Medical service in the Lumpkin County Detention Center could be changing hands as a result of an increase in cost.

Applicants are being discussed for the purpose of filling the vacant Post 5, which is open after JoAnne Taylor left it in August to run for mayor.

Former Lumpkin County Coroner and recently resigned associate magistrate judge Jim Sheppard was arrested last week. This was more than two months after his wife Rhonda Sheppard was arrested on similar charges alleging that she stole more than $400,000 worth of funds designated for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

Investigators seized a sizable amount of contraband at a Dublin Court residence last week.

Among the topics discussed regarding potential package stores are the location and the hours of operation/days of the week they should be able to operate.

Ted Baggett of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government gives a presentation on Local Option Sales Tax to members of the Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners and Dahlonega City Council.

Lumpkin County Administration Building

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.

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

A recent rezoning has paved the way for a legal office at a newly renovated Skyline Drive residence.