Attendee Kim Pyron holds the Para4ce Polterscript Device during a local paranormal investigation as (from left) Dahlonega Walking Tours co-owners Jeremy Sharp and Penny Sharp look on with their guests.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Most residents are familiar with Dahlonega Walking Tours, a locally-owned business specializing in guided supernatural adventures for more than a decade.
Pictured at left: Breedlove Land Planning Project Manager Laurel LaCroix and Principal Landscape Architect Alan Wieczynski present the latest revisions to a planned Native American Park at the corner of Rock House Road and Hwy. 52 East. Also pictured: a 3D SketchUp rendering depicts an open-air pavilion loosely modeled after a Cherokee Seven-Sided Council House. It would be constructed out of peeled lumber, with a synthetic cedar shake roof.
Pictured from left: Tidal Wave Auto Spa Manager Mat Conard, Assistant Manager Tim O’Brien ConnectAbility Director of Community Connections Kim Bell and Director of Innovation & Operations Bird Brown are ready to clean up for charity on September 18.
Event organizers (pictured, from left) Alana Furney, Linda Sanchez, Paula Payne and Ridge Cole look ahead to CHP’s free Community Health Day on Saturday, September 12.
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 wrestler and State Champion Faith Jones shows off her State rings.
Senior Caleb Soles locks up with a White County lineman during last week’s game.
Senior players Lena Timmons (center) and Marley Rodriguez (center right) celebrate Senior Night surrounded by their coaches.
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)
Attendee Kim Pyron holds the Para4ce Polterscript Device during a local paranormal investigation as (from left) Dahlonega Walking Tours co-owners Jeremy Sharp and Penny Sharp look on with their guests.
Pictured at left: Breedlove Land Planning Project Manager Laurel LaCroix and Principal Landscape Architect Alan Wieczynski present the latest revisions to a planned Native American Park at the corner of Rock House Road and Hwy. 52 East. Also pictured: a 3D SketchUp rendering depicts an open-air pavilion loosely modeled after a Cherokee Seven-Sided Council House. It would be constructed out of peeled lumber, with a synthetic cedar shake roof.
Lumpkin wrestler and State Champion Faith Jones shows off her State rings.
Pictured from left: Tidal Wave Auto Spa Manager Mat Conard, Assistant Manager Tim O’Brien ConnectAbility Director of Community Connections Kim Bell and Director of Innovation & Operations Bird Brown are ready to clean up for charity on September 18.
Senior Caleb Soles locks up with a White County lineman during last week’s game.
Event organizers (pictured, from left) Alana Furney, Linda Sanchez, Paula Payne and Ridge Cole look ahead to CHP’s free Community Health Day on Saturday, September 12.
Senior players Lena Timmons (center) and Marley Rodriguez (center right) celebrate Senior Night surrounded by their coaches.
Sam Zamarripa and Leslie Kirschner will soon be delving into all things pawpaw at an upcoming special event at Doghobble Wine Farm.
Alvarez fights for extra yards en route to his record-breaking performance of 318 rushing yards.
The Lumpkin mountain bike team celebrates getting their season underway at the Cleveland Climb.
University of North Georgia President Mike Shannon has been announced as a finalist by the University of North Florida’s Presidential Search Committee. Shannon remains at UNG currently.
