Winners: Cleveland City Council Ward 3 – Jeremy McClure Cleveland city Council Ward 4 –CJ McDonald CLEVELAND, Ga. – Two seats were up for grabs tonight for the Cleveland City Council. Ward 3 with Kevin Stanley (I) being challenged by Jeremy McClure and Ward 4 with Bradley Greene (I) being challenged by CJ McDonald. It […]
Read More »Amicalola Scenic Byway project in second stage
DAWSONVILLE, GA. – The Amicalola Scenic Byway project was presented at the October 7, 2021 Dawson County Commissioners meeting. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Mandy Power, announced that Dawson, Gilmer and Pickens counties will all have a part in the new scenic byway that will run through all three counties. Power read the definition […]
Read More »Dawson county bus driver arrested over child cruelty
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – Carl Cox, a former Dawson County schools bus driver, was arrested on Oct. 1 with warrants for simple battery and cruelty to children first degree, the latter of which is a felony charge. The warrants were issued after an incident occurred on September 27 when Cox allegedly hit a 7-year-old student and […]
Read More »City council discusses COVID-19 vaccine incentive
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. – The Dawsonville City Council met Monday evening, Sept. 20, and discussed several topics on the agenda, including a possible vaccine incentive for city employees. Dawsonville City Manager, Bob Bolz, spoke on the proposed vaccine incentive for city employees to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. He said that they already have approved for workers […]
Read More »Stigma Kills: Dawson County Holds Suicide Prevention Conference
DAWSONVILLE, Ga – In honor of suicide prevention week, Mental Health America of Georgia hosted a Suicide Prevention Conference in Dawson County to bring awareness to the issue and just how close this topic hits home. “We came specifically to Dawson County because it is ground zero for death by suicide in the state of […]
Read More »Lumpkin County Remembers 9/11 20th Anniversary
DAHLONEGA, Ga.- The Lumpkin County Republican Party hosted an event on Saturday in remembrance of the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Speakers at the 9/11 20th anniversary event in Lumpkin included Mayor Sam Norton, Deputy Fire Chief Tony Kent, and Sheriff Stacy Jarrard. The event was held to remember the lives lost through the tragedy on Sept. […]
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