DAWSONVILLE, Ga.,- On Thursday evening, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., officials with the Georgia DOT will host a public meeting to present the proposed replacement of the State Route 136 bridge over Toto Creek. The meeting will be held at the Dawson County Fire Station #2 (145 Liberty Drive, Dawsonville, GA 30534). This project […]
Read More »Dawsonville City Council work session scheduled Monday
The Dawsonville City Council will meet for a work session Monday (Oct. 21) at 5:30 p.m. in the G.L. Gilleland Council Chambers, 415 Hwy. 53. Financial Administrator Hayden Wiggins has requested that council reneDaw an annual software maintenance agreement with Edmunds GovTech in the amount of $10,345. The city has utilized the company since 2015 […]
Read More »BOC will vote on Ridgeline Land Development townhomes
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County commissioners will vote on a controversial rezoning request Thursday (Nov. 21) that could add 140 townhomes near the heavily-traveled intersection at Hwy. 53 and Lumpkin Campground Road. The voting session begins at 6 p.m., following the work session. Ridgeline Land Planning, LLC has requested rezoning the property from Commercial Highway […]
Read More »Eason reelected Mayor, ESPLOST wins voter approval
Dawsonville, Ga. – Incumbent Dawsonville Mayor Michael M. Eason easily beat back a challenge from newcomer Durant Wright in Tuesday’s municipal election. Eason, who was appointed mayor in 2017 then won a special election in March 2018, received 276 votes to Wright’s 118. Wright is a young business entrepreneur who manages several family businesses, […]
Read More »County Commissioners adopt $29.9 million 2020 budget
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – County commissioners had another full slate of agenda items to deal with during Thursday’s voting session. The 2020 budget, a vape shop ordinance and legal representation generated most of the discussion. The Board approved a 2020 general fund budget of $29,903,653, an increase of $1,787,867 or 10.48 percent over last year. The […]
Read More »Gov. Kemp announces Fall Severe Weather Preparedness Day
News Release ATLANTA — Governor Brian Kemp, in coordination with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency and the National Weather Service, is declaring Nov. 6, as Georgia’s Fall Severe Weather Preparedness Day and encouraging schools, businesses and individuals to take part in the severe weather exercise/tornado test at 9:30 am. “Hurricane season […]
Read More »Development Authority meeting scheduled for Tuesday
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Development Authority of Dawson County will meet at 9 am. Tuesday (Oct. 22) in the Etowah Water and Sewer Authority Board Room, 1162 Ga. Hwy. 53 in Dawsonville. Items to be discussed include the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the Authority and Dawson County Board of Commissioners approved at Thursday’s commission meeting. […]
Read More »GSP preparing for busy Thanksgiving Holiday weekend
ATLANTA –The 102-hour Thanksgiving holiday travel period begins at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1. “Reducing traffic crashes, deterring and correcting bad driving behaviors, and making the roadways safer is our job,” said Colonel Mark McDonough, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety. “To make […]
Read More »ARC awards Development Authority $50,000
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — The Development Authority of Dawson County was presented a check for $50,000 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Tuesday (Nov. 19) to support the completion of an economic development strategic plan. The check provides fifty percent of the funding for the total grant project which supports the development of a professional strategic […]
Read More »Freeze warning in effect for north Georgia tonight
The National Weather Service in Peachtree Corners has issued a freeze warning beginning at 11 p.m. today and lasting until 10 a.m. Friday for north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia for the following counties, Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Chattooga, Gordon, Pickens, Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, […]
Read More »Georgia EPD Declares Level 1 Drought Response
PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA –Worsening drought conditions throughout most of the state have prompted a Level 1 Drought Response declaration from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD). This means public water utilities in 103 counties will be required to begin a public information campaign to help citizens better understand drought, its impact on water supplies and […]
Read More »Commissioners set to approve 2020 budget today
DAWSONVILLE, Ga – The Dawson County Board of Commissioners will hold the third public hearing before adopting the 2020 budget during Thursday (Oct 17) at 6 p.m. in the Dawson County Government Center Assembly Room, 25 Justice Way. The 2019 budget was just over $27 million. The proposed 2020 budget is $29.9 million, an increase […]
Read More »U.S. National Debt is focus of Dawson County GOP meeting
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Pepper Pettit shared some startling numbers regarding the U.S. national debt with those who attended the Dawson County Republican Party meeting Monday evening at the Bowen Center for the Arts. According to the U.S. Debt Clock that informs the public of the financial condition of the United States, the nation’s debt is […]
Read More »Fire Department responds to fire on Tanner Road
PRESS RELEASE DAWSONVILLE, Ga. –On November 21, Dawson County Fire & Emergency Services were dispatched to a residence on Tanner Road to a report of a smoke investigation. While en route, units were updated that the incident was an actual residential structure fire. Units arrived on scene with flames on the front porch and through […]
Read More »Dawson County Fire Department responds to house fire.
Dawson County Emergency Services DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — On November 14, 2019, Dawson County E911 received reports of a possible house fire at 10:51 p.m. on River Overlook Road. Dawson County Fire units were dispatched at 10:52 p.m. and the first engine company arrived at 10:59 p.m. and found flames through the roof of an […]
Read More »No serious injuries in school bus accident at Hwy. 53 today
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — At 7:27 a.m. today Dawson County E911 received a call for an accident involving a school bus versus dump truck, in the area of Hwy. 53 East and Jack Heard. The incident was initially reported as no injuries. After several minutes, several students began to complain of minor injuries at which point […]
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