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In Touch with your Dawson County Government
The Dawson County Parks department is about to open the pool located at Veteran’s Park on Hwy. 9, just north of Dawsonville. The pool was constructed in the early 1970’s and has provided an inexpensive way for families to enjoy themselves without leaving the county for many years. I can personally remember taking swimming lessons at the pool as a young boy...
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District Three Community Clean Up Set for April 17; Volunteers Wanted
Dawson County’s spring community clean up event takes place in District Three and will begin at 9:00 am at Fire Station #3 located on Harmony Church Road.  Litter pick-up routes and supplies will be distributed to volunteer groups...
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Dawson County and ACCG Encourage Georgians to Celebrate April as National County Government Month
This year’s theme recognizes “Healthy Counties” and the role that county government plays in promoting health and well being through public health departments, parks and recreation programs and other efforts...

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Electronics Recycling Day Set for April 24 in Dawson County
Dawson County residents may bring personal computers, printers, monitors, stereo equipment, radios, telephones, circuit boards, fax machines and many other electronic items...
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Celebrate the Value of Life this Easter

Sadly, in countries around the world, including ours, the sanctity of life is under attack.  A recent edition ofThe Economist

dedicated four articles to the rise of gender imbalance, coining the term “gendercide.”  This despicable practice that targets females is estimated to have wiped out over 100 million girls across the globe...

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In Touch with your Dawson County Government
With the weather improving, we are making progress. This week the new bath house at War Hill Park was completed.  The bath house was constructed with funds awarded to the county through a grant to renovate the park...
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Dawson County Board of Commissioners Work Session - March 25
The Dawson County Board of Commissioners Work Session is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 25 at the G.L. Pete Gilleland Chambers at Dawsonville City Hall.  The agenda is as follows...

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Dawson County Board approves March 4 Minutes
On Thursday, March 18, 2010, the Dawson County Board of Commissioners approved the minutes from the March 4, 2010 Regular Meeting...
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New Dawson County Government Center to Accentuate Natural Scenery
According to Dawson County Special Projects Director Bob Ivey, “The architect conducted an actual tree count to ensure that we not only minimized the destruction of existing trees but also to assure the number of replacement trees exceeded the number removed”...
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Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries
The National Fire Safety Council recommends three steps to maintaining smoke alarms in your home, which should be checked twice a year when you change your clocks...
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A Lean Economy Calls for a Lean Budget
One of the hot button issues to come out of these [legislative] meetings was the discussion of potential cuts to Georgia’s university system.  After Chancellor Erroll Davis presented a budget with cuts totaling $265 million, lawmakers asked university officials to come back with an additional $300 million in cuts...
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AmeriVap to Move to Dawson County
AmeriVap and its wholly owned subsidiary, Xtreme Steam, assemble, sell and maintain commercial steam cleaning equipment for food processing facilities, medical clinics and hospitals, commercial aviation companies as well as hotels, motels and restaurant chains...

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Timberland Outlet Team Contributes to War Hill Park Beautification
According to Dawson County Parks & Recreation Program Coordinator, Buffie Henson, the team from the North Georgia Premium Outlets store planted flowers at the entrance sign to the park last year.  This year, they conducted a shore sweep around the entire park, picking up trash, branches, and other debris...
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Dawson County Board of Commissioners - Minutes from February 18
The Dawson County Board of Commissioners approved the minutes from the February 18, 2010 board meeting...
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Public Defender Morris Receives Equal Justice Foundation Award
Circuit Public Defender Brad Morris has received the Equal Justice Foundation’s 2009-2010 Practitioner’s Award. The award recognizes a law practitioner who has made an outstanding commitment to public interest law...
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