Bill Johnson

Dawson County authorities investigating shooting death that took place outside Fire Station No. 7 tonight

DAWSONVILLE, Ga – Fetch Your News is working on a report that an unidentified woman was shot and killed outside…

7 years ago

Speaker Ralston opens Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation

PRESS RELEASE   ELLIJAY, Ga. – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced that the Center for Rural Prosperity &…

7 years ago

2020 Dawson County sheriff’s race beginning to take shape

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Two potential challengers for Dawson County Sheriff in 2020 have emerged. Jeff Perry, a veteran parole officer,…

7 years ago

Firefighters, EMTs, Paramedics get well-deserved pay raise

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawson County Board of Commissioners approved a 5 percent pay raise for the county’s firefighter/EMTs and…

7 years ago

New roundabout will be in operation July 1

DAWSONVILLE, GA. - Georgia Department of Transportation construction partners will start paving on State Route 183 at the intersection of…

7 years ago

U.S. House approves disaster relief for Georgia

PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON-- Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) released the following statement after the House voted to approve critical disaster relief…

7 years ago

Board of Education to review 2020 tentative budget Tuesday

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County Board of Education members are expected to review and approve a   tentative FY 2020 budget…

7 years ago

County legal fees are twice the budgeted amount

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Legal services in 2019 will cost Dawson County taxpayers about $250,000 more than what county commissioners had…

7 years ago

Collins criticizes IG Horowitz’s FISA report

"FISA’s original intent was to protect Americans from surveillance abuses, but this critical tool was abused for political gains ahead…

7 years ago

New state-approved pilot program allows EMS teams in four counties to provide blood transfusions

  PRESS RELEASE GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) and the Region 2 Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC)…

7 years ago

2020 road improvements on BOC agenda Thursday

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawson County Board of Commissioners will hold a voting session Thursday at 4 p.m, in the…

7 years ago

ACCG awards Dawson County health benefits grant

ATLANTA -- Dawson County is one of 38 members to receive the Health Promotion & Wellbeing Grant based on its…

7 years ago

GBI makes two more arrests in Hannah Bender murder case

DAWSONVILLE, Ga – Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation with assistance from Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested two…

7 years ago

Dawson Co. deputies looking for murder suspect Austin Stryker

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County Sheriff’s deputies are conducting a search of the Cowart Road area in Dawson County looking…

7 years ago

Senate study committee to evaluate E-Scooters Monday

PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA - The first meeting of the Senate Evaluating E-Scooters and Other Innovative Mobility Options for Georgians Study…

7 years ago

UPDATE: Hwy. 53 remains closed after explosives truck overturns

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – At a morning press conference, Dawson County Fire Chief and Emergency Services Director Danny Thompson minimized the…

7 years ago