Dawson County Board of Commissioners Chairman Billy Thurmond delivered his State of Dawson County presentation at the Dawson County Chamber of Commerce luncheon Oct. 11, where he discussed the 2019 budget, the upcoming March TSPLOST vote and current projects in the county, including the much-anticipated creation of turn lanes at Lumpkin Campground Road and Hwy. 53. “One of the big things that a lot of people have been interested in is the county and state joint project…Lumpkin Campground turn lanes,” Thurmond said. Dawson County has been working with the Georgia Department of Transportation to add turn lanes and a signal on Lumpkin Campground Road and Hwy. 53 to help increase the flow of traffic. “The latter part of this year, first part of next year we hope to get that project completed. It’s one we’ve been talking about for over a year,” Thurmond said. “If you have to travel that road and get to sit there for two or three lights to get to turn you understand the need to make this project a reality.”