Candidates for Dahlonega City County Post 1 Tom Gordineer (left) and Tony Owens share their thoughts in The Nugget’s Q-&-A this week.

Warren Welch, Project Manager for The Overlook development, answers questions from the public about his amended PUD zoning proposal during a packed meeting of the Dahlonega Planning Commission.

Henry ‘Doc’ Johnson has been named the 2025 Gold Rush Grand Marshal and will emcee his final festival next week.

A downtown crowd braved the misty weather for a ceremony honoring the memory of Charlie Kirk on Sunday night.

WWII veteran and Lumpkin resident Arthur Hugh “Pete” Hardy turns 100 on October 14. His unit received a Presidential Citation for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of the Bulge. He is pictured at home with his neighbor and close friend Lee Tidmore. (Far right: an Army photo shows Hardy in France shortly before returning home.)

Guest speaker Dr. Andrew Leavitt discusses how genealogy led to his own interest in the Bayeux Tapestry.

Two upcoming City hearings, the first on October 7 and the second on October 20, will decide the fate of the amended PUD proposal.

Lumpkin County Middle School teacher Wes Adams has been chosen as the overall 2027 Teacher of the Year representing the local school system.

An upcoming paving project should allow for a smoother walking and rolling commute on North Grove Street.

University of North Georgia senior Kelbie Murphy posted an online video in which she questioned a passage in her textbook for an online Communications course.