Lumpkin County Homeowners Association Meets Tuesday, Sept 27

The Lumpkin County Homeowners Association (LCHA) will meet on Tuesday, September 27 at 7:00 PM in the meeting room of United Community Bank located on Morrison Moore Parkway across from the Post Office. Continue reading »

Publicity Essential for Spay/Neuter Success

The Atlanta Humane Society spay/neuter mobile unit will be at the Lumpkin County Animal Shelter on Wednesday and Thursday, September 28 and 29. If you know anyone who has a dog or cat that has not been altered, please tell them about this opportunity. More about this event

Writing Contest; Have Your Story Published

PAWS (Pet Adoption & Welfare Society, Inc.) is holding a writing contest for a book of animal stories to be published as a fundraiser for the benefit of Lumpkin County homeless animals. Local writer Deb Smith and her husband, Hank, will be the publishers. The book will be for sale locally and on Amazon.com. More about the contest

Where Government Spending Leads Us

Jefferson County, Alabama ( Birmingham) has received a lot of attention lately. The extent of their excess borrowing (aka ..spending) is almost unbelievable. An individual homeowner’s sewer bill that is now $50 a month is expected to be more than $200 a month before the current sewer loan deal is paid off. These folks will pay more the $2500 a year just to flush their waste! Read more

Pull the Plug on T-Splost Botch

Somebody needs to say it: the governor and the Legislature should pull the plug on the proposed local option sales tax for transportation before it goes before voters in the primary election next year. They should take it back to the drawing board with an eye toward re-submitting it when financial times are better and the state has gotten its transportation act together. Read more