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The Lumpkin County High School JROTC displays the flags during the Veterans Day Parade in Dahlonega.

The Lumpkin County High School JROTC displays the flags during the Veterans Day Parade in Dahlonega.

Dahlonega cheers its veterans

JOHN BYNUM
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Dahlonega’s patriotic spirit was on display last week.  The Veterans Day Parade made its way through downtown on Saturday as community organizations, local clubs, and students joined in.  This week The Nugget is also saluting veterans in our 16-page special section!
Candidates, from left, Dan Brown, Lance Bagley and Johnny Ariemma were the big Election Night winners in Dahlonega on Tuesday evening.

Candidates, from left, Dan Brown, Lance Bagley and Johnny Ariemma were the big Election Night winners in Dahlonega on Tuesday evening.

ELECTION UPDATE: Bagley, Brown win contested City posts

Keith Murden
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Note: the following article has been revised to include corrected voter participation numbers. Lance Bagley and Dan Brown were the big winners Tuesday night after City residents went to the polls on Election Day with two contested Council seats up for grabs.
Candidates for Dahlonega City Council participate in a public forum at the local library. Pictured are (from left) current Council members Johnny Ariemma and Lance Bagley, James T. Guy, Tom Gordineer, Dan Brown and appearing via Zoom video, Melanie Dunlap.

Candidates for Dahlonega City Council participate in a public forum at the local library. Pictured are (from left) current Council members Johnny Ariemma and Lance Bagley, James T. Guy, Tom Gordineer, Dan Brown and appearing via Zoom video, Melanie Dunlap.

Candidates debate City vs. County lawsuit

Keith Murden
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
The ongoing City-vs-County lawsuit was a hot topic that was discussed and debated at the Lumpkin County Library last Tuesday, as six Dahlonega City Council hopefuls met for a non-partisan candidate forum.
Check out all the winners in the 2023 Best of Lumpkin print edition!

Check out all the winners in the 2023 Best of Lumpkin print edition!

Reader’s Choice votes are in!

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
The wait is over. Dahlonega has spoken and The Nugget has listened.   Readers made their selections and the votes have been counted in the newest edition of the Best of Lumpkin County contest.   It’s time to reveal the selections in our triple-size special section this week.
Summit Forum moderator Mary Lasris holds up a time card showing 30 seconds remaining. Seated at the table (from left) are Dahlonega City Council candidates Tom Gordineer, Lance Bagley, James Guy, Melanie Dunlap, Dan Brown and Johnny Ariemma.

Summit Forum moderator Mary Lasris holds up a time card showing 30 seconds remaining. Seated at the table (from left) are Dahlonega City Council candidates Tom Gordineer, Lance Bagley, James Guy, Melanie Dunlap, Dan Brown and Johnny Ariemma.

City candidates debate traffic troubles

Keith Murden
Thursday, October 19, 2023
The Dahlonega City Council candidates gathered at the clubhouse of The Summit subdivision last Tuesday to participate in a public forum before early voting in the November 7 Muncipal General Election kicked off this week.
Challenger Tom Gordineer and council member Lance Bagley are running for Post 6.

Challenger Tom Gordineer and council member Lance Bagley are running for Post 6.

City’s future up for debate in candidate Q&As

News Staff
Thursday, October 5, 2023
With the race for Dahlonega City Council well underway and early voting fast approaching, The Nugget recently posed several questions to Post 6 contenders for the first in our series of candidate Q&A's.
Many dignitaries and supporters gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking for the future Military Science Center on the Dahlonega campus including, from left, UNG President Michael Shannon, University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue, State Sen. Steve Gooch, State Rep. Will Wade, University System of Georgia Regent Jim Syfan, retired Col. Wayne Dill, and UNG alumnus Maj. Gen. Dwayne Wilson—commanding officer of Georgia Army National Guard. (Photo by Alyssa Annis/UNG)

Many dignitaries and supporters gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking for the future Military Science Center on the Dahlonega campus including, from left, UNG President Michael Shannon, University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue, State Sen. Steve Gooch, State Rep. Will Wade, University System of Georgia Regent Jim Syfan, retired Col. Wayne Dill, and UNG alumnus Maj. Gen. Dwayne Wilson—commanding officer of Georgia Army National Guard. (Photo by Alyssa Annis/UNG)

New Military Science Center coming to UNG

Keith Murden
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Symbolic ground was broken Saturday on a new $13.3 million Military Science Center for the University of North Georgia’s Corps of Cadets program.
Cyclists set out early in the morning during the 2022 edition of the Six Gap Century bike ride. (Photo by John Bynum)

Cyclists set out early in the morning during the 2022 edition of the Six Gap Century bike ride. (Photo by John Bynum)

Six Gap ride is ready to roll out Sunday

News Staff
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
The Six Gap Century bike event, one of Georgia’s longest cycling challenges, will take place in Dahlonega for its 35th year on Sunday, September 24. The bike ride brings in over 2,000 cyclists riding across Lumpkin, White, and other counties to conquer the North Georgia mountains.
The tortoise and the hare battled it out for supremacy at last year’s ConnectAbility 5K. (Photo courtesy of Reagan Powell)

The tortoise and the hare battled it out for supremacy at last year’s ConnectAbility 5K. (Photo courtesy of Reagan Powell)

ConnectAbility 5K festivities return on Saturday

Matt Aiken
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
The annual ConnectAbility 5K will return to downtown streets on Saturday, Sept. 9.  Along with it, comes the long-awaited rematch of the Tortoise and the hare.  They will hopefully hop and/or crawl their way to the finish line on the outskirts of Hancock Park.
Sophomore Kaden Dillon, teacher Erin Endicott, senior Makayla Brooks and senior Brittanie Cooper were among the many who helped transform a school bus into a mobile classroom that will be used in the local community.

Sophomore Kaden Dillon, teacher Erin Endicott, senior Makayla Brooks and senior Brittanie Cooper were among the many who helped transform a school bus into a mobile classroom that will be used in the local community.

Students transform bus into mobile classroom

JOHN BYNUM
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Students at Lumpkin County High School who are learning to be teachers have designed their own way to gain experience with educating young learners. And it has four wheels. Buses are nothing new at school.