CLEVELAND, Ga. — School Superintendent Dr. Jeff Wilson will provide an update on White County High School’s search for a new head football coach when the White County School Board meets at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Bill Ballard resigned as head coach at the end of the 2016 season, saying his desire to serve as head […]
Read More »WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS CHANGE YOUR SMOKE ALARM BATTERIES
For Release March 6, 2017 Contact: Glenn Allen Phone: 404-463-0729 HUDGENS: WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS CHANGE YOUR SMOKE ALARM BATTERIES ATLANTA — Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is urging everyone to change the batteries in their smoke alarms at the same time they change their clocks to […]
Read More »Tigers Roll Past Union County 57-26
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Friday night’s Region 7-AAA game between Dawson County and Union County was expected to be a high-scoring shootout between two gun slinging quarterbacks. It was all of that but Dawson County’s guns had a lot more bullets. The Tigers scored just about every way a team can score in rolling to a […]
Read More »Bolz Ready to Lead Dawsonville City Staff
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Management, supervision and leadership fit Bob Bolz, Dawsonville’s new city manager like a glove. Wednesday was Bolz’s third day on the job and he took time to talk to Fetch Your News about his new position. “What has impressed me most so far is the quality of people I work with,” he […]
Read More »White County Board of Education Achieves Quality Board Designation
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The White County Board of Education has been named as a Quality Board by the Georgia School Board Association. White County is one of only 25 school systems in Georgia to be so designated. The recognition program was developed by Georgia superintendents and is designed to showcase best practices in school governance […]
Read More »One Lane of Ga. 400 Closed This Weekend
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — It may seem like rush hour traffic to anyone planning to use Ga. 400 to commute into Atlanta this weekend. Georgia Department of Transportation has closed one northbound lane between McFarland Parkway/Exit 12 and Peachtree Parkway/Exit 13. The lane was closed at 9 p.m Friday and will remain closed until noon […]
Read More »County Holds Hearing on Millage Rate
DAWSONVLLE, Ga. — The Dawson County Board of Commissioners held the first of three public hearings on the 2016 millage rate and property taxes. The proposal is to leave the millage rate at 8.138, effectively increasing homeowners’ property taxes by 4.32 percent. Commissioners say a millage rate higher than the rollback rate is needed […]
Read More »Advanced Voting Slow in White County Where Turnout is Less Than 5 Percent
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Advanced voter turnout is slow in White County but Chief Voter Registrar Lisa Manning says it is way ahead of where it was in 2012. But that’s only because there were no contested races in the 2012 General Primary. This year, there are three local races, including sheriff, county commission and school […]
Read More »Fitzpatrick Turns in Strong Performance at Town Hall
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Roger Fitzpatrick, an ex-Marine and former White County administrator, appears to have established himself as the No. 1 contender for 9th District Congressman Doug Collins’ job with a strong performance during the AccessWDUN/Gainesville Times town hall meeting at Brenau Downtown Center last night. Fitzpatrick demonstrated confidence, knowledge of the issues and likeability […]
Read More »Cleveland Pastor Calls Forum to Avoid Civil Unrest That Has Plagued Other Communities
CLEVELAND Ga. — Like many Americans, Travis Gaston, pastor of Travis Chapel United Methodist Church in Cleveland, is troubled by the racial unrest in this country and the recent killings in Dallas, Baton Rouge and Minnesota. So, he has called for a community forum Sunday at 3 p.m at the little chapel at 387 Hood […]
Read More »Zika: “A Problem We Shouldn’t Ignore”
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Dr. Larry Anderson, Chairperson of the Dawson County Health Board, made a special presentation to the Dawson County Board of Commissioners Thursday on preventing the spread of the Zika Virus. Anderson cautioned officials, saying it is “a problem we shouldn’t ignore.” Zika is transmitted primarily by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito and Anderson […]
Read More »Challengers Blast Congressman Collins In Live Debate Broadcast on FYN TV
ELLIJAY, Ga. — In a fiery hour-long debate broadcast live on FYN TV and moderated by Fetch Your News owner Brian K. Pritchard Friday, four challengers — Paul Broun, Mike Scupin, Roger Fitzpatrick and Bernie Fontaine — took turns attacking Georgia’s 9th District Congressman Doug Collins on issues ranging from his support of President Obama’s […]
Read More »Frogtown Residents to Get New Fire Station
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Families in the Frogtown community can rest a little easier once the new fire station is completed. The Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously last night to contract with E&P Contractors to build a metal building to be used as a fire station in the Frogtown Community for a cost of […]
Read More »Political Hopefuls Qualify This Week in Lumpkin County
DAHLONEGA, Ga. –It’s qualifying week for political hopefuls in Lumpkin County and all across Georgia. 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 at noon. Candidates are required […]
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