May 24, 2013
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7CQ1_webFlood_pic_6_columns.jpg 6.5 inches in 8 hours
Dawson County’s Etowah River crested at more than 16 feet — 10 feet above normal — early Sunday morning, causing flooding and minor road damage.  “We had 6.5 inches of rain in about an...
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7SK_Roberts_Micahel.jpg Chief Tax Appraiser Resigns after arrest
Dawson County’s Chief Tax Appraiser has resigned his position after being arrested Tuesday at his office on misdemeanor drug charges. MIchael Joseph Roberts, 36, turned in his resignation o...
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Private company to operate five state parks
Two major changes are coming to Georgia’s state parks system as the Department of Natural Resources reorganizes its operations. As of July 1, all of the state’s lodge parks – including Amicalola F...
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City hears reservoir comments
The Dawsonville City Council Tuesday heard the details of a second reservoir project—the Etowah Hills Reservoir. Lumpkin County resident Rebecca Carter, president of the Etowah Hills Corporation...
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Transfer station fees upped
Fees will increase at Dawson County’s transfer station following action March 21 by the board of commissioners. After two motions were presented and failed, District Two Commissioner James Swaffor...
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