DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – City Council will hold a combined regular meeting and work session Monday (Feb. 15) at 5 p.m. in the G.L. Gilleland Council Chambers in City Hall, 415 Hwy. 53 East. The meeting is available via teleconference or by phone: https:// global.gotomeeting.com/join/. You can also access the meeting by calling +1 (872) […]
Read More »Sen. Gooch Gold Dome update: Week 4
By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) After completing another four legislative days, the Senate wrapped up its fourth full week of business here at the Capitol. While a great deal of time this week was spent in our individual committees, we made some significant progress on a number of legislative issues. With 12 legislative […]
Read More »Dawsonville man charged in connection with riot in Capitol Building
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Federal authorities have arrested 22-year-old Benjamin Harry Torre of Dawsonville in connection with the riot that took place Jan. 6 at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. According to an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, an anonymous tipster who claimed to know Torre identified photos […]
Read More »Firefighter charged with driving under the influence
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – A veteran Dawson County firefighter has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest on a DUI charge on February 1. Lt. Mike Baumgartner, 31, was arrested at 4:45 p.m., following a single-vehicle crash at 6175 Hwy. 9, just south of the Forsyth County line. He was not on duty at […]
Read More »Chairman challenges Sheriff’s need for additional staffing
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Sheriff Jeff Johnson must have felt like he had walked into a minefield when he presented a request for more staffing during Thursday’s Board of Commissioners work session. He was met by a commission chairman, who not only questioned the need for additional staffing, but the overall efficiency of Johnson’s operation. […]
Read More »Passarello provides Development Authority update
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Development Authority of Dawson County (DADC) Chairman Tony Passarello gave the Board of Commissioners an update on the Authorities work on behalf of the citizen during Thursday’s voting session. DADC recently elected new members to the Executive Board, including Mandy Powers, the new Chairman of the Dawson County Chamber of Commerce. […]
Read More »Dawson County Commissioners meeting Thursday
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — The Dawson County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session Thursday (Feb. 4) at 4 p.m. to be followed immediately by a voting session in the Government Center Assembly Center, 25 Justice Way in Dawsonville. Item No. 1 under New Business will be a request by Sheriff Jeff Johnson for […]
Read More »Gooch reviews first week in Gen. Assembly
PRESS RELEASE By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) ATANTA — On Monday, Jan. 11, members of the Senate and the House officially gaveled in to begin the 2021 Legislative Session. The new session brings with it many familiar motions and procedures, including formally electing our President Pro Tempore, Secretary of the Senate, and Sergeant […]
Read More »Controversial annexation request will return to City Council agenda Tuesday
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – City Council will revisit a request by B&K Turner Family, LLC. to annex 70.808 acres along Perimeter Road for a 124-lot residential subdivision when it meets in a combined work session and regular meeting Tuesday at 5 p.m. at City Hall. On Dec. 17, the Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 to request […]
Read More »Gov. Kemp addresses security concerns at Capitol
PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA, Ga. — In a joint press conference held Tuesday at the Georgia Capitol, Governor Brian Kemp; Major General Thomas Carden, Adjutant General of the Georgia Department of Defense; and Colonel Chris Wright, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS), addressed security concerns following the events that occurred at the United […]
Read More »21 counties receive Zeta disaster relief funds
PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA –Governor Brian Kemp requested a Major Disaster Declaration for Tropical Storm Zeta based on joint federal, state and local preliminary damage assessments totaling more than $22 million. The disaster declaration approved by President Donald Trump makes public assistance available for 21 counties in Georgia. “The declaration will provide resources to help offset […]
Read More »David Ralston re-elected House Speaker
PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) was re-elected by his colleagues in the Georgia House of Representatives to continue his service as Speaker of the House for the 2021-2022 legislative session. Ralston has served as Speaker since 2010 and is Georgia’s 73rd Speaker of the House. “I thank my colleagues […]
Read More »Dawson Count Schools will have online learning day
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — Dawson County Schools will have an online learning day today as the winter storm warning remains in effect until 7 p.m. today.
Read More »Perdue, Loeffler win big in Dawson County
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. –Republicans in Dawson County gave incumbent senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler their overwhelming endorsement in the U.S. Senate runoff race Tuesday. Perdue won the county vote 12,146 to Democrat Jon Ossoff’s 2,227. Loeffler defeated Rev. Raphel Warnock by an almost identical margin of 12,108 to 2,271. But when the county vote […]
Read More »Time running out for early voting in Senate races
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Georgia voters have only four more days to cast an early vote in the crucial General Election U.S. Senate runoff. Advance voting ends Thursday (Dec. 31). Election Day is Jan. 5 Until then, all voting will take place at the Elections Office, 96 Academy Avenue in Dawsonville between the hours of 8 […]
Read More »Council agrees to purchase Laserfiche records management software system
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — In the final meeting before the Christmas Holiday, City Council voted unanimously Monday (Dec. 21) to purchase a records management software system from Laserfiche through MCCI at a cost of $19,152.50 with an annual service cost of $3,695 . City Clerk Beverly Bannister requested the purchase which includes set up, training and […]
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