Consolidated Gold Mine employees (from left) Mike Clark, Dathan Harbert and Jamie Shedd are all set for the 70th Gold Rush Days Festival.

Lumpkin County High School’s Class of 2024 scored an average cumulative score of 1076 on the SAT exam this year, with a Reading & Writing average of 557 and a Math average of 519.

Pictured, from left, Animal Control Technicians Jeannie Knight and Tony Ashe, Animal Shelter Manager Wayne Marshall and River Flow Drive resident Melissa Bouchez are all in a more relaxed mood after rescuing a puppy from a nearby drainage pipe.

Tenants are reacting to what they feel are sudden and crippling increases in rent for retail spaces doled out by new property owners at the Goldmine Village shopping center.

Workers with Hasbun Construction lay bricks on the plaza in front of the Visitors Center in downtown Dahlonega. The project is on schedule to be completed ahead of the busy Gold Rush festival in October.

After receiving word of online rumors, the Lumpkin County School System upped the law enforcement presence at local schools on Friday.

Herman McDonald stands on the front porch of the home that he used to reside in. The future location of the historic house is the subject of discussion by the County, Parks & Rec and the Historical Society.

Breaking ground at the site of the new Cane Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant last Wednesday were (left to right) Commissioner Tucker Greene, Senator Steve Gooch, Chairman Chris Dockery, Water & Sewerage Authority Director Sean Phipps, Water & Sewerage Authority Chair Murl Jones, Commissioner Dr. Bobby Mayfield, Commissioner Rhett Stringer and Georgia Environmental Finance Authority Senior Project Manager Amanda Carroll.

Crisson Gold Mine co-owner Tammy Ray displays local gold to be used on the Capitol Dome in Atlanta.

Construction is expected to begin next year on the long-awaited Lake Zwerner pedestrian bridge thanks to a recently obtained $4 million grant.