HALL COUNTY, Ga. – Georgia received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine last week. On Monday Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) District 2 began to administer the vaccine to first responders in the community. DPH Public Information Officer Dave Palmer said 35 firefighters, EMTs and other first responders were signed up to be […]
Read More »City will consider rent increases at city-owned properties during Monday meeting
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. –Councilman Stephen Tolson and City Manager Bob Bolz have researched the city’s leased properties and recommended a number of increases that City Council is expected to vote on when it meets Monday (Dec. 21) at 5 p.m. in City Hall. Distillery Square (approximately 1,700 square feet) currently rents for $3,000 a month (reduced […]
Read More »Concerned Women of America meet and greet in support of Loeffler, Perdue scheduled Wednesday
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Dawson County Republican Party President Seanie Zappendorf announced today (Dec. 15) Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) will hold a meet and greet at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Leaders of the pro-life women’s group are on board their big pink bus traveling from […]
Read More »765 in-person ballots cast on first day of voting
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The county elections office reported today (Dec. 15) that 765 in-person votes were cast on the first day of advance voting in the General Election Runoff for state and federal offices. Voters tend to turn out in lower numbers for runoff elections. By contrast, the November general election with President Donald […]
Read More »Loeffler blasts “radical liberal” Raphael Warnock as campaign tour stops in Dawsonville
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Three days before the start of advance voting in one of the two most important Senate races in the country, Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) brought her campaign to Dawsonville Friday. Her message to Republicans was a stark warning: “If we don’t turn out to vote we will lose the country.” Loeffler […]
Read More »Advance voting starts Monday in high stakes Senate race
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — One of the most important elections in U.S. history will take place Jan. 5 when Georgia Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue face Democrat challengers Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff respectively in the General Runoff. The eyes of the nation will be on Georgia to learn which party will control […]
Read More »DCHS Business Education teacher arrested, charged with sexual exploitation of children
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Ryan Dennis Coker, 38, a Business Education teacher at Dawson County High School, was arrested Tuesday (Dec. 8) and charged with six felony counts of sexual exploitation of children and unlawful eavesdropping/surveillance. Following Coker’s arrest the Dawson County School System released a statement stating that they are cooperating fully with the […]
Read More »11-year-old boy stabbed to death at his home
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — An 11-year-old Dawson County boy was stabbed to death at his home on Young Place Saturday afternoon. Sources say his 14-year-old female who lives at the same address called 911 to report the stabbing and has been charged with aggravated assault and felony murder. Sources told Fetch Your News the boy […]
Read More »Dawson County School System announces employee arrest
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The Dawson County School System announced at 4:15 p.m. today (Dec. 8) that an unidentified “staff member of Dawson County High School/Dawson County Junior High has been arrested by the Dawson County Sheriff’s office.” The staff member has been placed on administrative leave. The charges have not been announced. However, the […]
Read More »County Commissioners adopt FY 2021 budget
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the $30,788,031 FY 2021 General Fund budget during the Thursday (Dec. 3) voting session, following a third and final public hearing. The overall budget is $47,399,332. The new budget is 2.12 percent less than last year’s budget and will conform to a reduction in the […]
Read More »Christmas parade, tree lighting postponed
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — Dawson County Chamber of Commerce President Christie Moore has announced that the Christmas events scheduled for today (Dec. 4) have been moved to Saturday 12/5 due to due to the rainstorms headed to north Georgia today. The Christmas Parade and Jingle Market will now start at 4 p.m. on Saturday, followed […]
Read More »Commissioners set to adopt FY 2021 budget
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners is expected to hold a final public hearing and approve a FY 2021 budget of $30,645,860 during the Thursday (Dec. 3) voting session immediately following the 4 p.m. work session. The proposed budget is 2.12 percent less than last year’s budget and will conform to a reduction […]
Read More »Dawsonville Christmas Parade, Tree Lighting Friday
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Christmastime’s a-coming! If you haven’t gotten into the Christmas spirit yet, the Dawsonville Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting tomorrow (Dec. 4) is sure to put you in the right frame of mind. From 4-8 p.m. the annual Jingle Market where local merchants display beautiful crafts and homemade products that make very special […]
Read More »Alert: Forest Service road maintenance to temporarily close Mulky Gap Road
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (December 2, 2020) – The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests is temporarily closing Mulky Gap Road (FS Road 4) on the Blue Ridge Ranger District to allow road maintenance work between Mulky Gap and Duncan Ridge Road. Work is scheduled to begin Dec. 7, 2020, and be complete on Dec. 23. The road will be open to public use on Friday, […]
Read More »City Council to hold special called meeting Wednesday
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — The Dawsonville City Council will hold a special called meeting Wednesday (Dec 2) at 5:30 pm in the G.L. Gilleland Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to update the public on the proposed list of SPLOST VII projects, conduct a public comment period […]
Read More »Schools delay opening two hours today
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. –The following announcement from Dawson County School Superintendents office: “With road conditions uncertain for the early morning, Dawson County Schools will operate on a 2 hour delay, Tuesday, December 1, 2020.”
Read More »