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Mt. Hope Cemetery in Dahlonega

Mt. Hope Cemetery in Dahlonega

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City council debates after-dark cemetery hours

JOHN BYNUM
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Folks in Mt. Hope Cemetery will not be allowed to extend their visit any longer into the evening than currently permitted after a vote by the Dahlonega city council last week.
Coronavirus

Coronavirus

COVID-19: Lumpkin adds two deaths as case count increases

News Staff
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
COVID-19 stats continued to rise in Lumpkin County last week. Confirmed cases of coronavirus, as reported by the Georgia Department of Public Health, increased from 809 to 881, as of Monday. Hospitalizations went up from 83 to 88 last week according to the DPH numbers.
Seven years ago Tom Dyer began to alert local officials of the dangers of the Stone Pile intersection. Now he’s happy to see a newly finished roundabout at the Highway 60 and 9 meeting point.

Seven years ago Tom Dyer began to alert local officials of the dangers of the Stone Pile intersection. Now he’s happy to see a newly finished roundabout at the Highway 60 and 9 meeting point.

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Local man helps bring changes to Stone Pile intersection

Matt Aiken
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Some folks just complain about the traffic. Tom Dyer does something about it. And in 2013 that’s exactly what happened. It was then that the local retired emergency worker set out to raise the red flag about the potential for pile-ups at the Stone Pile intersection.
With a performance by Emily Saliers (left) and Amy Ray, who make up the Grammy-winning duo Indigo Girls, Community Helping Place's annual Gold Party, which serves as a primary fundraiser for the local non-profit, should still be a massive hit, even in an all virtual setting.

With a performance by Emily Saliers (left) and Amy Ray, who make up the Grammy-winning duo Indigo Girls, Community Helping Place's annual Gold Party, which serves as a primary fundraiser for the local non-profit, should still be a massive hit, even in an all virtual setting.

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Indigo Girls go virtual for CHP fundraiser

Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
While these uncertain times have some going to the doctor and others going to the mountains, Community Helping Place is gearing up for a virtual version of its annual Gold Party in order to generate the funds that allow them to make the community “Closer to Fine.
Board of Commissioners

Board of Commissioners

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County works towards tax bill decrease

Jake Cantrell
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
While nothing is in stone until the Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners vote to approve or deny the 2021 budget, as it stands now, many Lumpkin County taxpayers could see a decrease in their taxes, according to Board of Commissioners Chairman Chris Dockery.
The much-traveled entrance of Mechanicsville Road off Morrison Moore Parkway is crumbling and in need of repairs.

The much-traveled entrance of Mechanicsville Road off Morrison Moore Parkway is crumbling and in need of repairs.

OUR VIEW - Problem solving can start one pothole at a time

News Staff
Thursday, September 3, 2020
The Nugget doesn’t repair potholes. And that’s probably for the best. We don’t have the proper tools and you wouldn’t want to trust your axels to our road repair know-how. But we do have cameras. Several of them.
Members of the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office investigations unit spent hours sorting through bags and bags of recovered mail, in order to return the postage to its intended recipients, after the mail was allegedly stolen.

Members of the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office investigations unit spent hours sorting through bags and bags of recovered mail, in order to return the postage to its intended recipients, after the mail was allegedly stolen.

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Suspected mail thief apprehended in Helen

Matt Aiken
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
A makeshift mailroom sprung up in the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office last Tuesday morning as investigators found themselves unexpectedly sorting through piles of stolen post.
A Google classroom meeting at Lumpkin County High School was temporarily halted last week because of an online prankster.

A Google classroom meeting at Lumpkin County High School was temporarily halted last week because of an online prankster.

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Online school meeting prankster prompts LCSO investigation

News Staff
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
An apparent online prankster brought roll-call to a halt last week during a Google classroom meeting at Lumpkin County High School. “Hey yo, Teach,” said a deep voice during the opening of the 10th grade session, which was recorded via cell phone. “What up?