Certified mushroom identification expert and Mindfull Mycology owner Sam Blackstone shows off a wild mushroom he spotted while foraging on his 40-acre property just outside of Dahlonega.

Security cameras captured the scene as of an out-of-control driver plowed through the front doors of Moore's Hardware just before midnight Friday evening.

Reba Rider is ready to donate blood at the Lumpkin County Library under the watch of Alyssia Zoller.

Concept art by Tennessee company West Memorials depicts an $18,000 Vietnam monument currently under consideration. The Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee is working to determine whether it would be feasible to include individual names.

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Present at the recent groundbreaking event, left to right, were Tristan Davis, Sharon Paul, Larry Rider, Rebecca Mincey, James Fitts, Emily McEntyre, Lainey McEntyre, Fish Luke, Bradley McEntyre, Adam Lawrence, Dean Melton, Owner Kim Chapman, Kaci Chapman, Peyton Anderson, Senator Steve Gooch, Shannon Gooch, Representative Will Wade and Bob Mejerle. (photo by Carrie Bennett)

Lumpkin County Tax Commissioner Mike Young said the functioning and operation of the office has not changed following his recent arrest for possession of a Schedule II-controlled substance and related charges.

Pictured (from left) Donna Buchanan, Sandy Chapman, Ann Boulden and Jean Farabee are working to make the Gold Museum gardens colorful and welcoming to visitors.

Officials hold up a check representing over four million dollars in state grant funding for broadband internet expansion in Lumpkin County. Pictured (from left) are Development Authority Board Chairman Henry Davis, Representative Will Wade, Board of Commissioners Chairman Chris Dockery, Governor Brian Kemp, First Lady Marty Kemp, Development Authority Director Rebecca Mincey, Windstream CEO Tony Thomas and Senator Steve Gooch.

A $2,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest in the vandalism of memorial markers on South Chestatee Street recently.