DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – State Rep. Kevin Tanner (R-Ga.) said there will be number of difficult challenges when the Georgia General Assembly is gaveled into session Monday (Jan.13). One of the biggest challenges, he said will be setting the state budget amid declining revenue. “The budget is always difficult, but this year it is going to […]
Read More »House Majority Caucus announces plans to introduce health care legislation
PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA – Members of the House Majority Caucus today announced their plan to introduce legislation during the 2020 legislative session that seeks to return health care dollars and day-to-day health care decisions to patients and health care professionals in Georgia. The caucus announced its legislative plan after the House Special Committee on Access […]
Read More »GDOT announces single-lane closures on Dawson Forest Road/State Route 9
DAWSONVILLE, Ga., – Georgia DOT will implement single lane closures on Dawson Forest Road and State Route 9 in order to begin the double roundabout project. The closures will occur daily from 9.00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. through the end of the month. Crews will utilize the closures in order to clear vegetation in preparation […]
Read More »Dawsonville City Council meets Monday
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawsonville City Council will kick off the New Year with a series of public hearings during a regular session Monday (Jan. 6) in G.L. Gilleland Council Chambers starting at 6 p.m. A request by Sachinkumar Patel will begin the public hearings. Patel has petitioned for annex into the city limits of […]
Read More »EPD ends Level 1 drought response in most counties
PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA, Ga. — As a result of recent rainfall and improving conditions, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) is ending its Level 1 Drought Response in 103 Georgia counties, including Dawson, Lumpkin and White. The decision means that almost all Georgians will return to a non-drought outdoor water use schedule. “Rain continues to […]
Read More »Structure fire reported on Millsap-Wacaster Rd.
Dawson County E911 received a call for a structure fire at 2:41 p.m. Friday for a private residence on Millsap-Wacaster Road. Fire units arrived on scene at 2:56, to find a single-family dwelling with heavy smoke and flames visible. Crews initiated an aggressive interior attack and a rapid search for the homeowner, who was initially […]
Read More »Councilman said ethics complaint politically motivated
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Post 4 City Councilman Mark French said during a preliminary hearing before the Dawsonville Ethics Board Friday the complaint filed against him by fellow members of the city council is politically motivated. In a six-page written statement presented to the Board, French said, “It is based solely upon on political motives and […]
Read More »Grand Jury indicts Stryker, Reid and Huff of the felony murder of Hannah Bender
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – A Dawson County Grand Jury Wednesday indicted Austin Todd Stryker, 24, Isaac Thomas Huff, 18, and Dylan Patrick Reid, 19, of felony murder in the shooting and stabbing death of 21-year-old Hannah Bender of Lumpkin County on Sept. 15, 2019. The three men were also indicted of felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated […]
Read More »Sen. Gooch’s bill condemns impeachment hearing
ATLANTA — Wednesday (Dec. 18), Sen. Steve Gooch (R– Dahlonega) pre-filed Senate Resolution LC 112 0167 condemning the Congress of the United States for their impeachment proceedings against Donald J. Trump. This resolution was pre-filed Wednesday (Dec. 18) by Gooch, John Wilkinson (R – Toccoa) and Brandon Beach (R – Alpharetta). “Politics hit a new […]
Read More »John Walden sworn in as city council member
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — John Walden was sworn in Monday as the newest member of the Dawsonville City Council. Walden has 20 years’ experience as a design and civil engineer. He ran unopposed to represent Post 3 and will take his seat on the council on Jan 6. Council approved several issues under the consent agenda, […]
Read More »New retirement plan under review by BOC
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawson County Board of Commissioners will hold its final work session of the year Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Government Center Assembly Room, 25 Justice Way. The meeting will be followed by a voting session at 6 p.m. During the work session, Commission Chairman Billy Thurmond will lead a discussion […]
Read More »City Ethics Board will hear complaint against councilman Friday
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — The City of Dawsonville Ethics Board will meet Friday at 3 p.m. in the G.L. Gilleland Chambers in City Hall to hear the city’s complaint that City Councilman Mark French violated nine provisions of the city’s Ethics Ordinance. The complaint stems from French’s effort to get city government to answer a citizen’s […]
Read More »Dawson County Planning Commission meets today
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawson County Planning Commission will meet today (Dec. 17) at 6 p.m. in the Government Center Assembly Room, 25 Justice Way. Planning Commissioners will hear a request by Michael Roberts for a variance to the requirement that accessory structures shall be no larger than the footprint of the primary structure or […]
Read More »City Council to wrap up year-end business Monday
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — The Dawsonville City Council will have some year-end business to take care of when it meets in a combined work session and regular meeting Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the G.L. Gilleland Council Chambers. John Walden will take the oath of office as the new Post 3 council member, replacing Jason Power […]
Read More »Dawsonville Councilman Mark French responds to ethics complaint: “I will fight it with every fiber of my being”
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Dawsonville City Councilman Mark French said Tuesday he has obtained legal counsel to defend against a complaint that he violated the city’s Ethics Ordinance. “I believe this is completely frivolous and I will fight it with every fiber of my being,” French said Tuesday in a phone interview with Fetch Your News. […]
Read More »Collins receives 2019 Charles Colson Advocate of Hope Award
WASHINGTON—Prison Fellowship, the nation’s largest outreach to prisoners, former prisoners, and their families, and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, presented the 2019 Charles Colson Advocate of Hope Award to Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for their work on the FIRST STEP Act and its eventual passage in December of […]
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