A display near the beginning of the Yahoola Creek Reservoir trail shares a planned expansion and other improvements that are set to be made to the area.

Vietnam veteran Paul Hanson addresses the crowd at Veterans Park during the annual Memorial Day ceremony on May 27. Hanson has played a leading role in the biannual effort to place Memorial Flag Markers along Dahlonega’s roadsides.

Executive Editor Matt Aiken has spent many hours in the basement writing School of Sleuths, which is soon to be his his first published novel. Much like the main characters in the book, Aiken kept track of the multiple mysterious plot points with a large tack-filled bulletin board deemed “The Crazy Board.”

In this aerial photo Yahoola Creek Park baseball fields four and six are visible, with red lines indicating the possible locations of a future artificial turf multipurpose field and baseball diamond.

In A Last Serenade for Billy Bonney, historical fiction author Mark Warren conveys the indomitable spirit and unbridled optimism of the outlaw known as “Billy the Kid.”

City officials are hoping to discourage motorists from making an engine revving racket.

Art, wine, and music will greet visitors downtown this Saturday and Sunday.

STAR Student Luke Schofield and his STAR Teacher from his 4th grade year, Cindy Teston attended the state STAR dinner recently. “She’s been a tremendous friend these past couple of years,” Schofield said. “She’s never forgotten me even though I was just a little kid.”

A hidden stash of methamphetamine and “movie prop” cash was recently uncovered by a team of Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office investigators.

The Atlanta based firm of TSW will soon take a close look at long-standing ordinances for the City of Dahlonega.