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Lumpkin plans to build a new College and Career Academy with a grant from the Technical College System of Georgia.

Lumpkin plans to build a new College and Career Academy with a grant from the Technical College System of Georgia.

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School system has big plans for $3 million grant

Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
With its announcement of winning a $3.1 million grant earlier this month, Lumpkin County Schools is now set to build a College and Career Academy, something that’s been a goal for years. But what exactly does that mean? For Superintendent Dr.
New home construction

New home construction

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100-home development at the Summit gets go-ahead

Jennifer Ramsay
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The Dahlonega City Council voted to approve two ordinances that should lead to a major expansion of the Summit of Dahlonega just off Morrison Moore Parkway. One new neighborhood deemed “Senators Ridge” will consist of 27 detached homes.
Lumpkin County’s Chief Registrar and Elections Manager has been arrested and charged with theft by taking Thursday evening.

Lumpkin County’s Chief Registrar and Elections Manager has been arrested and charged with theft by taking Thursday evening.

BREAKING NEWS: Lumpkin County Elections Manager charged in $400,000 theft

Matt Aiken
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Lumpkin County’s Chief Registrar and Elections Manager has been arrested after an investigation revealed her involvement in the theft of more than $400,000 worth of funds designated for charity, according to a release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Local shelter Jeremiah’s Place is helping several families with children who are hoping to have a merry Christmas this year.

Local shelter Jeremiah’s Place is helping several families with children who are hoping to have a merry Christmas this year.

Homeless housing looking for toys this Christmas

JOHN BYNUM
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
This year Jeremiah’s Place has seven children living on its campus, ranging in age from 3 to 13 years old. While people have donated some funds or small gifts, there was hardly enough to fulfill the children’s wish lists.
There was much speculation surrounding a post in the UNG online crime log last week.

There was much speculation surrounding a post in the UNG online crime log last week.

Online confusion results from UNG crime log entry

JOHN BYNUM
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Rumors of a homicide investigation at the University of North Georgia caused an online stir last Wednesday as a police report led some to believe that a murder had recently occurred on the Dahlonega Campus.
A renovation and slight relocation is in store for the historic Head House on South Park Street in Dahlonega.

A renovation and slight relocation is in store for the historic Head House on South Park Street in Dahlonega.

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Historic downtown house on the move

Jennifer Ramsay
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
A contract has been approved in the renovation and slight relocation of the historic home  known as the Head House. The members of the Dahlonega city council unanimously approved the bid with Macallan Works at Monday’s meeting “...
LCHS girls basketball coach David Dowse returned to his team and led practice on Monday after resigning from the post just eight days earlier.

LCHS girls basketball coach David Dowse returned to his team and led practice on Monday after resigning from the post just eight days earlier.

Lumpkin basketball head coach agrees to return to team

Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
After a week of uncertainty and turmoil surrounding the Lumpkin County High School girls basketball team, perhaps the biggest surprise of the saga came on Monday as the news broke that David Dowse, who resigned as the team’s head coach eight days earlier, would return to finish the season as head...
The folks at Jeremiah’s Place work on preparations for the Dahlonega New Year’s Eve celebration throughout the year.

The folks at Jeremiah’s Place work on preparations for the Dahlonega New Year’s Eve celebration throughout the year.

First Night gets the drop on New Year’s Eve

SHARON HALL
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
While most of us are still recovering from the Thanksgiving feast and thinking about a gift list for Christmas, board members and staff at Jeremiah’s Place are making preparations for the First Night New Year’s Eve celebration.
A wild cross-county chase ended on the Cleveland square when the suspect reportedly struck another car and overturned.

A wild cross-county chase ended on the Cleveland square when the suspect reportedly struck another car and overturned.

Police chase ends in Cleveland square crash

Matt Aiken
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Thanksgiving eve was anything but peaceful for local law enforcement as deputies crossed county lines in the pursuit of a Dahlonega man in a chase that totaled a patrol car and ended with a crash on Cleveland’s downtown square.
The City of Dahlonega’s recycling program has come to a halt after reports that the new provider would not honor the previous contract.

The City of Dahlonega’s recycling program has come to a halt after reports that the new provider would not honor the previous contract.

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Recycling program suspended by city due to increased cost

Jennifer Ramsay
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Hold on to the aluminum and plastics for a while because the City of Dahlonega’s recycling program has come to a sudden halt. Officials suspended the program after the city was informed that their new recycling provider, Red Oak Sanitation, would reportedly not honor their previous contract.