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Ricky Carter Hicks
Ricky Carter Hicks
Published: Dec 26, 2022, 8:08 PM
Ricky Carter Hicks, age 68, of Dahlonega, Georgia, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022.
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Former DCN co-owner J.D. Swartz passes away
JD Swartz
Published: May 26, 2023, 3:30 PM
J.D. Swartz, a former co-owner of the Forsyth County News and Dawson County News, died Thursday in his native Tennessee. He was 87.
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