Lumpkin County’s Mark Cox has been honored as Georgia’s 2023 Coroner of the Year by the Georgia Coroners Association.
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The popular Chick-fil-A restaurant on Morrison Moore Parkway will be closing Thursday at 2 p.m. for a major 16-week renovation project. Improvements to traffic flow, pedestrian safety and production efficiency are all on the menu.
The County recently voted to approve six new Flock Traffic Safety Cameras, bringing the total in Lumpkin to eight. That number excludes cameras on the University of North Georgia campus.
Road repairs on East Main Street are taking slightly longer than expected for city workers as the project is will likely to extend a couple weeks past Gold Rush Days. (Photo by Sarah Steed)
The 2023 Regional Education and Economic Development Tour included a Lumpkin Business Roundtable at the UNG Library. The panel discussion featured representatives of the Dahlonega-Lumpkin Chamber of Commerce, local small business owners and university staff. (Photo by Keith Murden)
A woman returned to Yahoola Creek Park after dark last week, where she was allegedly attacked.
The use of a consent agenda has been adopted by the Dahlonega City Council with the intent of streamlining upcoming meetings.
Lumpkin County Schools Superintendent Dr. Rob Brown speaks to the audience at the recent State of Education luncheon. Earlier this week Brown announced his plans to retire from his position at the end of 2023. The news came at the Board of Education meeting on Monday.
Once again, the Studio Jewelers shop on the Public Square is open for business as new owners Bill and Carol Lucker, along with their son Harrison and dog Gia, are settling into their new hometown. (Photo by John Bynum)
