Fetch Your News will attempt to present a profile of each candidate running for public office in Dawson County in order to provide voters with the information they need to make an informed choice. Each of the candidates will be contacted and offered a chance to respond prior to the May 24 election. DAWSONVILLE, Ga. […]
Read More »Chris Gaines, BOC Candidate, Dist. 2
To provide voters the information they need to make an informed choice in the May 24 General Primary election, Fetch Your News will work hard to present a profile of each candidate running for public office. All candidates will be contacted and offered an opportunity to respond to questions. DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — At 38 years […]
Read More »City Council Approves Water/Sewer Rate Hike
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Dawsonville residents can expect to see an increase in their water and sewer rates this summer. City council voted 3-0, with Councilwoman Angie Smith absent, in favor of a 15 percent hike beginning in July. City Manager David Headley said it’s been a long time since the last rate hike and the […]
Read More »No I.D. on Body Found in Lake Lanier
HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Hall County authorities are trying to identify the badly decomposed body of a female that was found floating in Lake Lanier by two fishermen Sunday. The men discovered the body near the Dawsonville Highway bridge not far from the Dawson County line. Hall County spokeswoman Nicole Bailes said the body has […]
Read More »Sheriff’s Candidates Square off at Forum
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — With just 8 weeks left before the May 24 Republican Primary, Dawson County residents had another opportunity to evaluate the candidates for sheriff during Tuesday night’s forum at Dawson County Middle School. The four — Jeff Johnson, Tony Wooten, Jeff Perry and Frank Sosebee — are all veteran law enforcement officers with […]
Read More »LTPP Hosts Challengers to Congressman Doug Collins
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Bernard “Bernie” Fontaine, Mike Scupin, Roger Fitzpatrick and Dr. Paul Broun are the challengers to 9th District Congressman Doug Collins in the May 24 Republican primary. Thursday night they were featured speakers at the Lanier Tea Party Patriots (LTPP) meeting. Fontaine is a Vietnam Veteran and retired Georgia National Guard Brigadier General […]
Read More »Sheriff’s Candidates Debate in Dawson Co.
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Dawson County will lose a wealth of crime fighting experience when highly respected Sheriff Billy Carlisle retires after 18 years as the county’s top cop at the end of the year. But residents can take comfort in the fact that four outstanding and highly experienced officers have stepped forward to campaign to […]
Read More »Dawson County 911 Dispatcher and Husband Charged in Drug Bust
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — A Dawson County 9-1-1 dispatcher and her husband have been charged with possession of a controlled substance and manufacturing marijuana. Dawson County Sheriff Billy Carlisle said the drugs were discovered during a drug bust at the home of Sara Lynn Reeves and Phillip Jonathan Reeves off Dawsonville Highway. Sara Reeves has […]
Read More »Sheriff, Tax Commissioner Races Will Be Hotly Contested
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — The three local races that have attracted the most interest in Dawson County this year are County Commission Chairman, Sheriff and Tax Commissioner where a total of nine candidates will campaign. Sheriff Billy Carlisle, who has been Dawson County’s top cop for 18 years, will not seek reelection. Chairman Michael Berg, who […]
Read More »White County Man Killed in ATV Crash
CLEVELAND, Ga. — A White County man was killed Tuesday evening when his all-terrain vehicle careened off May White Road and ran into a ditch. Sgt. Anthony Coleman of the Georgia State Patrol said the accident happened about 6:30 p.m. as Brian Keith Seymore, 23, was driving alone on a four-wheeler in the southern part […]
Read More »Dawson Commissioners Approve Purchases for Emergency Services
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — The Dawson County Board of Commissioners approved three purchases aimed at providing upgrades to the county’s Emergency Services Tuesday, increasing its inventory of self-contained breathing apparatuses, chest compression devices and turn-out gear. In a meeting that had to be rescheduled due to the last week’s snow, county commissioners accepted a bid of […]
Read More »Missing Atlanta Woman Died of Self-inflicted Wound
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — Dawson County Coroner Ted Bearden confirmed today that 29-year-old Jillian Hudson, the Atlanta woman whose body was found inside her abandoned car on Lumpkin Campground Road in Dawson County Thursday, died as the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Hudson had been missing for two days when employees at a medical […]
Read More »Bearden, Sosebee Wrap Up Qualifying in Dawson Co.
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Qualifying closed Friday in Dawson County with two more candidates tossing their hats in the ring. Incumbent Ted Bearden qualified to run for County Coroner and Frank Sosebee became the fourth candidate to qualify to run for Sheriff. Ted Bearden Coroner Sheriff Candidate Tony Wooten Jeff Perry Jeff Johnson Frank Sosebee School […]
Read More »Candidate Qualifying Begins Monday in Dawsonville
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. –It’s qualifying week for political hopefuls in Dawson County and all across Georgia. Election Superintendent Glenda Ferguson said incumbents and newcomers seeking public office must officially declare their candidacy between Monday, March 7 and Friday, March 11. Qualifying will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Friday when qualifying ends […]
Read More »Fitzpatrick to Run for 9th District Congress
My name is Roger Fitzpatrick and I’m running to represent Georgia’s 9th congressional District. I’m running because many of the voters are disappointed with Doug Collins, our current representative. I’m running because Mr. Collins has made decisions contrary to the promises he made 4 years ago and has placed votes in violation of the Constitution […]
Read More »Body Found in Dawson Co. Is That of Missing Atlanta Woman
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — Dawson County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tony Wooten confirmed today the body found inside an abandoned car on Lumpkin Campground Road is that of 29-year-old Jillian Hudson a woman reported missing from Atlanta. Hudson’s body was found Thursday morning after the owner of a business and medical office building notified deputies the […]
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