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Deadline extended by County for future land use plan

The Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners voted to add a 30-day extension to the 180-day moratorium the board enacted in September during Tuesday’s monthly meeting, preventing any action to permit new commercial development on land that falls under the Agricultural Preservation, Rural Places and...
After 96 years on the Public Square, it appears as though Woody’s Barber Shop will be moving to a new spot on North Grove Street.

After 96 years on the Public Square, it appears as though Woody’s Barber Shop will be moving to a new spot on North Grove Street.

Woody’s Barber Shop moving from the square

By Jennifer Ramsay, Jake Cantrell & Matt Aiken The Nugget After nearly a century on the Public Square, Woody’s Barber Shop is on the move.
A surveillance camera recorded video of a masked man in an armed robbery at Crisson Gold Mine earlier this month.

A surveillance camera recorded video of a masked man in an armed robbery at Crisson Gold Mine earlier this month.

Reward offered for gold robber arrest

The stakes have been upped in the search for a masked man who made off with $100,000 worth of gold and jewelry in an armed robbery of Crisson Gold Mine earlier this month.
After a last-second pin saved his match and put him through to the finals at Sectionals, Lumpkin wrestler Kerwin Martinez points to the crowd in celebration. Martinez often shows emotion after winning important matches, citing that he wrestles to honor those close to him.

After a last-second pin saved his match and put him through to the finals at Sectionals, Lumpkin wrestler Kerwin Martinez points to the crowd in celebration. Martinez often shows emotion after winning important matches, citing that he wrestles to honor those close to him.

Local wrestler meets challenges on the mat and in life

Kerwin Martinez is used to wrestling under pressure.
Emergency responders air-lifted a shooting victim after a dispute. The victim spent nearly two weeks in the hospital.

Emergency responders air-lifted a shooting victim after a dispute. The victim spent nearly two weeks in the hospital.

Man dies after shooting on Wesley Lee Road

Nearly two weeks after suffering a gun shot wound to the head Dahlonega resident Charles Nathaniel Grizzle died at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, according to officials from the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office.
Dahlonega Nugget Marketing Consultant Lindsey McLamb writes about getting the chance to return to one of her favorite towns—Dahlonega!

Dahlonega Nugget Marketing Consultant Lindsey McLamb writes about getting the chance to return to one of her favorite towns—Dahlonega!

LINDSEY McLAMB - Returning to the town I love

It’s a phrase many have uttered, sometimes shouted. “I’M BACK!” Michael Jordan, Eminem, The Terminator, and Randy Quaid as he sacrifices himself to defeat the aliens in Independence Day, to name a few. Now it’s my turn. I’M BACK! To Dahlonega that is.
Nuggetcast! returns with Episode IV

Nuggetcast! returns with Episode IV

Nuggetcast! Episode IV

Welcome to the Nuggetcast! Your weekly glance at our weekly paper. Nuggetcast! is a weekly podcast by The Dahlonega Nugget, where hosts Matt Aiken and Jake Cantrell give you a weekly roundup of what to expect in this week's paper, as well as a behind the scenes look at how it all comes together.
Publisher Matt Aiken, left, and a special guest that many might recognize as a prominent local law enforcement officer film a segment for Nuggetcast! in the middle of The Nugget office last week. Aiken and staff writer Jake Cantrell anchor the action in the weekly podcast which takes place in the center of The Nugget office. Each installment is meant to tell the story behind the stories in The Dahlonega Nugget, and what it takes to report them. New episodes of Nuggetcast! post Fridays at 9 a.m. on YouTube.

Publisher Matt Aiken, left, and a special guest that many might recognize as a prominent local law enforcement officer film a segment for Nuggetcast! in the middle of The Nugget office last week. Aiken and staff writer Jake Cantrell anchor the action in the weekly podcast which takes place in the center of The Nugget office. Each installment is meant to tell the story behind the stories in The Dahlonega Nugget, and what it takes to report them. New episodes of Nuggetcast! post Fridays at 9 a.m. on YouTube.

Nuggetcast! offers the stories behind the stories

This edition of The Dahlonega Nugget is coming to a podcast near you. In two days, to be exact. It’s then, on Friday morning, that Episode 4 of Nuggetcast! will officially post on The Nugget’s YouTube channel.