DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – With early voting in Georgia’s gubernatorial race set to begin in two weeks, Republican candidate Secretary of State Brian Kemp brought his 27-stop “Putting Georgians First” bus tour to Dawsonville Monday morning to paint a “stark contrast” between him and his Democrat opponent and to remind supporters “We are in a fight […]
Read More »Dawson County jailer arrested in Dahlonega
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – For the second time in eight days, a Dawson County Sheriff’s Office jailer is in trouble with the law. John Michael Kormos, 30, a detention officer at the Dawson County Detention Center, was arrested in Dahlonega Tuesday and charged with simple battery and reckless conduct following a weekend argument with his estranged […]
Read More »Expect lane closures on SR 52 starting Thursday
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Motorists planning to travel on State Route 52 toward Amicalola Falls should be aware that traffic will be directed by flagging operators starting Thursday ( Sept. 6). Construction partners with Georgia Department of Transportation will be closing lanes each day between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. through Friday, September 14. This work […]
Read More »Jailer who resigned accused of sexual misconduct
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County detention officer Luciano Pablo Betancourt could land behind the same bars he once guarded if the sheriff’s office investigates the claim that he engaged in illegal sexual misconduct with a female prisoner. April Finnegan, 31, told Fetch Your News Saturday that during her incarceration in the Dawson County Detention Center, […]
Read More »Goodwill hosts hiring event for CNAs
The Goodwill Career Center will hold a hiring event from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4. This is a great chance to meet with BOS Medical Staffing. They will be conducting on-site interviews and taking applications. BOS Medical Staffing offers per-diem, contract, temp-to-perm, and direct hire Certified Nursing Assistant employment opportunities in hospitals, […]
Read More »Driver injured when cement truck overturns
PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. – A cement truck overturned on Rimrock Road just inside the Pickens County line Monday, Aug. 20, at approximately 9:25 a.m. Dawson County Emergency Services (DCES) responded along with the Georgia State Patrol. The driver inside the vehicle and had to be extricated by first responders. He was transported to Kennestone Hospital […]
Read More »First responders get new swift water life jackets
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Dawson County Fire & Emergency Services purchased and issued 26 new Type V Rescue Life Jackets. This new equipment will provide for the safety of First Responders operating in and around moving water. This is the first life vest purchase for Dawson County responders and it is a critical safety tool for […]
Read More »Dawson County votes for Kemp, Duncan, Raffensperger
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County proved to be Brian Kemp country Tuesday as the Secretary of State easily defeated Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle in the Republican primary runoff race for governor. Kemp received 2,057 votes to Cagle’s 1,066. In the other statewide races Dawson Countians gave the nod to Geoff Duncan over David Shafer in […]
Read More »Dawson County may participate in litigation against the federal government
DAWSONVILLE Ga. – The Dawson County Board of Commissioners could vote as early as this afternoon’s meeting whether to participate in a class-action lawsuit against the federal government to recover money the county is due under the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) program. The program allows the federal government to make payments to local […]
Read More »Commissioner Fausett receives ACCG certification
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County District 1 Commissioner Sharon Fausett has completed all courses required to earn her certificate of recognition as a Certified County Commissioner from The University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government, in partnership with the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG). Fausett, who took office in January 2015, successfully completed […]
Read More »Georgians set to begin early voting next week
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Advanced voting for the July 24 General primary runoff starts Monday, July 2 and will be held Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. through July 20 with the exception of July 4 when, all county offices are closed. There will be no Saturday voting in this election. All votes […]
Read More »County officials cut ribbon on new pool house
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – A number of county officials were on hand when Dawson County Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Henson cut the ribbon on the beautiful new pool house at Veterans Memorial Park Friday (June 15) morning. The $450,000 facility was paid for entirely with voter-approved funds from the special purpose local option sales tax […]
Read More »Sunday fire destroys Pineridge Drive storage facility
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Dawson County Fire Department responded to a fire that burned a storage building at 7 Pineridge Drive Sunday at 12:54 p.m. Heavy flames were showing from the 600-square foot building when Dawson County firefighters arrived. Crews quickly extinguished the flames and contained the structure. Minor damage was noted to a neighbor’s fence, […]
Read More »Veteran fireman, EMS director Lanier Swafford resigns
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Lanier Swafford, a fixture in Dawson County’s Fire Department for almost 30 years, has announced he will resign effective Friday. Swafford served in the dual role of emergency services director and fire chief until the department was restructured earlier this year. At that time, Swafford accepted a voluntary demotion but retained both […]
Read More »Commissioners discuss Robertson Loia Roof offer, streaming video of BOC meetings onto website
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — The architectural and engineering firm of Robertson Loia Roof is no stranger to Dawson County officials. They designed Rock Creek Park back in 2000 as well as Dawson County Junior High School. But the firm’s offer to redesign the facade of the gymnasium at Veterans Memorial Park for free, caught county officials […]
Read More »Scott Allen withdraws from District 3 commissioners race, Tim Satterfield will take office in January
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Scott Allen, who qualified to run for the District 3 seat on the Dawson County Board of Commissioners, announced this week that he is no longer a candidate. His withdrawal from the race means that Tim Satterfield, a 41-year fire service veteran, will become the District 3 commissioner in January. Allen made […]
Read More »