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Dawson County Tax Commissioner Linda Townley is foreclosing on 354.9 acres known as Gold Creek, according to documents obtained by the Gold 104.3 FM...
District 9 State House Race Gets Heated
Voters in Dawson, Lumpkin and Forsyth counties must soon decide if District 9 State Rep. Amos Amerson deserves another term in the Georgia State House or if he should be replaced by challenger Steve Gooch...
Jul 4, 2008
Dahlonega Woman Faces 22 Counts of Computer Theft
Dawson County sheriff’s authorities say they expect 44-year-old Dahlonega resident Vivian Miles turned herself in Wednesday to face 22 counts of computer theft...
Jul 4, 2008
BOC to Consider Fast-track Rezoning Request
Landscape architect Jim King has made a request for fast track zoning of 14.95 acres on Georgia 400 just north of Grant Road on the west side of the Golden Corridor...
Jul 3, 2008
Dawson County Property Assessments Adhere to State Guidelines
For 2008, the Dawson County Board of Tax Assessors reappraised rural properties. Other neighborhoods or property categories were not included in the reappraisal because they fall into the acceptable level of assessment in keeping with State of Georgia guidelines...
Jul 3, 2008
Dawson County Democrats Cancel July Meeting
The next scheduled meeting will be held in The Roy Coleman Room of the Dawson County Public Library on August 28, 2008...
Jul 2, 2008
Veterans Bricks Available for Purchase
Bricks will include the veteran's name, rank, branch and date of service, and those interested in purchasing bricks may request in honor of or in memory of a special veteran...
Jul 2, 2008
Register Now for Dawson County Overnight Etowah Experience
On July 18-20 The Dawson County Etowah River Experience will host an overnight kayak/canoe camping trip...
Jul 1, 2008
Advanced Voting in Dawson County Begins Next Week
In Dawson County, voters must decide two contested County Commission races. In District 2, incumbent Terri Tragesser faces challenger James Swafford. In District 4, incumbent Julie Hughes Nix faces opposition from political newcomer Thayer Spencer. It’s the first run for office for Spencer, who has survived a residency challenge...
Jul 1, 2008
Georgia DOT Suspends Lane Closures in Observance of July 4th Holiday
Beginning at noon Thursday, July 3, and continuing until 5 a.m., Monday, July 7, there essentially will be no scheduled lane closures on any Georgia interstate highway or primary state route...
Jul 1, 2008
Wife of Former Dawson County Manager Phil Anderson Dies
Anderson resigned last year as county manager to spend more time with his wife during a period of declining physical health...
Jun 30, 2008
Dawson County Emergency Services Urges Firework Safety for Independence Day
Illegal fireworks, such as cherry bombs, M-80 salutes, and large firecrackers containing over two grains of powder produce risks that can result not only in severe burns and blindness, but also in amputations or death...
Jun 30, 2008
Senate Candidate Dale Cardwell Challenges Jim Martin to 'Come Clean'
"In the summer of 2003, two of Jim’s top managers called WSB to 'blow the whistle' on what they described as a 'back door' plan to cut Georgia’s Medicaid and food stamp programs to save the State money"...
Jun 30, 2008
Statement from Governor Perdue Concerning the Passing of The University of Georgia’s Mascot, Uga VI
Though much of the Bulldogs' success in recent years has been attributed to Coach Mark Richt, most true Georgia fans know that his job will be much tougher now without the winningest Uga of all time stalking the sidelines...
Jun 30, 2008
Dawson County Commission Candidate Arrested Earlier This Year in Forsyth County
Commission candidate Thayer Spencer spent seven days in the Forsyth County Detention Center in late January and early February following his arrest on a Forsyth Magistrate Court’s bench warrant for failure to appear in court, Forsyth County sheriff’s reports show...
Jun 29, 2008
Isakson, Chambliss Co-Sponsor Legislation to Address High Gas Prices
The legislation would allow states the option to explore oil and gas resources in the Atlantic and Pacific Outer Continental Shelf at least 50 miles from the coast. It also would repeal the moratorium on Western state oil shale exploration to allow exploration to move forward...
Jun 27, 2008
