Local music man Jason Kenney brought his guitar and his floor-stompin’ singer-songwriter style to The Dahlonega Nugget’s crowded office recently for the first official Crowded Office Concert. Every few weeks The Nugget will host a different talented local artist for a … Continue reading →

Look closely. Very, very closely. Because $10 worth of delicious Smokin’ Gold BBQ is on the line if you can identify this mysterious Dahlonega site. Check out this week’s edition of The Dahlonega Nugget for the bigger picture, turn in the entry … Continue reading →

Get ready. High school football playoffs are approaching. And for the first time ever, they will be played at Lumpkin County High School. The Indians squad faces one of their biggest games in school history on Friday, Nov. 14 as … Continue reading →

If anyone can do it, Joe Jarrard can. Maybe. Check out the Dahlonega native’s mighty kick during the fifth and final of the Punt for a Pickup challenge!  The Nugget will have a special salute to the playoff bound Indians … Continue reading →

Think you have what it takes to match wits with the LCHS Academic Team? Now’s your chance to prove it! Here’s a sampling of questions from a recent Varsity level lightning round.  A Hair Affair Q: What hairstyle is named … Continue reading →

The pressure was on. A free Ford F-150 was on the line. And Steve Burgess 35+ yard kick for the truck landed…just a bit short of the uprights. But still it was an admirable effort for Week IV of The … Continue reading →

Everyone’s favorite Irish pub has officially risen from the ashes. Deb Rowe, Tommy Lee, Machi Lee and the staff of Shenanigans reopened their doors last weekend, almost exactly seven months to the day that the Strickland House was set ablaze … Continue reading →

The pressure was on. A free Ford F-150 was on the line. And Blake Wikle’s 35+ yard kick for the truck landed…just a bit outside the uprights. Directly in the middle of the Indian’s halftime huddle, to be exact.  But … Continue reading →

The hills of Dahlonega are alive with an eclectic mix of music, making the small mountain community a hidden nugget for music lovers. Dahlonega’s music venues radiate a blend of community and intimacy that would rival any music mecca. From … Continue reading →

 We’re throwing it back this Thursday. Waaaay back. Check out an old-timey sampling of some of our favorites pics from Dahlonega’s “days of yore…” If you want more old-time photos we have a whole book of them called the Pictorial … Continue reading →

Last week, Nugget intern Lea Herring hit the halls of the University of North Georgia armed only with a dry erase board, a marker and a simple poll question. That poll question: How would you describe Dahlonega in the fall? … Continue reading →

The pressure was on. A free Ford F-150 was on the line. And Peter Geier 35+ yard kick for the truck landed…just a few yards short.  Still it was an admirable effort for the local paramedic during Week II of The … Continue reading →

Anthony “Bubba” Thornton dropped out of school six months before graduation. It wasn’t because he was failing. “I kept up with my grades. I was just young and dumb,” he said. Now that he is older and wiser, Thornton is … Continue reading →

They came, they saw, they ate a lot of melon. We mean a lot of melon. Get an up-close-and-personal look at the food eating champs who competed in The Nugget’s annual Watermelon Eating contest right here. And for a look … Continue reading →

Dahlonega resident and marathon runner Chris Lancaster knows a thing or two about how to stay healthy. The visually impaired runner is taking that knowledge and sharing it with the world with the start of his own health blog at … Continue reading →

Most of Georganna Seamon’s customers don’t arrive by car. Hiking boot is the preferred method of travel as they follow a trail of white blazes that leads directly through Mountain Crossings at Walasi-yi. “We’re the only building that the Appalachian … Continue reading →

Hats off to the Class of 2014! The tassels were turned and the caps were tossed into the air last Friday night as a total of 222 happy grads officially finished their Lumpkin County High School careers and set off into … Continue reading →

The picture’s kind of fuzzy, but then so is the subject. On Tuesday morning, Brittni Ragland was walking past Dahlonega’s downtown Suntrust Bank when she spotted something strange in the bushes. “It never moved and almost looked stuffed,” she said … Continue reading →

The polls are closed. The votes are tallied.  The pant legs have been…tailored. And primary night 2014 is now just a memory. But The Nugget was on the scene for all precinct-by-precinct returns and pants-cutting action. Check out our behind the … Continue reading →

All it took to get Alyssa Perez to open up was a little Shakira. “I was shy,” said the smiling middle-schooler. “I never talked. I used to be afraid to do stuff.” All that changed after she joined the Lumpkin … Continue reading →

Dahlonega’s First Friday Concert Series kicked off in swinging style with the musical sounds of Rick Harris & Friends. Check out all the big band fun (brought to you by the nice folks at the Downtown Development Authority) below. Next month Dahlonega’s … Continue reading →

Hey, you can see your house from here! No really. If you live near Camp Wahsega Road you might actually be about to catch a glimpse of your rooftop from the tail-mounted camera of Alexander Wolf’s Cirrus. The New York-based … Continue reading →

When most people get bored at night, they go to bed. Or maybe they watch several hours of Big Bang Theory reruns. But when Jacob Elliott ran out of things to do Tuesday evening he decided to start a four … Continue reading →

Jack Anthony has captured all kinds of Dahlonega scenery in all kinds of light. Including the invisible kind. “When I bought a new camera I had the old one modified by a company that specializes in converting cameras for infrared … Continue reading →