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Blackburn Elementary School’s cafeteria is one of five in the Lumpkin County School System that will be impacted by meal price increases scheduled to go into effect for 2023/2024.

Blackburn Elementary School’s cafeteria is one of five in the Lumpkin County School System that will be impacted by meal price increases scheduled to go into effect for 2023/2024.

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School meal prices set to rise as costs increase

Keith Murden
Thursday, May 4, 2023
The Lumpkin County Board of Education has voted unanimously to approve a system-wide increase to the nearest whole dollar in the cost of both student and non-student full pay meals for the 2023/2024 academic year.
County commissioner and local business owner Rhett Stringer is working on a riverfront project that would bring a new restaurant to the banks of the Chestatee alongside Highway 60.

County commissioner and local business owner Rhett Stringer is working on a riverfront project that would bring a new restaurant to the banks of the Chestatee alongside Highway 60.

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Riverfront restaurant in the works off Hwy 60

Matt Aiken
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Rhett Stringer’s plan to bring a riverside restaurant to the banks of the Chestatee is a couple steps closer to reality now that the City of Dahlonega has granted a crucial pair of variance requests for the local business owner and Lumpkin County Commissioner.
Pictured (from left) are LCHS juniors Preston Cox and Will Wood, Tim Powell, DUMC Pastor Steve Schofield, and Kayd Thrasher.

Pictured (from left) are LCHS juniors Preston Cox and Will Wood, Tim Powell, DUMC Pastor Steve Schofield, and Kayd Thrasher.

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Side by Side in Service helps the community

JOHN BYNUM
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
It was a day of hard work and helping others as crews from Side by Side in Service volunteered their time last Saturday. Lumpkin County churches of all denominations worked together to complete repairs for those in the community during a day of projects.
Fundraiser helps support Lumpkin County’s transitional housing program for homeless families.

Fundraiser helps support Lumpkin County’s transitional housing program for homeless families.

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Jeremiah’s Place spaghetti supper event provides more than a meal

SHARON HALL
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The 9th Annual Spaghetti Supper doesn’t provide a meal for the homeless population per se. It raises money that goes into the budget of Jeremiah’s Place, Lumpkin County’s transitional housing program for homeless families.
Chainsaw artist Devonte Young gave a live demonstration of his technique at Bear on the Square.

Chainsaw artist Devonte Young gave a live demonstration of his technique at Bear on the Square.

Carving Bear on the Square history

Keith Murden
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Local chainsaw artist Devonte Young gave spectators a live demonstration of his technique at Bear on the Square. Young was tapped to create a commemorative statue using wood from the felled sycamore tree that a black bear unexpectedly scaled back in 1996, kick-starting the popular annual festival.
The County released helpful information for local recyclers

The County released helpful information for local recyclers

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Recycling plan to salvage program is taking shape

Keith Murden
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
With Earth Day on the horizon, the Lumpkin County Recycling and Litter Committee held its third public meeting last week as members debated whether to keep the primary recycling facility on the grounds of the current transfer station, or to separate the county’s residential recycling efforts from...
Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office

Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office

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Burglary suspect charged with arson

Matt Aiken
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
A Dahlonega man is accused of stealing a stove from a vacant home on Martins Ford Road and then returning to burn that home to the ground on the same day, according to officials with the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office. Walter McCrary Jr.
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.

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.

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Aquatic center construction now underway

Keith Murden
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
A crowd of government officials and excited onlookers gathered Friday morning at the end of Pinetree Way for the groundbreaking of the highly-anticipated aquatic center.
A City document shows the Open Container boundary and the Bear on the Square Festival area.

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

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Open container area expands at Bear on the Square festival

Matt Aiken
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
The Dahlonega City Council raised a figurative glass to the Bear on the Square fest last week as they unanimously agreed to loosen alcohol beverage restrictions for the upcoming downtown event.
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)

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)

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Grocery Grand Prix raises funds for Community Helping Place

Hunter Mauldin
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
During times of economic uncertainty, Community Helping Place has always been there to prove an old adage true: it takes a village. And sometimes it takes an entire Grand Prix too.