Dahlonega News

What possesses a man to leave home, live in a tent, stand in the river fighting off flies, snakes, infection and fatigue all day while the summertime North Georgia sun beats down for maybe maybe $40 a day? Gold.

Six colleges in northeast Georgia - public and private - have agreed to participate in a revised GI Bill program.

With his bushy beard and stocking cap, Zac Brown looks like he stepped out of rock's jam-band circuit.

In the early days of AthFest - back when the main stage was located at the eastern end of Washington Street in the vicinity of the Classic Center - Susan Staley's "Georgia Mountain Stage" concerts provided the perfect closing notes for the three-day music-and-arts festival.

After a successful camp out last year, Bushstock returns to the Etowah River Campground in Dahlonega with a new name: Lickalottafest.

RISMEDIA, June 19, 2009- -The North Georgia Mountains are well-known for a number of things, especially their incredible beauty A with walls of splashily vibrant rhododendron, towering forests, and innumerable rushing waterfalls.

North Georgia College & State University is taking part in the Support the Troops program through the Appalachian Community Bank in Dahlonega, to provide armed forces service members who are deployed overseas with personal items and care packages.

"I'm the fourth generation in my family to go to West Point, but the first female," says Kandy , the daughter of Ken and Cindy Webber of Watkinsville, and a recent graduate of Oconee County High School .

There is no shortage of people vying to succeed Georgia Supreme Court Justice Leah Ward Sears on the state's highest court.

Northeast Georgia residents are rallying around a few local state parks and historic sites stymied by state budget cuts.

As mentioned before, with just three races left in the series, area runners will need to finish the 2009 season strong in order to edge out the competition for the title of XTERRA Georgia Regional Champion.

" Paul Menk, Wachovia's business banking division manager for greater Georgia, has named J.D. Mealor market president for Gainesville, providing leadership to the business banking teams in the area "J.D.'s experience in community and business banking make him the ideal choice for this role," said Menk.

Southern Living Magazine has chosen a home in Dahlonega as the site for one of its two Idea Houses for 2009.

Achasta Golf Course in Dahlonega will play host to the Whistles for a Cause Golf Tournament on Monday.

The mayor of Dahlonega says the town's economy will take a huge hit with the closing of one of the town's number one tourist attraction two days a week which was announced last week as a money-saving measure by the state Department of Natural Resources.

First Lt. Josh Patterson of LaFayette met Vice President Joe Biden in Dublin, Ireland at the airport on his way to Afghanistan.

Five parks will have reduced operating hours, and operational days will be cut at 12 historic sites.

Lumpkin County authorities believe a 16-year-old teenager who disappeared nine days ago ran away from home.

The Zac Brown Band will be cooking up its trademark bubbling mix of country, rock, bluegrass and jam-band sounds, including its new hit, "Whatever It Is," when it headlines a special Memorial Day show Monday at Chastain Park.

On this somber day of remembrance, back in the days when people could remember the nation's struggle and strife in the Civil War, ranks of soldiers would march through town on Memorial Day.