There's a new Branch Manager in the books as Juliet Sexton has stepped up at the Lumpkin County Library.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
The Lumpkin County Library has a new Branch Manager as of July 1, former Assistant Branch Manager and fiction author Juliet Sexton has taken over the role from outgoing Manager Agnes Gore.
Smith Douglas representative Mike Beatty presents his proposal during last week's joint meeting at City Hall.
Plenty of topics are on the table as committee members help chart out potential rules and regulations for Lumpkin County.
Members of the Dahlonega Planning Commission took a close look at ordinances that govern amplified noise and holiday lighting at a recent meeting.
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.
Lumpkin football athletes Gabriela Frausto, Haven Lingerfelt, Mary Meadows, Annalee Gilbert and Kylie Schubert gather for a quick photo during last week’s practice.
Sebastian Dunn speaks during the recent FCA baseball camp at Lumpkin County High School.
LCHS graduate Sam Edwards works the camera during a UGA game.
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)
There's a new Branch Manager in the books as Juliet Sexton has stepped up at the Lumpkin County Library.
Smith Douglas representative Mike Beatty presents his proposal during last week's joint meeting at City Hall.
Lumpkin football athletes Gabriela Frausto, Haven Lingerfelt, Mary Meadows, Annalee Gilbert and Kylie Schubert gather for a quick photo during last week’s practice.
Plenty of topics are on the table as committee members help chart out potential rules and regulations for Lumpkin County.
Sebastian Dunn speaks during the recent FCA baseball camp at Lumpkin County High School.
Members of the Dahlonega Planning Commission took a close look at ordinances that govern amplified noise and holiday lighting at a recent meeting.
Owner Kim Chapman stands in front of a breathtaking view at KC Bison Ranch as a herd of bison settle into the pasture below.
LCHS graduate Sam Edwards works the camera during a UGA game.
Scorching summer heat appears to have led to the death of a Gainesville man who was working in Dahlonega last week.
Lyndsey Gailey shows off her catch, alongside her sister Audrey, at the World Championships.
Officer Austin Brown and his K-9 partner Kade became close companions while working together for the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office. (file photo)
