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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

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.

Historic downtown house on the move

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

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

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

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.

Recycling program suspended by city due to increased cost

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.
Gary McCullough will be remembered and greatly missed by those who knew him.

Gary McCullough will be remembered and greatly missed by those who knew him.

Former Dahlonega mayor Gary McCullough fondly remembered

Dahlonega lost one of its champions last week. Former Mayor Gary McCullough died Nov. 18, 2021. “He was a fine man, and we’re going to miss him,” said one of his long-time friends Jimmy Faulkner.
Some council members spoke in favor of giving Dahlonega a “golf cart city” designation, while others expressed reservations.

Some council members spoke in favor of giving Dahlonega a “golf cart city” designation, while others expressed reservations.

City Council debates ‘golf cart city’ designation

Could Dahlonega become an official golf cart city? Right now it seems like an idea that most council members are pumping the brakes on. “Do we really want to be a community where you drive around and see golf carts in all those parking spaces?” said council member Roman Gaddis.
The local sports community was shocked to hear Coach David Dowse is stepping down as the head of the LCHS girls basketball team.

The local sports community was shocked to hear Coach David Dowse is stepping down as the head of the LCHS girls basketball team.

Coach Dowse steps down from top-ranked LCHS basketball team

The North Georgia sports world was shocked on Sunday night as the news broke that Lumpkin County High School Girls Basketball coach David Dowse turned in his resignation earlier in the day and would be stepping down as head coach immediately.
The bright red signs calling for a halt to the proposed RV park have become a familiar sight on the north end of the county.

The bright red signs calling for a halt to the proposed RV park have become a familiar sight on the north end of the county.

Revamped RV park plan rolls onward

What was first planned to be an elaborate RV Park plan in an 110 acre lot off Town Creek Church Road that seemed to be headed for a Special Land Use Application (SLUA) hearing earlier this summer is still yet to be approved by the Board of Commissioners.