DAWSONVILLE, Ga – Fetch Your News is working on a report that an unidentified woman was shot and killed outside Dawson County Fire Station No. 7 on Dawson Forest Road sometime between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. today (July 29) County officials had no further details at this time, but said a press conference would be […]
Read More »Speaker Ralston opens Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation
PRESS RELEASE ELLIJAY, Ga. – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced that the Center for Rural Prosperity & Innovation has opened a North Georgia Office in Ellijay. The office is located in the Collaboration on River’s Edge (CORE) Building, a workplace innovation space and initiative of the Greater Gilmer Community Foundation. “I am […]
Read More »2020 Dawson County sheriff’s race beginning to take shape
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Two potential challengers for Dawson County Sheriff in 2020 have emerged. Jeff Perry, a veteran parole officer, officially tossed his hat into the ring last week and Capt. Marcus Sewell, Chief of the Investigations Division in Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office, is expected to announce his campaign next week. Perry ran against Johnson […]
Read More »Firefighters, EMTs, Paramedics get well-deserved pay raise
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawson County Board of Commissioners approved a 5 percent pay raise for the county’s firefighter/EMTs and a 10 percent pay hike for firefighter/paramedics during Tuesday’s voting session Fire and Emergency Services Director Danny Thompson told commissioners at last month’s work session Emergency Services maintains an attrition rate of personnel at over […]
Read More »New roundabout will be in operation July 1
DAWSONVILLE, GA. – Georgia Department of Transportation construction partners will start paving on State Route 183 at the intersection of State Route 52 in Dawson County, Monday, June 24 and will continue through Friday, June 28. Paving will occur during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Flagging will be done during this time […]
Read More »U.S. House approves disaster relief for Georgia
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON– Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) released the following statement after the House voted to approve critical disaster relief funding for Georgians affected by Hurricane Michael, as well as other states impacted by recent natural disasters. “While I am glad farmers in South Georgia will finally receive the critical funding needed to begin to […]
Read More »Board of Education to review 2020 tentative budget Tuesday
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County Board of Education members are expected to review and approve a tentative FY 2020 budget when they meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Board of Education Building at 28 Main Street. The tentative budget is $50,696,932, an increase of about 3.54 percent from the 2019 approved budget. The school […]
Read More »County legal fees are twice the budgeted amount
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Legal services in 2019 will cost Dawson County taxpayers about $250,000 more than what county commissioners had budgeted. The budget was set at $160,413. But, after four months less than $20,000 remains so the Board of Commissioners were forced to approve an additional $250,000 during Thursday’s commission meeting. Most commissioners agree the […]
Read More »Collins criticizes IG Horowitz’s FISA report
“FISA’s original intent was to protect Americans from surveillance abuses, but this critical tool was abused for political gains ahead of the 2016 election. Those at the pinnacle of our national security community lost the objectivity they are required to exercise. I’m deeply concerned the report’s conclusion indicates there isn’t bias when that is so […]
Read More »New state-approved pilot program allows EMS teams in four counties to provide blood transfusions
PRESS RELEASE GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) and the Region 2 Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC) are partnering on new blood transfusion programs that will increase trauma patients’ chances of surviving both in ambulances and at the hospital. Starting in early 2020, NGMC will be the lead agency in a state-approved […]
Read More »2020 road improvements on BOC agenda Thursday
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawson County Board of Commissioners will hold a voting session Thursday at 4 p.m, in the Government Center Assembly Room, 25 Justice Way, followed by a work session at 6 p.m. During the work session, Public Works Director David McKee will present the 2020 Local Maintenance & Improvement Grant (LMIG) Application […]
Read More »ACCG awards Dawson County health benefits grant
ATLANTA — Dawson County is one of 38 members to receive the Health Promotion & Wellbeing Grant based on its commitment to employee health and demonstrated collaboration with other community groups and organizations engaged in health promotion. “A successful wellness program is designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, which helps to control health care costs and […]
Read More »GBI makes two more arrests in Hannah Bender murder case
DAWSONVILLE, Ga – Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation with assistance from Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested two more suspects in the murder case of Hannah Bender last night (Sept 30). Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard reported just moments ago that Isaac Huff and Dylan Reid were arrested in Dawson County and are […]
Read More »Dawson Co. deputies looking for murder suspect Austin Stryker
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County Sheriff’s deputies are conducting a search of the Cowart Road area in Dawson County looking for Austin Todd Stryker, who authorities believe murdered 21-year-old Hannah Bender of Lumpkin County. At approximately 2 p.m. today they arrested 78-year-old Jerry Harper in a traffic stop near Cowart Road. He was wanted in […]
Read More »Senate study committee to evaluate E-Scooters Monday
PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA – The first meeting of the Senate Evaluating E-Scooters and Other Innovative Mobility Options for Georgians Study Committee will be held on Monday. at 10 a.m. at the Georgia World Congress Center in the Authority Boardroom. Sen. Steve Gooch (R –Dahlonega) will serve as chair of the Senate Evaluating E-Scooters and Other Innovative Mobility […]
Read More »UPDATE: Hwy. 53 remains closed after explosives truck overturns
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – At a morning press conference, Dawson County Fire Chief and Emergency Services Director Danny Thompson minimized the danger to the public after an explosives truck owned by Austin Powder Company overturned spilling ammonium nitrate onto Dawsonville Highway near Sundown Way. Two people suffered minor injuries and were transported to Northeast Georgia Medical […]
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