DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Friday’s Region 7-AAA game between Dawson County (3-1, 1-0) and Union County at Tiger Stadium promises to be an offensive shootout and a battle between two of the region’s best quarterbacks. The Panthers (5-1, 1-1) average 41 points per game. The Tigers average 36 points per outing. Union County’s offensive leader is […]
Read More »Advanced Voting for Presidential Election Begins Monday
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Judging by the flurry of new voter registration Dawson County Director of Elections and Registration Glenda Ferguson said the 2016 Presidential Election could produce a record number of voters. “It’s been crazy with new registrations and people verifying eligibility,” Ferguson said Wednesday. “I don’t recall this much activity in previous elections. I’m […]
Read More »Tisdale Motions Hearing Enters Second Day
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — The pretrial motions hearing in the case of Georgia vs. Nydia Tisdale on charges of criminal trespass and obstruction of an officer will continue for a second day Wednesday in Dawson County Superior Court starting at noon. Tisdale, who describes herself as a citizen journalist, was arrested in Aug. 2014 when she […]
Read More »Tisdale’s Defense Lawyer Withdraws Motions in Obstruction of Officer, Trespass Case
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — The State of Georgia v. Nydia Tisdale motions hearing ended Wednesday with defense attorney Bruce Harvey withdrawing motions to disqualify the Dawson County District Attorney from the case and to suppress video taped evidence. The defense now has 30 days to file a brief with Superior Court Judge Bonnie C. Oliver. Assistant […]
Read More »Georgia State Patrol Identifies Cleveland Man Who Died in Saturday Crash
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The Georgia State Patrol has identified the victim of Saturday’s single-vehicle fatal crash on Town Creek Road west of Cleveland as Lance David Artis, 30, of Cleveland. Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Coleman of Georgia State Patrol Post 6 in Gainesville said Artis died of his injuries after being thrown from his 1997 […]
Read More »Luke Martin Named Player of the Week
Luke Martin was named Dawson County High School Player of the Week for his effort in the Tigers 45-28 win over North Hall Friday. Martin, who is listed as a RB/LB, recorded an amazing 25 tackles in that game and one touchdown reception. On the season Martin is Dawson County’s leading tackler, averaging 20.3 tackles […]
Read More »Labor Summits Scheduled for North Georgia
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Labor will host a series of summits across north Georgia aimed at helping businesses make better use of social media to enhance their businesses. On Oct. 5, the summit will be held in Gainesville at The Oaks at Lanier Charter Career Academy, 2719 Tumbling Creek Road starting at […]
Read More »Tigers Romp in Region 7-AAA Opener 45-27
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — With Dawson County trailing 14-10, the Tigers’ Kolton Brumbelow took the second half kickoff at his own 1-yard line and streaked down the Tigers sideline on an electrifying 99-yard touchdown run that started a 35-point second half outburst and led to a 45-27 romp over host North Hall Friday. Dawson County (3-1, […]
Read More »Tigers Open Region 7-AAA Play at North Hall
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Coach Sid Maxwell’s Tigers (2-1) open Region 7-AAA play Friday when they travel to Gainesville to take on the North Hall Trojans (4-1, 1-1). The Trojans have a solid ground game that features senior running back Kyle Bacus who rushed for 533 yards and scored six touchdowns in the first 3 games. […]
Read More »Remind Provides Important School Updates
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Dawson County School Superintendent Damon Gibbs wants to let people know there is a safe, simple messaging tool that helps teachers share important updates and reminders with students and parents. It is called Remind! If you would like to receive these updates, you can subscribe by text, email or by using the […]
Read More »Dawson County Fights State Takeover of Schools
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County Board of Education has joined a growing number of counties across Georgia determined to oppose a ballot referendum in November that allows state government to seize control of chronically failing schools from local school systems. State legislators approved the ballot question last year. Now it will be in the hands […]
Read More »Dawson County rolls to 46-0 win over White County
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County hasn’t had much luck in its short football series against White County. The Tigers and Indians had squared off six times before Friday night and White County won five of those games. But luck didn’t enter the picture Friday as the Tigers put a convincing 46-0 whipping on the Indians […]
Read More »USFS Seeks Public Comments on Chattahoochee National Forest
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The U.S. Forest Service is seeking input from the public as they begin to write landscape management policies for a 143,419-acre swath of the Chattahoochee National Forest in north Georgia. Included in The Foothills Landscape project are sections of the Cohutta WMA in Fannin, Gilmer and Murray Counties, as well as Forest […]
Read More »Dawson County Patriot Day Memorial
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Dawson County fire station no. 1 seemed the perfect setting for Friday’s Patriot Day Memorial Service. The solemn event honored the memory of the thousands of Americans killed when Islamic terrorists crashed two planes into the World Trade Center’s twin towers, another into the Pentagon and still another into a field in […]
Read More »Mike Berg Presents Proposed Budget Headley Named County Manager
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawson County Board of Commissioners took care of two very important pieces of business at last night’s commission meeting. Dawsonville City Manager David Headley was officially named as the new county manager and Commission Chairman Mike Berg presented the $36.5 million proposed budget that Headley and his staff will have to […]
Read More »Committee Searches for Ways to Bring Broadband Internet to Rural Georgia
TOCCOA, Ga. – A joint study committee made up of 10 members of the Georgia House and Senate is on a fact-finding mission to find out how to bring high-speed broadband Internet to the rural areas of Georgia. The Joint High-Speed Broadband Communications Access for all Georgians Study Committee held the second in a […]
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