Bill Johnson

City council plans major change in future elections

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – With little or no public information or involvement, the Dawsonville City Council is prepared to make a…

9 years ago

Controversial rezoning resurfaces after 2016 denial

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – A controversial rezoning request denied by the Dawson County Board of Commissioners one year ago, almost to…

9 years ago

Property owners seek creation of water authority

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – A group of Big Canoe property owners are asking the Dawson County Board of Commissioners to support…

9 years ago

Future of the Development Authority will be discussed at Thursday’s commissioners meeting

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Key issues the Dawson County Board of Commissioners will discuss during the first meeting of the new…

9 years ago

BOC to discuss support for creation of the Big Canoe Water and Sewer Authority in work session

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawson County Board of Commissioners will discuss taking the first step toward creation of a new…

9 years ago

Happy Food Mart robbed at gunpoint Tuesday

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County authorities are searching for a suspect who reportedly robbed the Happy Food Mart on Dawson…

9 years ago

Fire damages home on Blacks Mill Road

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County firefighters, assisted by the Forsyth County Fire Department, responded to a fire at 1316 Blacks…

9 years ago

Mike Eason named Dawsonville’s interim mayor

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Mike Eason, a special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for 31 years and the state’s…

9 years ago

County employees enjoy Thanksgiving luncheon

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County employees do their best to serve the citizens of Dawson County, so County Manager David…

9 years ago

Dawsonville Voters Sweep Incumbents Out

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – In Dawsonville, voters swept the incumbents out of office Tuesday and elected two newcomers to city council.…

9 years ago

Dawsonville Police Department? Could Happen!

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – In a slide presentation to city council Monday, Dawsonville City Manager Bob Bolz presented reasons why the…

9 years ago

Four Candidates Qualify for City Council Race

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Qualifying for the 2017 city-wide, non-partisan municipal elections ended Thursday with two incumbents and two new candidates…

9 years ago

GSP Identifies Remaining Victims in 4th of July Crash That Killed 15-Year-Old Girl

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia State Patrol has released the names of the other victims in the Fourth of July…

9 years ago

Commissioners Question Property Revaluation Process

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County Chief Tax Appraiser Kurt Tangel’s request for county commission approval of a two-year, $588,300 county-wide…

9 years ago

Attorneys present closing arguments in Tisdale trial

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Attorneys made their closing arguments and Senior Superior Court Judge Martha Christian turned the case over to…

9 years ago

State presents case against “citizen journalist”

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Prosecutors presented a string of witnesses who testified Tuesday that self-proclaimed citizen journalist Nydia Tisdale refused repeated…

9 years ago