On Thursday (Jan 30), conservative small businessman, poultry farmer, and State Representative Kevin Tanner announced that he would run for U.S. Congress, District 9. Current Congressman Doug Collins has announced his intention to run for U.S. Senate. “I am announcing my campaign for Congress because there is too much at stake in our country to […]
Read More »State Sen. John Wilkinson will run for 9th Dist. Congress
ATLANTA — Dist. 50 State Sen. John Wilkinson (R-Toccoa) today became the first candidate to announce he will run for the 9th district congressional seat. The announcement came from Wilkinson’s Atlanta office shortly after Doug Collins announced his intention to run for the Unites States Senate on Fox News. The Ninth District includes Banks, Dawson, […]
Read More »UPDATE: It’s official! Collins will run for U.S. Senate Tanner may run to replace Collins in House
Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) made it official on Fox and Friends this morning. He will leave the U.S. House of Representatives to campaign for Senate against Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp in December to complete the term of Johnny Isakson after his resignation due to health concerns. In making the […]
Read More »Who will replace Rep. Collins when he runs for Senate?
Rep. Doug Collins (R-Georgia) is widely expected to announce his campaign for U.S. Senate against Sen. Kelly Loeffler in the coming days. Loeffler was appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp to complete the term of former Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson, who resigned at the end of last year because of health concerns. Republicans may need to […]
Read More »Ga. Dept. of Public Health closely monitors coronavirus
PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is closely monitoring the outbreak of 2019-nCoV (coronavirus) occurring in China and regularly coordinating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DPH has not confirmed any novel (new) coronavirus cases to date, however the situation could change. DPH is advising healthcare providers statewide […]
Read More »Dawsonville man caught in undercover child sex sting
WOODSTOCK, Ga. — A Dawsonville man is one of six people arrested during an undercover child sting that targeted online sexual predators. The arrests are the result of a three-day investigation conducted by Woodstock police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Jason Bryan Major, 33, of Dawsonville, faces charges […]
Read More »Dawsonville Ethics Board delays decision until Feb. 19
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – A decision in the ethics complaint filed against City Councilman Mark French will have to wait until Feb. 19 at the earliest. Steven Leibel, French’s attorney, raised several objections at Tuesday’s Ethics Board hearing that Abbott (Abb) Hayes, the attorney representing the City of Dawsonville, was not prepared to answer. Hayes […]
Read More »Rep. Tanner holds first 2020 town hall meeting
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga – State Rep. Kevin Tanner (R-Dawsonville) held the first town hall meeting of 2020 Saturday to update constituents on what happened at the state capitol during the first week of the 155th General Assembly. Tanner holds the meetings weekly alternating between the Gordon Pirkle Room in the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame […]
Read More »Senate unveils priorities for 155th General Assembly
ATLANTA, Ga. –As our state’s constitution demands, my Senate colleagues and I convened the second Monday in January – for the latter half of the 155th Georgia General Assembly. Of course, with a new session always comes new challenges, and the most daunting challenge for this year’s forty-day sprint will be adjusting to the absence […]
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DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The $29.9 million 2020 budget Dawson County Commissioners adopted in October grew by more than $900,000 during Thursday’s regular meeting. The Board voted 3-0 – with Commissioner Julie Hughes Nix absent due to an illness in her family – to amend the budget by $836,000 to fund a pay raise for […]
Read More »City, county officials call for $45 million TSPLOST
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — In a special joint called meeting Tuesday, the Dawsonville City Council and Dawson County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution calling for a voter-approved referendum on collection of a $45 million transportation special purpose local option sales tax (T-SPLOST). The question to be placed before voters on the May 19 general […]
Read More »School system initiates Community Engagement Session
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. –The Dawson County School System will initiate a Community Engagement Session Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. at the Professional Development Center, 28 Main St., next to the Board of Education Building. All parents, citizens, district employees, and high school students are encouraged to attend. If an interpreter is required, please notify […]
Read More »Health insurance, broadband key areas of concern as Georgia General Assembly reconvenes Monday
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – With the next session of the General Assembly starting Monday, State Sen. Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega) spoke about some of his priorities during an Eggs and Issues Breakfast at The Bridge Church in Cleveland Friday. “Insurance seems to be one of the biggest concerns in my area right now,” Gooch said. “The […]
Read More »Tornado watch in effect until 9 p.m.
The National Weather Service at Peachtree Corners has issued a Tornado Watch until 9 p.m. for much of north Georgia and the metro Atlanta area, including the counties of Dawson; Lumpkin; White; Bartow, Carroll; Catoosa; Chattahoochee; Chattooga; Cherokee; Clayton; Cobb; Coweta; Dade; DeKalb; Douglas; Fannin; Fayette; Floyd; Forsyth; Fulton; Gilmer; Gordon; Gwinnett; Hall; Haralson; Harris; […]
Read More »Walden replaces Jason Power on City Council
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The Dawsonville City Council started the New Year by welcoming its newest member, John Walden, to the Monday meeting. Walden replaces former Post 3 Councilman Jason Power who did not run for reelection. Council unanimously approved Sachinkumar Patel’s has petitioned to annex into the city limits of Dawsonville 5 Acres located […]
Read More »Dawson County firefighters respond to back-to-back fires
DAWSON COUNTY FIRE SERVICES PRESS RELEASE DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Dawson County E911 received reports of a house fire off War Hill Park Rd. at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday (Jan. 8). The first arriving units found heavy fire from a single-wide mobile home. Personnel began defensive operations due to the amount of fire involvement. Personnel on scene […]
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