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🌱 Why Zillow ranks Dahlonega among America’s most festive holiday towns
Good day Dahlonega! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Zillow ranks Dahlonega among America’s most festive holiday towns
Also on today's calendar: Find your Bargains at the Locally Crafted Market & Dahlonega Baby Boutique and 5 more events.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Dahlonega? Post it to Dahlonega photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 28 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 58, low: 37.
- Thursday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 55 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Windcrest, Ransom Canyon land on Zillow list of most festive holiday towns (star-telegram.com) — Dahlonega just earned national attention as Zillow’s fifth most festive holiday town in America, thanks to listings packed with Christmas charm. The ranking puts the North Georgia city alongside famous spots like Santa Claus, Indiana, and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, highlighting Dahlonega’s draw for holiday lights, décor, and seasonal spirit that visitors and locals can enjoy all month long. 
📸 Around Dahlonega
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Colorama Adult Coloring Club
Lumpkin County Library, 56 Mechanicsville Rd, Dahlonega
11:00 am
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
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Find your Bargains at the Locally Crafted Market & Dahlonega Baby Boutique
Locally Crafted Market , 387 N Grove St suite e , Dahlonega
10:00 am -
Snowy Owls on Canvas - acrylics class — Old Storehouse Art (formerly Canvas and Cork)
90 N Meaders St , Dahlonega
6:00 pm -
Stitch in Time
Lumpkin County Library , 56 Mechanicsville Rd , Dahlonega
10:00 am -
Find your Bargains at the Locally Crafted Market & Dahlonega Baby Boutique
Locally Crafted Market , 387 N Grove St suite e , Dahlonega
10:00 am -
Sugar Lime Blue: SLB Acoustic Duo: Dahlonega, GA - Canopy and Roots
Canopy + the Roots Coffee , 53 W Main St , Dahlonega
7:00 pm -
Christmas Critters on Canvas - acrylics class — Old Storehouse Art (formerly Canvas and Cork)
90 N Meaders St , Dahlonega
6:00 pm -
On Tap Trivia
Gold City Growlers , 10 S Chestatee St , Dahlonega
8:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Friday December 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Storytime with a Naturalist
Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge , 418 Amicalola Fls Ldg Dr , Dawsonville
10:00 am -
NoFo Brew Co - Cleveland — Kitchen of Dana
NoFo Brew Co , 1939 Helen Hwy , Cleveland
4:00 pm -
Basketball vs GAC 4:30pm (Middle School Night)
Dawson County High School , 1665 Perimeter Rd , Dawsonville
4:30 pm -
Creek Wading with a Naturalist
Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge , 418 Amicalola Fls Ldg Dr , Dawsonville
11:30 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- FOUND Missing dog found on Auraria by the American Boat and RV storage- looks to be a white female Shepard with blue eyes.
Had a red electric collar but no name or info. (Nextdoor Ben Higgins) - Lost two house cats on Fred Ash near Duffie Grizzle Road.
They got out in the middle of the night when we were bringing in firewood and the wind blew the door open. Both are neutered males. One is a three… (Nextdoor Fred Ash/Duffy Grizzle)
- Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Retail Stock Support in Dahlonega. Apply here.
- GA MedGroup posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aide in Dahlonega. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dahlonega here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dawsonville
- 9 of the best mountain bike trails built in North America in 2025 (singletracks.com)
- Schaeffer's Oil Southern Nationals Series Announces Loyalty Program and Unveils 2026 Schedule - St. Louis Racing (stlracing.com)
Cleveland
- Here are 2025 Gastonia, Shelby area football all-conference teams (gastongazette.com)
- Toccoa Native Promoted to GBI's Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO). (921wlhr.com)
- Carol Pritchett Prescott (barnesville.com)
Gainesville
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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