, was developed by chamber representative Laura James. (Staff photo/MATT AIKEN)
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Lumpkin County E-911 operators aren’t sitting back and waiting for emergencies to come to them anymore. Starting this week, dispatchers will be placing calls to specific residents in-need as part ...
Freshman Dakota Spivey takes aim during practice in preparation for Lumpkin's match against Gainesville this week. (Staff photo/JOHN BYNUM)
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Returning to the shooting range for their first match since earning a fifth-place finish at the State Championships last year, the Lumpkin County High School riflery team members found their mark a...
Lumpkin County's Brittany McClain battles the White County defense during Friday's Region 8A-AAA showdown. (Staff photo/JOHN BYNUM)
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The Lady Indians welcomed two of their fiercest rivals to town last weekend for a pair of back-to-back games.
9th District State Rep. Amos Amerson, left, 51st District State Sen. Steve Gooch, center and Lieutenant Gov. Casey Cagle were among those attending the Eggs & Issues Legislative Forum Saturday. The event was sponsored by the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce and North Georgia College & State University. (Staff photo/SHARON HALL)
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While it is not the job of government to actually create jobs, said Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle to an audience of about 150 people attending the Eggs & Issues Legislative Forum Saturday, it is ...
E-911 worker Bailey Bingham familiarizes herself with the operating system for the county’s newly installed tornado sirens. (Staff photo/MATT AIKEN)
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It was only a test. But Lumpkin County’s new tornado sirens apparently passed that test last week. “This gives us a total of 14 sirens throughout the county,” said Lumpkin County Emergency Service...
New versions of a synthetic marijuana are beginning to show up in some local convenience stores. (Photo courtesy of Drug Enforcement Agency)
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It’s called “synthetic marijuana” to some, “herbal incense” to others, but to Drug Enforcement Agent John Murphy, the substance found on some local store shelves is nothing more than “Russian roule...
Lumpkin County’s standouts at the Lambert Holiday Clash Traditional Tournament included Zack Kile, who earned a 6-3 individual record at the two-day event. (Staff photo/JOHN BYNUM)
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During the holiday break, the varsity wrestling squad was working hard, maintaining its top form for the second half of the season.
Grayson Alden Chappell was born just 57 minutes after midnight on New Year’s morning. He is the son of Natasha and Jeremy Chappell and the grandson of Mitchell and Yung MI Chambers; and Julie Myer and Brett Chappell. Grayson received a gift basket from Walmart for being the first baby of 2012. (Staff photo/MATT AIKEN)
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Natasha Chappell and her family were only kidding when they said she might be the lucky mother to deliver the first baby of the New Year. "We were just joking around about it," she said from her b...
Mitch Salain has run the soles off a pile of sneakers this year as he strode toward his goal of 3,000 miles in 2011. Next up, the LCSO captain is taking aim at 15 marathons. (Staff photo/MATT AIKEN)
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Hilda Cruthirds doesn’t have one New Year’s resolution this year. She has 40. “I’d like to lose about 40 pounds,” she said with a grin while standing in the foyer of Richard’s Private Wellness an...
Dwight Timms reportedly set his home on fire after attacking his wife last Friday morning.
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A Lumpkin County man is accused of attacking his wife and setting his home on fire in what is being called an attempted murder-suicide, according to officers from the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Offi...
Tony Langston (left) and Dick Tilley relax on a bench Tilley created with a chain saw. Both are visiting artists at the Funky Chicken Art Project.
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The roar of a chainsaw in winter usually means someone is cutting firewood to warm the chilly winter nights. But if the sound is coming from the area of the Funky Chicken Art Project on Wesley Chap...
A city sewage spill into Cane Creek was quickly contained shortly after it was discovered last week. (Staff photo/MATT AIKEN)
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A large mass of coagulated grease may have been the reason for a sewage spill that dumped hundreds of gallons worth of raw waste into Cane Creek recently, according to city officials. “We had a b...
Some of Chestatee Ford’s 34 employees posed for a photo last week as the car dealer gets ready to celebrate both Christmas and its 10th anniversary of doing business in Lumpkin County today, Dec. 28. (Staff photos/SHARON HALL)
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As New Year nears, it’s about time to put away the tinsel and take down the tree. But the owners and employees of Lumpkin County’s Chestatee Ford have found a way to keep the Christmas spirit alive...
Arienne Wallace (left) and Cindy Andreoli opened 50 cans of cranberry sauce with a couple of cranky can openers and did it with smiles Saturday for the Kiwanis Community Dinner. Andreoli is a Kiwanis member. Wallace was one of two dozen community volunteers who donated their time to the project. (Staff photo/SHARON HALL)
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The focus of the Kiwanis Club of Lumpkin County is the needs of children, but Saturday the club opened its arms to children, their families and even senior citizens at the first Kiwanis Community D...
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When a manufacturer of chopsticks made in America and exported to China ...
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Former Dahlonega resident Ryan Brunn hung himself in his jail cell last ...
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