Lumpkin NewsLocal news for Lumpkin, GA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Judges' candidates announce- June 27, 2008 On Monday, two local attorneys, Ronnie Wheeler and Melanie Cross, announced plans to run for the Judge of Superior Court of the Tifton Judicial Circuit seat currently held by Chief Judge Gary McCorvey.http://www.topix.net/city/lumpkin-ga/2008/06/judges-candidates-announce?fromrss=1 Hall medical professionals believe county's ranking sends mixed messages- June 25, 2008 Local medical professionals are not happy about a state report that ranks Hall County among the worst in Georgia for minority health.http://www.topix.net/city/lumpkin-ga/2008/06/hall-medical-professionals-believe-countys-ra... NGCSU's $145M economic impact reaches 6 counties- June 23, 2008 North Georgia College & State University's impact on the regional economy was $145.7 million and 1,443 jobs during Fiscal Year 2007, according to a recent report from the Selig Center for Economic Growth in the ...http://www.topix.net/city/lumpkin-ga/2008/06/ngcsus-145m-economic-impact-reaches-6-countie... Westville to host antebellum history exhibition- June 21, 2008 From Staff Reports The Americus Times-Recorder LUMPKIN - At 1 p.m. June 21 Historic Westville will present an exhibition of antebellum Georgia and Westville history through a series of panels that outline the ...http://www.topix.net/city/lumpkin-ga/2008/06/westville-to-host-antebellum-history-exhibiti... UGA apprenticeships teach job skills through work- June 19, 2008 Sheterica Sumlin, 14, plays dodgeball with children at a summer camp at the University of Georgia's Ramsey Center.http://www.topix.net/city/lumpkin-ga/2008/06/uga-apprenticeships-teach-job-skills-through-... Augusta will feel more dry effects- June 17, 2008 State Climatologist David Stooksbury's semi-monthly drought update has rolled a growing number of upstate Georgia counties into the "extreme drought" category.http://www.topix.net/city/lumpkin-ga/2008/06/augusta-will-feel-more-dry-effects?fromrss=1 Cameras Installed In Columbia County To Assure Smooth Traffic Flow- June 15, 2008 For some, it's one of the worst parts of driving...sitting at a red light, waiting for it to change.http://www.topix.net/city/lumpkin-ga/2008/06/cameras-installed-in-columbia-county-to-assur... Drought level raised to 'extreme' for five counties- June 13, 2008 State Climatologist David Stooksbury issued a statement today warning that "extreme drought conditions have spread into most of northeast Georgia." Extreme drought occurs about once in 50 years.http://www.topix.net/city/lumpkin-ga/2008/06/drought-level-raised-to-extreme-for-five-coun... Quick Glimpse- June 11, 2008 Story updated at 5:18 PM on Saturday, June 7, 2008 EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR : Mike Simmons, a custodian at Comer Elementary School, was named the school's Support Employee of the Year.http://www.topix.net/city/lumpkin-ga/2008/06/quick-glimpse?fromrss=1 Candidate Q&a: Three seek nomination for Lumpkin commission chair- June 9, 2008 This is the third in a series of profiles on Lumpkin County's current political contests.http://www.topix.net/city/lumpkin-ga/2008/06/candidate-q-a-three-seek-nomination-for-lumpk... |