Patton Hahn stands at the podium during a packed Lumpkin County Planning Commission meeting last Monday.

Sheriff Stacy Jarrard took to Facebook on Monday after a chopped Flock camera was recovered near Yahoola Creek Park.

Memorabilia from Army Bandsman Sgt. Gene Butcher is on display at the Senior Life Enrichment Center's outpost.

Officer Matthew Cook speaks about his use of the Flock system as an employee of the Gainesville Police Department during a townhall-style meeting hosted by Citizens for a Free Lumpkin.

Lumpkin County Finance Director Abby Branan points at a slide in her 2027 budget presentation. The financial impact of errors in the 2025 property tax calculation can be seen at the upper right.

The LCSO arrested Ethan Chase Hulsey last week after a Facebook-based investigator came to Dahlonega to confront him about allegedly soliciting acts of sex crimes with a child.

Matthew Cook said he didn’t disagree with the Sheriff’s remarks about the efficacy of the Flock camera system. “It’s a great tool, and he told you about the policies for how it’s supposed to be used. The problem is, ‘supposed to’ doesn’t always work,” Cook said, as townhall host Anita Anderson Spangler looked on.

Sheriff Stacy Jarrard and District 9 State House candidate Roger Smith address the public during a special forum on Iron Mountain Park last Thursday.

Actors answered audience questions during a celebrity panel discussion inside the UNG Convocation Center during the Christmas in a Small Town convention. Pictured (from left) are Chad Michael Murray and Victor Webster.

Members of a joint City/County Comprehensive Plan Committee met in the Lumpkin County Library last Friday to discuss potential revisions to their respective vision statements.