Dahlonega News

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Students at the University of North Georgia's Dahlonega campus attend Saturday's graduation ceremonies.

Everybody, including the fifth-graders at the local schools, knows about the impact that gold had on this town of 5,000, which is open for business year-round. They like tourists here, even those who happen along for a brief spell.

A week after a student-led prayer resulted in more than 50 Lumpkin County High School students skipping classes, the system's superintendent said no action will be taken other than working to educate teachers and students about the law pertaining to prayer in school.

A 5th Ranger Training Battalion soldier floats down after jumping from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter Wednesday morning over Lake Lanier at War Hill Park in Dawson County.

More than two-dozen counties in north Georgia are under a flood watch as storms approach the state.

University of North Georgia basketball is offering two summer camps in the coming weeks in Dahlonega.

Lumpkin County Schools Superintendent Dewey Moye now says a prayer at school lasted more than six hours.

Back : Greg Martin, MD, FACOG; Amber French, DO; Jacquelyn Stone, MD; Jameela Harper, MD; Jason Bailey, MD, FACOG; Front : Sherry Nored, RN, CNM, Amy Helton, RN, CNM.

More than two-dozen counties in north Georgia are under a flood watch as storms approach the state.

The Jasper County Sheriff's Office had no major crime to report for the past week, however the following arrests for the period of April 23-30 were reported: *Michael Arthur Johnson, 33, Monticello - criminal trespass.

Work hard, play harder. Isn't that how life should be? It's so easy to get stuck in the same routines.

Expectant mothers in the Lumpkin County area who had planned to use Chestatee Regional Hospital for labor and delivery will have to find another hospital for those services.

The colleges of the University of North Georgia have selected their speakers for this spring's seven commencement ceremonies, set for May 4 on the Gainesville campus and May 10-12 on the Dahlonega campus.

Driving through Hall County, you probably don't expect a huge hole to suddenly open up and swallow your car.

Dr. Jane White walks behind her business, Murrayville Veterinary Clinic, where the new intersection of Yellow Creek Road and Ga.

University of North Georgia faculty members leave the Gen. William J. "Lipp" Livsey Drill Field following the inauguration Friday afternoon of Bonita Jacobs as president of the university.

The school in Dahlonega - about 65 miles northwest of Atlanta - celebrated the inauguration with a reception and scholarship ball Friday.

The Governor's Office of Consumer Protection has launched an investigation into Windstream for possible consumer violations by the Internet provider.