Dahlonega News

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Zac Brown grew up in Dahlonega, GA, and performed as a solo artist for a number of years before founding the Zac Brown Band in Atlanta in 2004, the group's initial members also including John Hopkins and Jimmy De Martini , with Coy Bowles an... MORE

Bianca Vera works inside a Brenau University lab during a science class Thursday afternoon.

A house fire just down the road from the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office and behind the Rite Aid on East Main Street in Dahlonega shut down a portion of East Main Street for about two hours Thursday night.

Music collectors are releasing the entire digital library of a prolific folklorist who archived scores of everyday Georgia musicians.

A Burgess Road man said three or four horses and a donkey got into his yard and got tangled in the cable television line, breaking it.

A federal judge is expected to decide next week on whether to allow evidence seized in the case against a former White County deputy accused of producing child pornography.

Students competed for a chance at a $3,000 scholarship in the prestigious Miss Brenau competition at the Women's College of the 134-year-old institution Feb.

Kayli Michelle Wilson, STAR Student at Rockmart High School, talks with Dr. Darrell Lee, her choice for STAR Teacher.

Final Brunn Interview Released - Canton-Sixes Patch Monday, the GBI released new video of what would becomeA Ryan Brunn's final interview with authorities .A In the interview, which occurredA at theA Cherokee County Detention Center A immediately after heA pleaded guilty to the December 2011 murder of 7-year-old Jorelys Rivera ,A Brunn said theA ... (more)

With the help of kind strangers, a Flowery Branch man has found the family of the sailor who lost his World War II dog tag at Green Street Pool in Gainesville.

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Zac Brown grew up in Dahlonega, GA, and performed as a solo artist for a number of years before founding the Zac Brown Band in Atlanta in 2004, the group's initial members also including John Hopkins and Jimmy De Martini , with Coy Bowles an... MORE

When Ryan Brunn pled guilty to the murder of 7 year old Jorelys Rivera he told the court in detail how he abducted her and killed her.

Melissa Long, anchor of 11Alive's The Rundown on MyAtl-TV takes us behind the scenes as she prepares for the show.

For anyone age 12 and older interested in the Civil Air Patrol's programs, visit www.ga160.org/Join.htm . Cadets meet 7-9 p.m. every Tuesday and senior members first and third Tuesdays at the American Legion Post 7 at 2343 Riverside Drive.

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Zac Brown grew up in Dahlonega, GA, and performed as a solo artist for a number of years before founding the Zac Brown Band in Atlanta in 2004, the group's initial members also including John Hopkins and Jimmy De Martini , with Coy Bowles an... MORE

Marvine Rider, 65, died Friday, February 3, 2012. Born in Dahlonega, she was the daughter of the late Guy and Reba Bryant Rider.

Ever since he sacked the head of the Georgia National Guard and his No. 2 last year, Gov.

It's not every day that a log cabin comes up the street in Dahlonega, especially a vintage pioneer cabin that dates back 180 years, but one did Tuesday morning and it arrived at North Georgia College and State University.

The day after little Jorelys Rivera's mangled body was found in a suburban Atlanta trash compactor, Ryan Brunn sat in a stark room for a police interview.

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Zac Brown grew up in Dahlonega, GA, and performed as a solo artist for a number of years before founding the Zac Brown Band in Atlanta in 2004, the group's initial members also including John Hopkins and Jimmy De Martini , with Coy Bowles an... MORE