Leather crafter Jim Foley said he had to truly earn the title of Shoe Guy: “My grandfather said we can’t call you a Shoe Guy until you get paid and you ain’t ready to get paid yet.”

Students showed off their hard work recently at a demonstration for parents and teachers at the middle school.

Surveillance footage captured an armed robbery at Crisson Gold Mine last week as the suspect entered the front store on Morrison Moore Parkway and made off with more than $100,000 in gold and jewelry.

The victim of a shooting on Wesley Lee Road was air-lifted from Guy Wimpy Airport to Northeast Georgia Medical Center last Tuesday. The Dahlonega man was in critical condition as of press-time, according to officials.

COVID-19 contact tracing has come to a halt in the Lumpkin County School System.

David (left) and Eddie Green stand beside a plaque honoring their late mother, Anne, for whom the new clinic is named. She was one of the free clinic’s most ardent supporters from the beginning, whose idea of holding a tomato sandwich supper became its signature fundraiser each year.

Tucker and Landon Greene were on hand for UGA’s first National Championship victory in four decades. Which means the Greenes are 2-0 in championships since Tucker’s dad Stuart was in New Orleans for the big win back in 1980.

Before lining up at the podium, meeting attendees listened intently to the county commissioners discuss land use in Lumpkin.

Brad Blazek

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