• Reported Dawson County Rape Was a Hoax

    DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Area residents were alarmed after hearing a 22-year-old Dawsonville woman reported being raped in a wooded area of Dawson County Wednesday. Social media posts warned the community to be cautious and to be on the lookout for the suspect. But Abbie D. Wesley described her attacker only in the vaguest of terms […]

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  • BOC Considers Purchase of Fire Hydrants on Kilough Church Road

    DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — During Thursday’s work session, the Dawson County Board of Commissioners listened to a series of presentations including one from Emergency Services Director Lanier Swafford regarding the installation of seven fire hydrants along Kilough Church Road at a cost of $27,755. If approved, the fire hydrants would be installed in conjunction with an […]

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  • Motorcyclist Killed While Fleeing From Police

    DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – An unidentified man was killed Friday afternoon when the 2006 Suzuki GSXR motorcycle he was riding struck another vehicle that was entering the southbound lane of Ga. Hwy 400 from the new Dawson 400 circle. A Georgia State Police trooper from Post 37 in Cumming had attempted to stop the motorcyclist for […]

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  • Commissioners Approve Property Revaluation

    DAWSONVILLE, Ga. –  For the first time in 11 years, Dawson County will conduct a comprehensive revaluation of real property in the county that will include 15,000 parcels of land, 12,000 residential homes, 1,800 commercial/industrial improvements and 200 mobile homes. The purpose of a revaluation is not to increase county revenue but, to ensure equity […]

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  • Closing arguments set Monday in Tisdale trial

    DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Closing arguments are expected Monday in the long-delayed trial of Nydia Tisdale, the self-proclaimed citizen journalist charged with felony obstruction of an officer following a 2014 Republican rally at Burt’s Pumpkin Farm. Senior State Superior Court Judge Martha Christian could have continued the trial today (Dec. 2) but indicated she was aware […]

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  • DADC Accepts Executive Director’s Resignation

    DAWSONVILLE, Ga.—Meeting in executive session Tuesday, the Development Authority of Dawson County voted to accept the resignation of Executive Director Charlie Auvermann and Office Administrator Mary Simmons. Fetch Your News broke the news of their resignations last Friday. The resignation came one day after the Dawson County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a FY […]

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  • Job Fair Scheduled for Goodwill Store Thursday

    The Goodwill Career Center will hold a multi-employer job fair from 10am until noon Thursday, June 15th inside the Goodwill Store at 66 South Ga. 400 in Dawsonville. Everyone is invited to come meet the hiring managers of over 12 local businesses who will conduct interviews on site. There is no cost to participate. The Worksource GA […]

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  • AMP Owner Called for Zappendorf Resignation

    DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Atlanta Motorsports Park owner Jeremy Porter said he suggested Seanie Zappendorf step down as a member of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) as soon as he learned about the complaint filed against her by Carlita Parks. Parks’ complaint to City Manager Bob Bolz that Zappendorf misrepresented herself as a city employee is […]

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  • Commissioners to Revisit Impact Fee Program

    DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawson County Board of Commissioners will have a full slate of issues to decide during Thursday’s regular session which begins at 6 p.m. Bill Ross of Ross and Associates will give a presentation on what Planning and Development Director Jason Streetman calls a “complete re-write” of the county’s development impact fee […]

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  • Lost exhibits a stumbling block for Tisdale defense

    DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – After a 12-hour day in Dawson County Superior Court Thursday, the Nydia Tisdale trial came to a shocking and unexpected end when defense attorney Bruce Harvey reported that a stack of exhibits he planned to present were missing from the courtroom. Senior Superior Court Judge Martha Christian was ready to call the […]

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  • Headley: Sheriff’s budget increase close to $1 million

    DAWSONVILLE Ga. – A report issued by Dawson County Manager David Headley during Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting indicates first-term Sheriff Jeff Johnson, who is threatening to sue the county for a bigger 2018 budget, received an increase of close to $1 million over the 2017 budget. The sheriff’s budget for the current year is […]

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  • Sheriff Prepared to Sue County Over 2018 Budget

    DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — First-year Dawson County Sheriff Jeff Johnson wants a bigger slice of the 2018 county budget than commissioners approved last month and he is prepared to take them to court to get it. Johnson’s attorney Joseph Homans sent County Attorney Lynn Frey an email requesting additional legal fees for the sheriff regarding the […]

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  • Dawson County Coach Lacey Killed in Car Accident

    UPDATE FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Dawson County High School Coach Jed Lacey was killed this morning and three others injured in a four-vehicle crash on Ga. 400 just south of Exit 6. Two of those injured were teenagers who were passengers in Lacey’s Dodge Ram pickup truck. The teenagers are not identified, but have been […]

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