Tammy Nash moved from Dacula to manage her Lumpkin County getaway on Highway 52 East.
Neighbors and passersby joined together to help rescue Lamar Laird from the bottom of a steep embankment after the local resident was pinned beneath his riding mower last Tuesday.
Members of the Lumpkin County Planning Commission considered a Character Area Map amendment request that could switch the property from the Residential Growth character area to the Gateway Corridor Overlay District.
Former Lumpkin County Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bill Poole recognized some fellow retired Rangers in the audience before urging the Board of Commissioners to approve a local Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
A road sign marking the northern terminus of Highway 400 stands on the future site of a dedicated right turn lane. The Georgia Department of Transportation is expected to break ground on the project later this year to ease congestion at the busy intersection.
Lumpkin County Schools Nutrition Director Julie Knight-Brown said the school system will be trying ‘Provision 2’ as a mode of service to offer free breakfast for students this year.
UNG Campus Victim Advocate Courtney Hause noted that her working dog, Mavis, pays rapt attention to visitors, as if the K-9 can almost understand what they are discussing. “She just chills. It’s like she’s in the meeting with us,” Hause said. “She’s tuned in.”
Pictured at the CHP Anne Green Free Clinic are, from left, nurse Rita Aboulafia, patient Jackie Newton and Clinic Outreach Manager Erin Cook.
Rev. Charles J. Kanefke joined congregants and community representatives at the new St. Peter Lutheran Church Ministry Center on June 25 for a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The annual Patriotic Parade brings big crowds to downtown Dahlonega. Visitors are encouraged to get there early to secure a good viewing location.
