Georgia Safe Routes to School program coordinator Nick Anderson, second from right, discusses the details of the upcoming LCMS Walking School Bus event with, from left, Transportation Director Lynn White, LCMS Principal Libbie Armstrong, Chief Operations Officer Greg Trammell and Cottrell Elementary School Principal Stacie Gerrells. More Safe Route events, like an elementary school bike rodeo, are in the works for later in the school year.

The murder suspects of The Mystery of Edwin Drood line up for the audience to vote on their fate. Pictured, from left, are Hunter Mauldin, Kim Norton, Haze Ray, Taylor Jarrard, Drew Ferguson, Adam Jarrard and Tristan Carroll.

Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office

Local officials assembled in the bottom level of the downtown fire station last Thursday as they planned and prepared for the wind and rains of Hurricane Helene.

Pictured at the site of the future NOA shelter are (from left) Shelter Campaign Chair Tracy Unger, County Commissioner Tucker Greene, President Emeritus Chip Vaughan, NOA Executive Director Cara Ledford and NOA Board Chair Joanie Cullity.

Spirits Tavern cook Adam McAfee gets an enthusiastic endorsement from Jon Bernthal after the actor made a surprise lunch stop at the popular local restaurant last week.

Members of the research team showed up for a meet-and-greet with The Dahlonega Nugget staff on Friday. Pictured are, from left, Samrawit Solomon, Charles Benson, Kerwin Cannon, Katheryn Young, Lauryn Wright, Joyce Bell, Angelina Novelli, Molly Moore, Nugget Publisher John Bynum and Tyler Addison.

Members of the Yahoola Creek Reservoir Committee met earlier this week to review a revised schematic concept for a new parking area, walking track, pavilion and restrooms to be located off of Rock House Road.

Accessibility is the idea behind Trahlyta, the forest cabin owned and managed by Lauren and Matt Stephenson.

Deputy Austin Brown introduces his K-9 co-worker, Kade, to a gathering of the Sheriff’s Volunteer Organization. The SVO raised funds to purchase the new canine officer.