DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. –Sources close to the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed today that a female juvenile has been arrested in connection with the death of a 1-2 week old baby whose body was found in a wooded area on Thompson Road July 3. The female juvenile, whose identity is being withheld due to her […]
Read More »11 Dawson County students, 2 staff members test positive for novel coronavirus
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — There are 3,713 students and 523 staff members in the Dawson County School System. system. According to the latest report, 11 students and 2 staff members have tested positive for novel coronavirus. 128 students and two staff members have been quarantined by the Department of Public Health (DPH) for a period […]
Read More »City sets rollback millabe rate at zero
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – City Council voted unanimously Monday to set a millage rate of 8.511 mils for the 2020 tax year and then approve a rollback millage rate of zero which means, once again, city residents will not pay a city tax. Finance Director Hayden Wiggins calculated that the city’s action would save a homeowner […]
Read More »Goodwill Career Center to host job fair
PRESS RELEASE DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — The Goodwill Career Center in Dawsonville will host a VIRTUAL Multi-Employer Job Fair on Sept. 3 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Employers/resources include: Alliance Property Services, Amazon, ARS Rescue Rooter, Backpedal Co., Chick-Fil-A, DeVry University, Domino’s Pizza, Express Employment Professionals, G.D.O.T., Northside Hospital, Tyson Foods AND MORE! Go […]
Read More »Commissioners will set millage rate Thursday
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — The Board of Commissioners is expected keep the current millage rate of 8.089 when it holds the third public hearing on the issue Monday at 4 p.m. in the Dawson County Courthouse/Administration Building at 25 Justice Way. Unfortunately, that decision will result in a 5.3 percent increase in property taxes for […]
Read More »City to approve millage rate Monday
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga – Finance Director Hayden Wiggins has calculated the 2020 millage rate to be 8.51 mils and city officials are expected to unanimously approve a roll back that relieves city residents of the burden of paying city taxes when City Council meets Monday (Aug. 17) at 5 p.m. Council approved a FY ‘20-’21 […]
Read More »No injuries in Thursday morning house fire
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — Dawson County E-911 received a transferred call from Forsyth for a reported structure fire on Coltrane Rd. at 05:54 a.m. Thursday (Aug. 13). First units arrived on scene at 06:05 a.m. to find a single story, single family dwelling with heavy fire showing. Unit’s began a defensive attack and the fire […]
Read More »Dawson County Schools issues statement about COVID-19 testing
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The Dawson County School System issued the following statement via REMIND, a private mobile messaging platform that aims to help teachers, parents, students, and administrators in K–12 schools to communicate with everyone at once: “Based on the of Public Health guidance, any person that is being tested or has been tested […]
Read More »Two students test positive for COVID-19
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Two Dawson County students – one at Dawson County High School, the other at Kilough Elementary School — tested positive for COVID-19 today according to a notice published via REMIND, a private mobile messaging platform that aims to help teachers, parents, students, and administrators in K–12 schools to communicate with everyone at […]
Read More »Andrew Clyde, Will Wade win runoff elections
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga — Andrew Clyde, a pro-life, pro-gun, pro Trump conservative making his first run for elected office, outpolled two-term State Representative Matt Gurtler to win the Republican nomination for 9th District U.S. Congress tonight (Aug. 11). With 95 percent of precincts reporting Clyde received 48,581 votes to Gurtler’s 37,741 in what many insiders […]
Read More »All precincts will be open for primary runoff races Tuesday
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — All precincts will be open Tuesday (Aug. 11) from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. when Dawson County voters cast their ballots in two key General Primary Runoff races — 9th District U.S. Congress and 9th District State House of Representatives. The west precinct is located at Fire Station 6, 2142 Hubbard […]
Read More »Three county commission meetings set Thursday
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners will have a full day of meetings Thursday (Aug. 6), starting with the first of three public hearings on the 2020 millage rate and property taxes. At 4 p.m., commissioners will hold a work session during which they will hear a presentation of the FY 2019 Audit […]
Read More »Council approves CARES Act expenditures
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Finance Administrator Hayden Wiggins reported Monday (Aug. 3) the city has received approximately $51,000 of the $169,000 allocated by the federal government under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Wiggins also presented a spread sheet for council that shows how the funds are being used to respond to the […]
Read More »Authorities search for driver who fled from GSP
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Authorities are still searching for 31-year-old Joshua Bush, who led Georgia State Patrol troopers on a high-speed chase through Dawson County Friday afternoon before he abandoned his vehicle and fled into the woods. According to the incident report, Georgia State Patrol Trooper Stephen Boykin attempted to stop the Bush vehicle, a […]
Read More »Andrew Clyde bus tour rolls into Dawson County
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — The Andrew Clyde for 9th District U.S. Congress bus tour rolled through Dawson County Tuesday with a midday stop at Atlanta Motorsports Park. Dawson County Republican Party Chairwoman Seannie Zappendorf introduced Clyde, a gun store owner who told approximately 30-40 supporters that he was motivated to run his first political campaign […]
Read More »GBI: Dawson County inmate death due to combined drug intoxication
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Medical Examiner has ruled the 18-year-old Dawson County inmate found dead in a cell on June 2, died due to a combined drug intoxication. Jonathan Sanford who had just graduated from high school and was planning to attend college in the Fall, was arrested on a DUI charge and possession […]
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