THE JANUARY 15 EDITION OF THE DAHLONEGA NUGGET IS OUT NOW. CHECK OUT THIS WEEK'S ARTICLES
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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HEADLINES IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION
Mead maker taps into brewery market
While some would say Dahlonega is late to the local brewery party, which has exploded in Georgia over the past few years, when the city’s first brewery opens later this spring, it’ll be the first of its kind in the state. Etowah Meadery, which…Thursday, January 16, 2020
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Past school superintendent saluted for vital 'vision'
SHARON HALL
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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Though retired from the school system, former Lumpkin County Superintendent of Schools David Luke received Pioneer RESA’s Pioneer in Education Award for 2019 during the county’s December Board of E
County could turn to Airbnb enforcers
SHARON HALL
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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The Lumpkin County Board of Commissioner may have found a fix for complaints about short term rentals that aren’t in compliance with the county’s ordinance.
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From honey to wine
News Staff
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
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A local agriculture operation is venturing into the wine and mead making business. Lloyd Allison, who owns Allison’s Honey, is working on opening Tesnatee River Winery and Meadery. The business will feature a farm winery and on-site tasting room. “With the tasting room, the best way to get...
A woman ahead of her time
News Staff
Saturday, January 4, 2020
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Helen Dortch Longstreet was no stranger to controversy or fighting for the causes she believed in by the time the Georgia Railway and Power Company began work to dam Tallulah Falls in the 1910s. By that time, Longstreet had fought and won a change to state law to allow women to be state...
UNWIND: Living in the Lavender
News Staff
Friday, December 13, 2019
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“It’s about giving back to the community.” For Tina and David Duffey, operating the Red Oak Lavender Farm is a way to interact with the community and to stay active postretirement. Originally from Atlanta, Tina has always preferred the outdoors and living in the country. Ten years ago, she...
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Varsity wrestling defeats Dawson County at Area Duals
Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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Senior wrestler Nolan Wheeler hoists his opponent in the air before slamming him onto the mat in his second match of the Area Duals at Dawson County High School on Saturday.
Varsity boys basketball nearly upsets Cherokee Bluff
Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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LCHS boys basketball standout Jacob Cumbie drives past several defenders en route to the basket during the Indians’ Friday night region matchup with Cherokee Bluff.
Varsity girls victorious over Cherokee Bluff
Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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After allowing Cherokee Bluff to make a comeback just before halftime, cutting the Indians’ lead to three points, LCHS girls’ basketball head coach David Dowse emphasized playing hard for the first
