Dr. Michael P. "Mike" Shannon is settling in to his new role as the next president of the University of North Georgia. He succeeds Dr. Bonita Jacobs, who retired earlier this summer.

Both the Lumpkin County Commission and the Dahlonega City Council have likely avoided raising the millage rate this year.

Local artist Mia Dierkes, second from left, takes to the stage in Memphis, Tennessee to close out the Acoustic Music Project.

Lumpkin County School Board members compare notes as they deliberate the tentative millage rate for Fiscal Year 2024. Pictured (from left) are Lynn Sylvester, Chairman Bobby Self, Superintendent Rob Brown and Jim McClure.

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)