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  • 12Jul

    Lumpkin County continues to pay for the stupidity of hiring an inexperienced out of county company to build the reservoir trail.  In an effort to respond to recent EPD concerns about dirt from the trail going into the reservoir, Lumpkin County brought in large equipment that further widened the poorly constructed “trail” turning it into a full-fledged dirt road.  Click on the pictures. Continue reading »

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  • 13Mar
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    The Lumpkin County Homeowners Association (LCHA) will meet on Tuesday, March 23 at 6:00 PM in the meeting room of United Community Bank located on Morrison Moore Parkway across from the Post Office. Continue reading »

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  • 06Oct
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    Hemlockfest is an annual benefit music festival, held the first full weekend of November, to increase public awareness and generate funds to save Eastern and Carolina Hemlock trees.  Three days of music, good food and fun for a great cause.  Families with children are especially encouraged to come.  For more information.

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  • 06Oct
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    Park Beatification TechnicianEven in a down economy, it is apparently important for government to be concerned about the spiritual welfare of public property.

    Lumpkin County is currently advertising for the position of “Park Beautification Technician.” Now, for most people that’s just a glorified title for a pine straw spreader, but this is government, after all…

    Even funnier, though– the job title is misspelled. The county is looking to fill the position of “Park Beatification Technician;” in other words, somebody whose job it is to make sure that all parks make it into heaven! (If the PBT does his job really well, will we have to change the name to “Blessed Blackburn Park”?)

    The “Park Pastor” must know how to drive a tractor and spread weed killer. $7.25 an hour, 30 hours a week maximum.

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  • 03Sep
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    Sheriff Jarrard and Captain Scott of the Lumpkin County Detention Center appeared before the Lumpkin County BOC during the September Work Session reporting the questionable and possibly dangerous state of the security system at the county jail.

    Major problems include: a failing system, no service manual, manufacturer gone out of business and parts not available.

    There are great potential liability issues for both the Sheriff’s Department and the BOC.  It is one thing to be between a rock and a hard place on the budget; but lawsuits you could not win would only make matters worse.  The Sheriff and the BOC owe a duty to maintain a reasonably safe environment for incarcerated persons.

    If your son or daughter were locked up for a traffic violation, you would expect them to be safe in jail.  Just think about that. Continue reading »

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