State House Representative Will Wade (R-District 9) has announced he will pursue the empty seat vacated by Senator Steve Gooch (R-51st District) when both men’s terms expire in 2026.

The Lumpkin County Board of Education recently approved a staff-recommended increase in the price of full-paid student lunches and adult lunches.

Co-owner Chris Matson prepares his signature pierogi dish, a tribute to his roots and his grandmother’s recipe.

The City of Dahlonega is currently considering a measure that would disband the Dahlonega Planning Commission. As of press-time, a May 19 public hearing is scheduled so local citizens can provide input on the proposal.

An out-of-control truck swerved off of Camp Wahsega Road last Thursday, drove into a tree and came to rest upside down. Postal carrier Mike Boyce, not pictured, was on the scene and was quick to help the accident victim who came away from the crash with minor injuries.

The Dahlonega Sunrise Rotary Club will host A Night of Music fundraiser at The Holly Theater, May 29. Bands scheduled to perform include Kurt Thomas, Ugly Cousin, High Cotton, and Radford Windham & Step Back Cadillac.

Local athlete Tommy England storms out of the dugout and onto the field ahead of the Heroes game.

After a rough patch, Clifford Griffin found himself homeless and sleeping on a park bench in nearby Cleveland. But thanks to the team at Community Helping Place, he now has a place to call his own.

University of North Georgia students held up signs and chanted slogans on the patio of the Hoag Student Center last Thursday to oppose rumored changes to the Multicultural Student Affairs program.

Pictured, from left, City Councilman Ross Shirley, Councilman Lance Bagley, Mayor JoAnne Taylor, Councilman Ryan Reagin, Councilman Dan Brown and Lumpkin County Commissioner Rhett Stringer celebrate the groundbreaking of the new pedestrian bridge project.