WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — White County and the City of Cleveland are exploring the possibility of consolidation of fire services. County Commission Chairman Travis Turner made the announcement during Monday’s regular Board of Commissioners meeting. “It’s important to note that both agencies have an obligation to taxpayers to operate as efficiently as possible and reduce […]
Read More »Anti-CRT fervor heating up in Forsyth County
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Parents of Forsyth County students are “mad as hell and they say they are not going to take it anymore.” The popular website Concerned Parents of Forsyth County Georgia exploded with negative comments about the Forsyth County Board of Education following the Board’s May meeting. School officials claim that the school […]
Read More »County’s withdrawal from arbitration sends annexation back to City Council
PRESS RELEASE DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — On December 9, 2020, the City of Dawsonville advised Dawson County of its intent to annex and rezone 70.808 acres of Tax Parcel 093 004 001, which is located near the intersection of Perimeter Road and Allen Street in Dawson County (the “Annexation”). After thorough analysis and evaluation […]
Read More »County ready to take the next step in construction of Lanierland Park Phase 2
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Board of Commissioners is expected to award the bid for construction of Lanierland Park Phase 2 to Astra Group, LLC in the amount of $14,820,000 plus a $200,000 contingency when it meets Tuesday (Apr. 20) at 2 p.m. in the County Administration Building, 110 East Main Street. Astra Group will […]
Read More »BOC approves McFarland Parkway development
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A new mixed-use development that includes 59 townhomes and 51,000 square feet of commercial space will soon become a reality. The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Liu Investment Partners request to rezone 18.534 acres at 100 McFarland Parkway to Master Planned District at Thursday’s meeting. Christopher Light, representing Liu Investment Partners […]
Read More »Dawson County Planning Director presents update of proposed county alcohol ordinance
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Planning Director Jameson Kinley presented an update of some key changes to the county’s proposed alcohol ordinance at Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting. The final ordinance must be approved by the Board of Commissioners. Explained Kinley, “The reason for the update is to add the section about agribusiness, which is really our […]
Read More »Semanson on nominating process: “It was manipulated by someone with an agenda”
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The normally uneventful process of appointing members to a committee quickly erupted into an embarrassing 30 minutes of angry shouting, accusations of “manipulation” and “dirty” tactics at the Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday. Furious about the way the nominating process for members of the Development Authority was conducted, Commissioner Laura Semanson […]
Read More »Four arrested in Lumpkin County drug bust
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — A multi-agency task force arrested four individuals and took 295 grams of methamphetamine and an undisclosed amount of heroin off the street Wednesday (Apr 13). Following months of investigation, the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office, the GBI Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office served a warrant at 1085 Lewis School Road. During the […]
Read More »Forsyth County pitches in after E4 tornado spreads destruction in Newnan, Heard, Coweta counties
NEWNAN COUNTY, Ga. – Late Thursday evening and into the early morning hours of Friday an E4 tornado that experts say was more than one mile wide and packed winds of 170 mph ripped through Newnan, Coweta and Heard counties, spreading devastation as it went. When catastrophic weather events like that occur, it takes hundreds, […]
Read More »NGMC completes first AVM treatment advancing brain care for the region
PRESS RELEASE GAINESVILLE, Ga. – The radiation oncology and neuroscience teams at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) recently partnered to provide the region’s first treatment for arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a tangle of abnormal blood vessels in the brain. Because of the high risk for stroke and myriad neurological conditions associated with AVM, patients have […]
Read More »Superior Court hearing for defendants in Bender murder trial postponed by poor internet connection
HALL COUNTY, Ga.– Dylan Patrick Reid, 20, and Isaac Huff, 19, — two of the defendants in the Sept. 2019 murder trial of Hannah Bender of Lumpkin County — were prepared to enter a plea bargain in Hall County Superior Court Monday (Mar. 8). Both men were to testify from their cells at the Dawson […]
Read More »Firefighters battle Long Mountain Fire
PRESS RELEASE WHITE COUNTY, Ga. –Yesterday’s beautiful spring weather brought warm temperatures, low humidity and a gentle breeze which the National Weather Service labeled a HIGH FIRE DANGER DAY. At 5:13PM, White County received a reported woods fire on Long Mountain Trail which turns off Jeb Drive off Hwy 115 W. The fire was […]
Read More »Johns Creek, Forsyth County score key drug bust
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Surveillance of a suspected drug dealer’s home paid off big time last week when Johns Creek and Forsyth County detectives arrested five people on various drug and weapon charges and took a sizeable amount of drugs off the street. Detectives spotted the suspect, Levi Brown, 27, of Dawsonville leaving the home, […]
Read More »Early voting on $60 million SPLOST starts Monday
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — The dust has barely settled following January’s special election in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race but Dawson County Republicans and Democrats will return to the polls starting Monday (Feb 22) to vote on a $60 million, 6-year Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Early voting will last until Friday, March 12. Local […]
Read More »White County deputies chase, arrest burglary suspect
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – Alert White County deputies arrested a Cleveland man who is suspected of burglary Tuesday. According to a White County Sheriff’s Office press release, deputies had been searching for Corey Franklin Cantrell for several weeks in connection with a burglary investigation. While searching for Cantrell, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of […]
Read More »Dawsonville man charged in connection with riot in Capitol Building
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Federal authorities have arrested 22-year-old Benjamin Harry Torre of Dawsonville in connection with the riot that took place Jan. 6 at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. According to an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, an anonymous tipster who claimed to know Torre identified photos […]
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