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These two sites are serving as warming centers during Dawson County’s latest frigid temperatures
The warming centers will be open during Dawson County’s latest round of below-freezing temps.
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Update: Former Dawson County teacher convicted of sex crimes asks for new trial
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A Dawson County jury convicted former DCJHS teacher James Gregory Jeffers of two sex crimes and acquitted him of three other charges following a July 2024 trial. - photo by Julia Hansen
A former Dawson County Junior High School teacher and coach is now asking for a new trial after his conviction on two sex battery charges one month ago, according to a superior court motion filed Aug. 9.
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What President Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon means for two Northeast Georgia men charged
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Benjamin Torre, left, and Ronald Loehrke
With President Donald Trump granting clemency to roughly 1,500 people for their alleged involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, one Dawsonville man and one Gainesville man will either be pardoned or have their case dismissed as part of the executive order.
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