DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Four candidates running for Dawsonville City Council presented the reasons they believe they should be elected during the candidate forum at the Dawson County Performing Arts Center Tuesday. The event was hosted by the Dawson County Chamber of Commerce. Reporters from Fetch Your News, Dawson News and Smoke Signals served as panelists. […]
Read More »Sheriff, County Remain at Odds Over Budget
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – After the second of three scheduled public hearings Thursday, the Dawson County Board of Commissioners and first-term Sheriff Jeff Johnson remain at odds over the sheriff’s 2018 budget request. Johnson’s request to provide services that include the jail, K-9, school resource officers, 911 and court is $8,130,477. The sheriff’s budget in 2017 […]
Read More »Dawson County Crash Injures Cumming Man
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – A Cumming man was seriously injured in a fiery two-car collision on Ga. Hwy. 183 in Dawson County Thursday morning. The incident was investigated by the Georgia State Patrol Cumming Post. According to their report, Justin Paul Cochran, 22, of Cumming was driving a 2006 Infinity G-35 north on Hwy. 183 and […]
Read More »Sunday Crash Claims Life of Dawsonville Man
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – A Dawsonville man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on SR 183 Sunday afternoon. James Everett Evans, 75, was killed when his 1992 Ford Ranger failed to negotiate a left-hand curve one mile north of SR 53. The vehicle went off the west shoulder of the road. When the driver attempted to […]
Read More »Ethics Hearing Raises Dark Cloud Over Request by Atlanta Motorsports Park to Relax Restrictions
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – On Monday, the same Dawsonville City Council that once appointed Seanie Zappendorf to the Downtown Development Authority will appoint a commission to hear an ethics complaint against her. Zappendorf is accused of misrepresenting herself as a city employee while lobbying on behalf of Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP), a company in which she […]
Read More »Motorcyclist Killed on Hwy. 400 Friday Identified
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The man killed in a motorcycle accident on Ga. Hwy. 400 near the new Dawsonville 400 circle Friday has been identified as Charles Arnold Painter, 48, of Hapeville, Ga. According to the incident report, a Georgia State Police trooper from Post 37 in Cumming attempted to stop Painter for speeding near the […]
Read More »Dawsonville City Council Reviews Proposed FY 2017-18 Budget
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – City Clerk Bonnie Warren gave Dawsonville City Council members a preliminary look at the proposed $5,028,765.79 FY 2017-18 budget at Monday’s work session. The new spending plan reflects approximately $503,000 increase over the current budget which ends June 30. Public hearings are scheduled for June 5 and 19. Council will adopt the […]
Read More »Thurmond Wins Joe Lane Cox EMS Excellence Award
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. –Georgia’s Emergency Management Agency Dawson County Commission Chairman Billy Thurmond was selected to receive the Joe Lane Cox Excellence in EMS Award at its Region 2 banquet held at Unicoi State Park recently. Current EMS Director Lanier Swafford was on hand at Thursday’s County Commission meeting to present the award. “I’ve been blessed […]
Read More »Sheriff Discusses Budget Impasse at Community Meeting Monday
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County Sheriff Jeff Johnson held a community meeting at the Professional Development Center Monday to explain the basis of the budget dispute between his office and the Board of Commissioners. Between 30 and 35 people attended the hour-long meeting and about two-thirds were sheriff’s office employees. Johnson requested a budget of […]
Read More »Goodwill Job Fair Set Oct. 18 in Dawsonville
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Job seekers should make plans to attend the Goodwill of North Georgia Job Fair Wednesday Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. until noon at the Career Center inside the Goodwill Store located at 66 South Ga. Hwy. 400 in Dawsonville. More than a dozen companies eager to add skilled employees like you to […]
Read More »Tolson Brings Strong Credentials to City Council Race
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Stephen Tolson has qualified to campaign for a seat on the Dawsonville City Council and the 40-year-old father of three has all the right qualifications to become a formidable opponent. He has a Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration and a professional work experience as manager of a Cumming medical group. He also […]
Read More »Lt. Governor Casey Cagle Visits Dawsonville
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Former NASCAR great Bill Elliott — better known as Awesome Bill from Dawsonville — and a large contingent of community leaders welcomed Lt. Governor Casey Cagle to Dawsonville Wednesday morning. Cagle is in the midst of a 17-stop bus tour of north Georgia to promote his campaign for governor. You have to […]
Read More »Cost to Impeach Mayor Grogan Skyrockets Taxpayers Now on the Hook for $73,000
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Just three months into the process, the cost to taxpayers for Dawsonville City Council’s effort to impeach Mayor James Grogan is skyrocketing. According to city documents obtained by Fetch Your News, the cost has already topped $73,000. According to those documents, City Attorney Dana Miles’ law firm of Miles, Hansford and Tallant […]
Read More »Dawson Sales Tax Revenue Soars to Record High
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Many Dawson County businesses enjoyed a record-breaking month in May, generating $1.2 million in sales tax revenue that will help pay for operation of county government and the school district. A press release issued by the Development Authority of Dawson County indicated that May sales tax revenue was 11.5 percent ahead of […]
Read More »BOC Will Review Employee Health Benefits Thursday
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawson County Board of Commissioners will review the cost of health insurance for county employees when they meet in a work session Thursday at 4 p.m. Jason Brady and David Asgari, of Northwestern Benefit Corporation, will present three options for commissioners to choose from to renew the benefits. Director of Treatment […]
Read More »Dawsonville City Council Meets Monday
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Several public hearings are on the agenda when the Dawsonville City Council holds its next regular meeting Monday at 5 p.m. in the G.L. Gilleland Council Chambers. Len Reeves has Len Reeves has requested Council amend or modify existing zoning stipulations for ZA-2017-C7-00120, located at 280 Maple Street South which is currently […]
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