May 17, 2012
Mike Berg, commission chair
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Dawson County is less than $2 million away from being debt free, County Commission Chair Mike Berg said in his eighth annual State of the County address. Speaking at a Chamber of Commerce lunche...
Dawson County continued to impress last week as the Lady Tigers soccer squad battled its way into the Class AA State Quarterfinals. The team finished the season with a school record 17 victories, including 15 shutouts, and achieved a Top-3 State ranking. For complete details, see page 1B. Pictured: the Lady Tigers celebrate a playoff goal, including (from left) McKay Shively, Brittany Duffy, Brooke Duffy and Carissa Perez.
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The Lady Tigers took a record-breaking season to an even higher level last week with a hard-fought victory to reach the State Playoff “Elite Eight.” In a tasty matchup of State Top-10 ranked teams...
On May 10, DOR agents allowed owner Gordon Pirkle back into the Pool Room to remove some perishable items and catering equipment that belongs to his catering business, Checkered Flag
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Dawsonville Pool Room shuts down as state DOR moves in
Survivor's lap.
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Dawson County is preparing to give cancer a run — or walk — for its money at the annual Relay for Life. The overnight fundraising event for cancer research begins at 7 p.m. May 18 at Veterans Memor...
Melissa Armstrong with daughter Hailey
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Melissa Armstrong is the News & Advertiser's 'Mother of the Year' for Dawson County
Dawson County freshman midfielder Taylor Bennett scored the Lady Tigers only goal in the second half to defeat Vidalia High School on Wednesday afternoon.
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The Dawson County High School girls soccer team is now in the State Quarterfinals (Elite 8) after their 1-0 victory over Vidalia High School Wednesday night. Dawson will play Greater Atlanta Chris...
Eleven-year-old Kenneth Stewart, known as “Soldier Boy” to many in the Dawson County community, attended the April 24 University of Georgia baseball game against Georgia Tech.
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An entire community continues to wait to see if an experimental drug will work for an 11-year-old boy with childhood cancer. Kenneth Stewart, known as “Soldier Boy” to many in Dawson County, initi...
Dawson County senior defender Brooke Shively (19) battles the ball away from a Phoenix player in the first half of the Lady Tigers victory over Sonoraville in the first round of the Class AA State Playoffs.
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They were a tense few minutes. But then the Dawson County varsity girls soccer team did what they do best — score goals. The Lady Tigers were hosting Sonoraville High School (Region 7B-AA) on a h...
2012 – 2013 Association County Commissioners of Georgia officers include: Bibb County Chairman and ACCG Third Vice President Sam Hart, Dawson County Chairman and ACCG First Vice President Mike Berg, Taylor County Commissioner and ACCG President Clinton Perry, Walton County Chairman and ACCG Second Vice President Kevin Little and ACCG President Ross King.
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Mike Berg, chairman of the Dawson County Board of Commissioners, was sworn in as first vice president of the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) at its annual meeting in Savannah....
Calvin Byrd
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After serving on the Dawsonville City Council for three years, Calvin Byrd has resigned from his seat to run for mayor. He announced his resignation at a council meeting May 7. Ten days earlier...
James Grogan
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Kimberly Boim kboim@dawsonadvertiser.com The Dawsonville City Council is now short by one member. During a work session April 26, recently appointed Mayor James Grogan resigned his city council ...
The Dawson County varsity girls soccer team proudly shows off the Region 8-AA Championship trophy after shutting out North Oconee to win the title.
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It took just four minutes. And then an agonizingly long wait to see if the Dawson County varsity girls soccer team would capture its first-ever Region Tournament Championship. Forward McKay Shive...
The Art in the Garden Spring Fling 2012 will feature live music, education programs, and arts and crafts like what’s shown above from the 2011 event.
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Carly Sharec csharec@dawsonadvertiser.com Anyone looking for live entertainment, informative educational programs, interesting artwork and good food should look no further than Art in the Garden:...
Ed Loy, store manager of Dawsonville Kroger receives a plaque of appreciation from Justin Power, co-chair of Relay for Life Dawson County, at the April 19 Survivor Dinner Celebration. Kroger is a major sponsor of the Survivor Dinner by providing the food and having the store’s chefs prepare and serve the dinner. Others pictured are Roger Slaton (right of Loy), State Farm Insurance and Chairman of Survivors for Dawson County; and Kroger Executive Chef Julian Mason (center).
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Over 150 cancer survivors, caretakers, Relay committee members, and friends gathered to celebrate the true meaning of survival at the April 19 Survivor Dinner Celebration, one of the most popular a...
A small brush fire was started on Hwy. 136 W. near Fausett’s Lake when a tree fell on top of a power line.
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High winds are being blamed for two incidents of trees falling on power lines and causing fires on Monday, April 23. The first incident took place on Hwy. 136 W, just past Fausetts Lake, when a tr...
Dawson County High School honored its varsity girls soccer seniors last week. Pictured are(from left) Morgan Collett, Carissa Perez, Emily Stowers, Brooke Shively and Morgan Huber.
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Nobody likes rain delays. But perhaps the bad weather last week that halted the varsity girls soccer game halfway through the first half was not entirely unwelcome. Dawson County, currently ranke...
The Crunk Crew steals the spotlight behind Buck Lanford.
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The Dawson County High School gym was rollickin’ the morning of April 12 as Buck Lanford of Fox 5 News featured the school in the High 5 Field Trip segment on the channel’s Good Day Atlanta program...
Senior Kimberly Wallace soared to victory in the long jump event as Dawson County battled White County and East Hall on Senior Night at DCHS.
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In a stadium full of athletes, four competitors from Dawson County High School stood above the rest as the Tigers hosted East Hall and White County last Thursday. Hayden Wilson represented the Lad...
Jessica Smith, left, and Greer French, center, are the salutatorian and valedictorian for the 2012 graduating class of Dawson County High School. They were featured on Fox 5’s “Good Day Atlanta” High 5 Field Trip segment with Buck Lanford, right, on April 13.
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Greer French has been announced as the valedictorian of the Dawson County High School class of 2012, and Jessica Smith will be the class salutatorian. “Naming and honoring the valedictorian and ...
The driver of the Nissan Axxess at this April 9 wreck was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he later died.
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A Dawsonville man is dead after an April 9 car wreck on Hwy. 9, according to the Georgia State Patrol. Heinz Boehm, 89, was attempting to turn north on Hwy. 9 from a private driveway just before 1...
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The Dawsonville Pool Room was seized by the Georgia Department of Revenu...
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An entire community continues to wait to see if an experimental drug wil...
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