• County welcomes new Public Works Director

    PRESS RELEASE DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — Dawson County Government welcomed Denise Farr as the county’s Public Works director on April 26. Farr has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of engineering and project management. She has expertise in the development, implementation and maintenance of strategic capital project plans, a strong capacity in […]

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  • City Council will consider adding two part-time deputies

    DAWSONVILE, Ga. – Dawsonville City Council will consider the addition of  two deputy sheriff’s position for city patrol when they meet in a combined work session and regular meeting at 5 p.m. Monday (at 5 p.m. in the G.L. Gilleland Council Chambers on 2nd Floor of City Hall. The agenda states that the two positions […]

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  • Man accused of Hannah Bender murder will appear in Superior Court Friday

    DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Austin Stryker, the man indicted for the grisly murder of 21-year-old Hannah Bender of Lumpkin County in 2019, and Jerry Harper, the man indicted for hindering Stryker’s apprehension, will appear for a calendar call in Dawson County Superior Court Friday (April 16). Stryker, 24, faces charges of malice murder, felony murder, […]

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  • Commissioners approve pay hike for paramedics

    DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners made two major investments in public safety Thursday. The first came during the voting session when commissioners approved a 15 percent across-the-board salary increase for paramedic/firefighters, a $20,000 educational incentive to pay for training to become certified as a paramedic and a $2 an hour stipend for […]

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  • DCJHS student charged with possession of drugs and firearm

    DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — A 14-year-old Dawson County Junior High School student was arrested today (Apr. 13) and charged with possession of a controlled substance, illegal possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm during the commission of crime. Sources close to the sheriff’s office say the firearm and prescription drugs were found in […]

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  • BOC to address issue of paramedic pay

    DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners will tackle an issue that has become a problem throughout the state and nation, – attracting and retaining full-time paramedics when it meets in a voting session Thursday afternoon. The voting session will immediately follow a work session that begins at 4 p.m. Two weeks ago EMS […]

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  • Forsyth County to supply water to EWSA

    FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Etowah Water and Sewer Authority will soon have an additional source of water during times of need for the Needham Road area. The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners agreed to provide a connection to its water system once a new intergovernmental agreement (IGA) is drafted. EWSA has had an agreement with […]

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  • Congressman Clyde: “Major League Baseball is against election integrity”

    Andrew Clyde

    PRESS RELEASE “Obviously, Major League Baseball is against election integrity. Commissioner Robert Manfred made this clear with his recent decision to relocate the 2021 All-Star Game and draft out of Georgia because of our state’s new election integrity law. In his statement, Commissioner Manfred says he engaged in multiple ‘thoughtful conversations’ regarding the new law, […]

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  • Family Connection Coordinator Rebecca Bliss gets OK to seek $160,500 Partners in Prevention Grant

    DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Dawson County Family Connection Coordinator Rebecca Bliss’ request to apply for a Department of Behavioral Health and Disabilities (DBHD) Partners in Prevention Grant during Thursday’s voting session. Family Connection has used the grant to fund its underage drinking prevention program the last 10 years. However, […]

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