Bill Johnson

Gov. Kemp visits UNG Friday for signing ceremony

DAHLONEGA, Ga. -- Gov. Brian Kemp received a warm welcome in Lumpkin County Friday when he arrived for a bill…

7 years ago

Commissioners approve addition of a $100,000 emergency contingency to the general fund budget

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – By the narrowest of margins, Dawson County commissioners voted Thursday to add $100,000 contingency to the general…

7 years ago

Dawson County celebrates Manufacturing Appreciation Week

  PRESS RELEASE DAWSONVILLE, Ga. -- April 15-18 is Manufacturing Week in Dawson County. During the week, the Dawson County…

7 years ago

Board of Commissioners schedules work session Thursday

DAWSONVLLE, Ga. – Dawson County Commissioners will consider awarding a contract to Ross and Associates in the amount of $8,100…

8 years ago

Labor Secretary announces records set in first two months

ATLANTA --Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that the state opened 2019 by setting a series of records. In…

8 years ago

Rezoning request postponed until April meeting

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. -- The Dawson Village Partners, LLC rezoning request that was scheduled to go before the Dawson County Planning…

8 years ago

BOC will register opposition to two bills in General Assembly that would ban local government regulation of building standards

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawson County Board of Commissioners will join a growing number of local governments all across Georgia…

8 years ago

GMRC asks public’s help in drafting a regional plan

GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- The Georgia Mountains Regional Commission (GMRC) is in the process of updating its regional plan, the state-required…

8 years ago

UPDATE: Wreck with entrapment on GA 400 and GA 53

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. -- Two people were injured when a Ford dump truck overturned onto a Honda Pilot Monday afternoon near…

8 years ago

Firefighters battle mobile home fire on Elliott Family Parkway

DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. --Dawson County Fire units were dispatched to a reported mobile home fire at 10:48 a.m. today (Feb.15)…

8 years ago

City Council approves mayor’s pay raise, 3-1

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawsonville City Council voted 3-1 Monday (Feb. 4) to approve an amendment to the city charter…

8 years ago

Rep. Kevin Tanner talks issues at Saturday breakfast meeting

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Rep. Kevin Tanner (R-Dawsonville) returned to Dawson County Saturday morning to treat constituents to breakfast at the…

8 years ago

State Patrol identifies adults injured in Thursday crash on SR 136

DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The Georgia State Patrol has identified the adults injured in Thursday’s single-vehicle wreck on SR 136…

8 years ago

Board approves comprehensive plan with future land use map

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawson County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted the county’s comprehensive plan during Thursday’s work session that…

8 years ago

Board of Commissioners delays approval of comp plan again

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. -- For the second straight week, the Dawson County Board of Commissioner couldn’t decide if would be best…

8 years ago

Dawson County surrenders operation of Fire Station 8 to Pickens Co.

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Following the resignation of 12 of 13 volunteer firefighters at Fire Station 8 in the Wildcat Community,…

8 years ago