Volunteers from the Old Fashioned Christmas Committee helped City employees to decorate the Christmas tree in front of the Visitors Center last week in preparation for a month of holiday celebrations in downtown Dahlonega. (Photo by John Bynum)

An artist rendering provided by Mountain Top Real Estate Group, LLC depicts proposed townhome units that feature a mountain architectural design as called for by the City’s Comprehensive Plan.

The Dahlonega city council approved a measure that will phase out brick mailboxes within the city limits.

Sonny Perdue, the University System of Georgia Chancellor, performs the investiture of Michael Shannon while the audience looks on at the UNG convocation center. During his inaugural address, Shannon reminded the audience of his goal to make UNG the most innovative, dynamic legacy making institution in the country. “College changes everything,” he said. “We will teach every student how to think, not what to think.”

Luke Maloney has been selected as the 2025 Teacher of the Year for Lumpkin County High School.

Home school student Amelia Taylor shows off her winning Christmas T-shirt design on the balcony of the Visitors Center in downtown Dahlonega.

Authorities are on the look-out for Grant Matthew Caldwell, who managed to escape into the Chattahoochee National Forest following a vehicle chase last Wednesday afternoon.

City election early voting turnout has seen a sluggish start at the election office at 56 Short Street.

Over the last two years the charity theft case involving two local officials has seen multiple motions filed at the Lumpkin County Justice Center.

Do you have a great photo of a lake in the northeast Georgia area? Your winter-themed picture could be selected for the cover of the next edition of Lake Living magazine.