DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The county elections office reported today (Dec. 15) that 765 in-person votes were cast on the first day of advance voting in the General Election Runoff for state and federal offices. Voters tend to turn out in lower numbers for runoff elections. By contrast, the November general election with President Donald […]
Read More »Loeffler blasts “radical liberal” Raphael Warnock as campaign tour stops in Dawsonville
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Three days before the start of advance voting in one of the two most important Senate races in the country, Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) brought her campaign to Dawsonville Friday. Her message to Republicans was a stark warning: “If we don’t turn out to vote we will lose the country.” Loeffler […]
Read More »Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office receives life-saving donation of Narcan
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – On Friday (Dec. 11) Lumpkin County received a badly-needed donation of approximately 60 doses of Narcan (naloxoneHCI) — a tool that can save the lives of people experiencing a drug overdose. Jennifer Hodge and Forsyth County Commissioner Todd Levent withrealty4recovery delivered the gift to Sheriff Stacy Jarrard and the Lumpkin County […]
Read More »8th grader in custody after pulling a knife on another student in class
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — A 13-year-old female student at Lumpkin County Middle School is in custody today after she allegedly pulled a knife on another student in an 8th grade classroom. The incident took place between 10:30 and 11 a.m. The classroom was evacuated and no one was injured. The teacher was able to get […]
Read More »DCHS Business Education teacher arrested, charged with sexual exploitation of children
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Ryan Dennis Coker, 38, a Business Education teacher at Dawson County High School, was arrested Tuesday (Dec. 8) and charged with six felony counts of sexual exploitation of children and unlawful eavesdropping/surveillance. Following Coker’s arrest the Dawson County School System released a statement stating that they are cooperating fully with the […]
Read More »11-year-old boy stabbed to death at his home
DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — An 11-year-old Dawson County boy was stabbed to death at his home on Young Place Saturday afternoon. Sources say his 14-year-old female who lives at the same address called 911 to report the stabbing and has been charged with aggravated assault and felony murder. Sources told Fetch Your News the boy […]
Read More »Christmas in the Mountains Celebration Saturday
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — There is nothing quite like Christmas in the Mountains! Somehow, the mountains and those who live there seem to capture true spirit of the season. On Saturday, Dec. 5, the annual Christmas in the Mountains Celebration & Lighted Parade will kick off the holiday season in White County. This popular community […]
Read More »NGHS sees record number of COVID-19 cases, braces for surge in testing
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) saw a surge in COVID-19 cases over the holiday weekend with 181 confirmed cases admitted on Tuesday, December 1, at its hospitals and long-term care facilities combined. The numbers of those needing testing and care are expected to continue rising in the coming days and weeks. “Both […]
Read More »Voter registration deadline for Senate runoff is Monday, Dec. 7
Forsyth County, Georgia – Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, is the last day Forsyth County residents can register to vote for the Jan. 5, 2021 General Election & Special Election Runoff, or to change their name and/or address on the January 5, 2021 voter registration list. A Voter Registration Application must be completed, signed and submitted […]
Read More »State Senate committee will meet Thursday to evaluate Georgia’s voting process
ATLANTA (December 1, 2020) | The leadership of the state Senate, including Senate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller (R – Gainesville), Majority Leader Mike Dugan (R – Carrollton), Majority Whip Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega), Majority Caucus Chairman John F. Kennedy (R – Macon), Majority Caucus Vice Chairman Larry Walker (R – Perry) and Majority Caucus Secretary […]
Read More »BOC to discuss purchase of lightning detector for Baseball Complex
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The White County Board of Commissioners will hold a combined work session and called meeting Monday Nov. 30 at 4:30 p.m. in the County Administration Building on Helen Hwy. There are several New Business items on the agenda to be discussed, including: The purchase of information technology back-up software the White […]
Read More »BOC nominates three for Development Authority
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Three items on the Board of Commissioners work session produced lengthy discussions but none more than the upcoming appointments/reappointments to the Development Authority. Chairwoman Laura Semanson expressed some frustration with the Authority because many meetings had been canceled due to a lack of business. “To me that says maybe we should […]
Read More »Commissioner to consider COLA and salary increases for staff during Thursday’s meeting
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – County commissioners will consider adoption of the FY 2021 budget with the approval to apply a two percent COLA increase as budgeted and to apply an increase of one percent to the Salary Range Schedule to maintain competitive salary ranges when they meet in a voting session Thursday (Nov. 19) at […]
Read More »Coal Mountain Dog Park now open
PRESS RELEASE Forsyth County, Ga. – Forsyth County officials, staff and guests gathered Tuesday, Nov. 17, to officially open the Coal Mountain Dog Park (4060 County Way). The new park is located across from the County Animal Shelter in north Forsyth. “I look forward to seeing the special family bonds this park will help create […]
Read More »Christmas With Santa canceled due to COVID but other programs continue
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Sheriff Stacy Jarrard announced Monday the annual program Breakfast with Santa has been canceled due to the risk from COVID-19. “It saddens me to do that for the kids in our community,” he said. “We really enoy doing that each year but I just feel we need to be safe and […]
Read More »Traffic stop yields heroin, syringes, methamphetamine
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — What started as a routine traffic stop on Burnt Stand Road resulted in the confiscation of two syringes, a small quantity of heroin and a small bag of methamphetamine last week. According to the incident report, Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Deputy Blake Sargent was traveling toward Hwy. 400 on Burnt Stand Road […]
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