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Plans to pave Carlisle Road were discussed during a meeting Saturday morning at Dawson County Emergency Services Station No. 2.
Several Carlisle Road residents attended the town hall style meeting held by Dawson County Public Works Director David Headley and county engineer Corey Gutherie, who outlined the project that includes paving, widening and restructuring the gravel road.
March 06, 2013
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Michele
Hester
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LOCAL
This past week, the Senate passed House Bill 266, which would update Georgia's IRS code and clarify measures from 2012's tax reform overhaul by a vote of 41-7.
The bill was amended from its original version to reconcile any unintended financial repercussions from last year's comprehensive tax reform package.
March 06, 2013
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By Steve Gooch
For the Dawson Community News
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Opinion: Letters/Columns
My friend Ashley posted one of those funny photos on Facebook the other day that made me laugh - until I realized how true it was.
It read: "Sometimes when I open my mouth, my mother comes out."
March 06, 2013
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By Sudie Crouch
For the Dawson Community News
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Lifestyle Columnists
After a chilly weekend with daytime temperatures in the 40s, it can be hard to think about your summer lawn. However, now is the time to start thinking about controlling that most hated of all lawn weeds - crabgrass. Crabgrass is a summer annual weed, which means it germinates in the early spring, grows throughout the summer, and dies off in early fall. By the time you see it invading your lawn in early summer ...
March 06, 2013
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By Clark MacAllister
For the Dawson Community News
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Lifestyle Columnists
Kelly Maradiaga was caught by the Dawson County Sheriff's Office driving safe on Feb. 25 at the local high school.
Maradiaga received a driving "citation" for driving a safe speed and for always wearing her seatbelt.
March 06, 2013
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By David Renner
drenner@dawsonnews.com
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Education
The budget was at the forefront of the many topics the Dawson County Board of Education discussed during its annual retreat last week.
While the 2014 fiscal year budget has not been set, it's expected to total about $32 million, which would be a drop of about $3 million from the current year's budget.
March 06, 2013
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By David Renner
drenner@dawsonnews.com
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Education
Dawson County will soon have a new location for help with medical needs.
Medical Plaza 400, a part of the Northeast Georgia Health System, is set to open in April at what was formerly the Moto 400 building, located north of the intersection of Hwy. 53 and Ga. 400.
March 06, 2013
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By David Renner
drenner@dawsonnews.com
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BUSINESS
Dawson County Chamber of Commerce officials are calling a new women's networking event an "ultimate success."
"We're so glad we had such a great turn out for our inaugural event. This is something we're going to try to do quarterly," said Christie Haynes, chamber president.
March 06, 2013
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Michele
Hester
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BUSINESS
Yvonne C. Melancon, 84, of Dawsonville, died March 2, 2013.
Born Oct. 16, 1928, in New Orleans, La., to the late Joseph Robert and Marietta Lawton, she had lived in Dawson County for the past 20 years.
March 06, 2013
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OBITUARIES
Watching the Dawson County Lady Tigers clinch a berth in the Class AAA state championship game brought back a flood of memories for several members of the high school's 1991 state runners-up squad.
"It's been kind of like an emotional roller coaster for me watching them," Mardie Townley said.
March 06, 2013
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Michele
Hester
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High School
The Dawson County Republican Party convention Saturday is expected to usher in new leadership.
Clint Bearden, who was elected as the local party's chairman in 2011, has said he will not seek an additional term as the county's GOP leader.
March 06, 2013
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Michele
Hester
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LOCAL
The Georgia House of Representatives has passed an ethics reform bill and has sent it on its way to the state Senate for its consideration and action.
But don't get out the confetti just yet. What one body sees as true ethics reform, the other sees as a desultory effort to curb the power and influence of those lizard-loafered lobbyists skulking the halls of the Gold Dome. We the Unwashed? We are caught in the middle, as usual.
March 06, 2013
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By Dick Yarbrough
For the Dawson Community News
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Opinion: Letters/Columns
Pauline "Polly" Harris Arrington, 92, of Forsyth County, died March 2, 2013.
She was born March 30, 1920.
March 06, 2013
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OBITUARIES
A Dahlonega man died Sunday after a wreck on Ga. 400 in northern Dawson County.
Clayton Patterson, 69, was flown by helicopter to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta following a single-vehicle crash, which occurred about noon near the Dawson-Lumpkin County line.
March 06, 2013
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Michele
Hester
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LOCAL
A Dawson County couple has been arrested in connection with what authorities are calling a set fire to a home off War Hill Park Road.
James Henry Raines is charged with first-degree arson. He and wife Gloria Ann Raines, both of whom are 31, were taken into custody Feb. 28 in Dawsonville, according to jail records.
March 06, 2013
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Michele
Hester
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CRIME/COURTS
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