Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office

Some of the officials in attendance at the aquatic center groundbreaking March 24 included (from left) Carroll Daniel Senior Project Manager Brandon Harmon, Commissioner Rhett Stringer, Commissioner Jeff Moran, Commissioner Bobby Mayfield, County Manager Alan Ours, Chairman Chris Dockery, School Superintendent Rob Brown, Senator Steve Gooch and Parks & Rec Advisory Board Chair Brooke Smith.

A City document shows the Open Container boundary and the Bear on the Square Festival area.

The inaugural Grocery Grand Prix was not only an action-packed event but a profitable fundraiser for the Community Helping Place Food Bank on Saturday. The competition was originally scheduled to take place on the Lumpkin County High School track but moved indoors to the cafeteria due to weather, which made for some tight turns and raucous racing. (photo by Matt Aiken/The Nugget)

Members and staff of the Lumpkin County Recycling and Litter Committee debate assignments and procedures at their introductory meeting on March 16.

The City Council will meet with the County Commissioners in a joint executive session on Thursday March 30 at 4 p.m. in the County meeting room.

Over the past 40 years, Dr. Joe Chapman has been a steady, supportive influence and musical mentor to many at the University of North Georgia.

A sign advertising the March 7 meeting of the City Planning Commission stands at the end of Pinetree Way. Residents showed up to the hearing to express their skepticism of the project, which would include a 325-unit apartment complex and 10,000 feet of commercial space.

Director of Tourism Sam McDuffie and the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Visitor’s Bureau Board of Directors purchased an advertisement in the April issue of Southern Living to capitalize on Dahlonega’s selection as the best small town in Georgia.

Officers were able to thwart an unusual escape attempt after an inmate climbed into the ceiling at Lumpkin County Detention Center last week.