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Several social media complaints have led the local school board to hold a meeting to discuss the cover of the 2020 yearbook.

LCHS yearbook cover causes online outcry

Jake Cantrell

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

An online uproar over the front cover of the 2019-2020 Lumpkin County High School yearbook has led officials to halt the distribution of the annual while scheduling a called Lumpkin County Board of Education meeting for Wednesday morning.

Rising the Roof at new UNG observatory

Raising the Roof at new UNG observatory

Jake Cantrell

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Construction worker Cameron Beaver guides from the ground as the dome for UNG's new Astronomical Observatory is lowered into position by a crane on Friday morning. The new $1.4 million building has been in the works since its approval in January 2019. Dr.

Members of the 2019-2020 LCHS yearbook staff (from right) managing editors Charlotte Cunningham and Olivia Gilleland, photo editor Lacy Gilreath and copy editors Autumn Cleymans and Brianne Anderson hone their yearbook design skills at the Herff Jones Yearbook Expo last July.

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High school yearbook staff overcomes obstacles

Jake Cantrell

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Telling the story of an entire school year is seldom an easy task. When this year’s LCHS yearbook staff began planning the 2019-2020 yearbook last spring, they had no idea how much the theme they eventually chose would relate to the world the books are now being distributed into.

Jordan Meeks jumps rope during a workout at CrossFit Dahlonega as trainer and gym owner Thomas Coggins oversees the session.

Gyms work out re-opening process

Jake Cantrell

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

For 42 days and 42 nights, gyms in Dahlonega were closed. When Dahlonega Fitness Center opened back up on Monday, May 4, a small crowd was already waiting at 7:45 a.m., ready to get back to work.

Lumpkin County’s new and improved library is ready, but still waiting for safety clearance, before staff members like Susie Schnebelen can officially open and welcome the public. (photo by Matt Aiken)

New library is re-opening step by step

SHARON HALL

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Patrons of the Lumpkin County Library have not been able to browse for books since Feb. 22. That’s when the old library on Courthouse Hill closed for the big move to new headquarters near the Justice Center.

Mark Evans arrived early on Monday morning to get his first post-quarantine haircut at Woody's Barbershop. Mandi Borland was one of only two barbers to work the first day the barbershop was re-opened.

Businesses cautiously return to operations

Jake Cantrell

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Lance Bagley was due for his monthly haircut just before businesses started shutting down due to the coronavirus. When Gov. Kemp announced early last week that barbershops in Georgia could open as soon as Friday, Bagley began checking to see when Woody’s Barbershop would be open.

Virtual Piano Night to feature UNG students

News Staff

Friday, April 24, 2020

The University of North Georgia will host a Virtual Piano Night, which will feature piano recitals from students at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24. A collaboration with UNG’s Information Technology means that it can be livestreamed via YouTube so the public can watch.

Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to reopen Yahoola Creek Park and Lake Zwerner Reservoir Trail.

County reopens parks, reservoir trail

SHARON HALL

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to reopen Yahoola Creek Park and Lake Zwerner Reservoir Trail beginning Thursday, April 23 at 7 a.m. The opening does, however, carry some restrictions.

It wasn’t easy but Trey and Brittany Greer found a way to get married in the midst of a pandemic by shifting their plans and taking their ceremony to Facebook Live. (Photo by Bethany O'Bryant Photography)

Couple exchanges vows on Facebook Live

Matt Aiken

Friday, April 17, 2020

There are some things even coronavirus can’t cancel. And newlyweds Brittany and Trey Greer are proof of that. “Take that coronavirus,” wrote Trey in his first Facebook post after the couple married last month. Ultimately, true love conquered COVID. But it didn’t come easy.

Steve Schofield, senior pastor at Dahlonega United Methodist Church, said he felt it was necessary to do something special this Easter since his congregation can't gather under normal circumstances. (Photo by Matt Aiken)

Pastors preach on through coronavirus outbreak

Jake Cantrell

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Lyman Caldwell has preached all over North Georgia for years. However, there’s one place he never expected to preach. “I never even dreamed that I would be on the internet,” he said.