Kevin “Chop Chop” Remillard touches a plaque on Springer Mountain, the Southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Remillard completed a successful six month thru-hike of the AT in 2022 as part of a personal strategy to address anxiety and depression.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to quit your job and abandon your daily responsibilities for a full six months?
Actors answered audience questions during a celebrity panel discussion inside the UNG Convocation Center during the Christmas in a Small Town convention. Pictured (from left) are Chad Michael Murray and Victor Webster.
Members of a joint City/County Comprehensive Plan Committee met in the Lumpkin County Library last Friday to discuss potential revisions to their respective vision statements.
Construction vehicles and equipment can be seen at the future site of the Lumpkin County Veterans Cemetery on Blackburn Road.
Chauna Utterback pelts her coworker with candy during the parade.
The Nugget’s Matt Aiken took a swing at conquering a nearby golf course along with family and friends.
Local folks are having their opinions heard at City Hall, and that’s a good thing.
Finley Tardonia steps to the circle as the middle school squad takes on White County.
Band Director Corey Jackson talks his students through the routine before the recent early preview of this year’s new band.
Elin Wilkins lines up in the batter’s box for the Lumpkin softball team as they face off against East Forsyth.
Dahlonega resident Sam Kwiecen said he first got “gold fever” while visiting Dahlonega. He learned to pan for gold while stationed at Miramar Naval Base in California.
Jonathon, Sarah, and Jonathon Barge Jr., who goes by “J,” are all smiles having learned that Jonathon Barge won the Winter 2022 Lake Living cover contest for the picture of “J” in the family’s 1972 Alumacraft fishing boat “catching snowflakes instead of fish” on Lake Burton in January 2022. Enoch Autry, publisher of The Clayton Tribune in Rabun County, right, hands the family the $100 prize for winning the contest. (Photo by Megan Broome)
Cornelia resident Donna Shirley receives her $100 prize money from Alan NeSmith, Community Newspapers Inc. chairman. Shirley’s photograph of the double waterfalls that make up Anna Ruby Falls graces the cover of the 2023 summer edition of The Mountain Traveler magazine. (Photo/Kimberly Brown)
Kevin “Chop Chop” Remillard touches a plaque on Springer Mountain, the Southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Remillard completed a successful six month thru-hike of the AT in 2022 as part of a personal strategy to address anxiety and depression.
Actors answered audience questions during a celebrity panel discussion inside the UNG Convocation Center during the Christmas in a Small Town convention. Pictured (from left) are Chad Michael Murray and Victor Webster.
Finley Tardonia steps to the circle as the middle school squad takes on White County.
Band Director Corey Jackson talks his students through the routine before the recent early preview of this year’s new band.
Members of a joint City/County Comprehensive Plan Committee met in the Lumpkin County Library last Friday to discuss potential revisions to their respective vision statements.
Elin Wilkins lines up in the batter’s box for the Lumpkin softball team as they face off against East Forsyth.
Construction vehicles and equipment can be seen at the future site of the Lumpkin County Veterans Cemetery on Blackburn Road.
The Lumpkin Parks & Rec swim team gathers for a photo back at home, after their successful performance at State.
The musical cast of Children of Eden will bring songs and spirituality to The Holly Theater for a series of performances that will run through August 2.
Ely Self represented Lumpkin County and the nation as part of Team USA at the Cairns Cup in Spain.
A local resident takes notes as Anita Anderson Spangler with Citizens for a Free Lumpkin speaks during a recent Homestead Property Tax Relief Seminar held in the library’s meeting room.
