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Norton Agency opens Dawson County Annex

Dawson County will soon be seeing more of that familiar yellow sign popping up. The Norton Agency, a real estate service that also specializes in mortgage, insurance, commercial brokerage, relocat...

April 17, 2013 | By David Renner drenner@dawsonnews.com | BUSINESS

Dance supports literacy

A fundraiser Saturday night had couples twisting the night away for literacy. The annual golden oldies trivia dinner dance collected more than $5,000 for Reading Education Association of Dawson Co...

April 17, 2013 | Michele Hester | LOCAL

Focus is the kids

The track at Riverview Middle School was awash in a sea of bright blue shirts Thursday as the 2013 Dawson County Special Olympics got under way. "We are part of a group called Connectability that'...

April 17, 2013 | | Education

Relay for Life holds dinner and more

Cancer survivors, their families and supporters will gather Thursday at Dawson County High School to celebrate survival. Relay for Life of Dawson County will be holding its annual Survivor Dinner ...

April 17, 2013 | By David Renner drenner@dawsonnews.com | LOCAL

Legislators need a push

It turns out that you can go home again. I recently established a chair in crisis communications leadership at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communi­cations at my beloved University ...

April 17, 2013 | By Dick Yarbrough For the Dawson Community News | Opinion: Letters/Columns

Church to screen film about crime on children

First Baptist Church of Dawsonville will be screening the new film "Finding Faith" Saturday with hopes that parents will take a new look at the dangers of Internet crimes against children. "As gra...

April 17, 2013 | Michele Hester | LOCAL

District Republicans to rally Friday in Dawson

Gov. Nathan Deal will deliver the keynote address during the 9th Congressional District banquet Friday night at the Lakeview Center in Dawsonville. Andrew Turnage, chairman of the district GOP, sa...

April 17, 2013 | Michele Hester | Government

Does this column sound familiar?

Has it really been 43 years since the first "Earth Day?" I remember it well; that's when I became an environmentalist. Most of my friends think of me as a retired English teacher, concerned with ...

April 17, 2013 | By Helen Taylor For the Dawson Community News | Opinion: Letters/Columns

Stephen Brent Waters

Stephen Brent Waters, 33, of Dahlonega, died April 9, 2013. Born Oct. 25, 1979, Mr. Waters was a native of Dawson County and had lived in Lumpkin County for the past year. He was employed in comm...

April 17, 2013 | | OBITUARIES

Charles E. Vincent

Charles E. Vincent, 83, of Norcross, died April 13, 2013. Born March 11, 1930, in Pilot Oak, Ky., to the late Bruce and Pernie Vincent, he moved to Clarkston, Ga., in 1967 and to Norcross in 1988....

April 17, 2013 | | OBITUARIES

Harold D. “Danny” Perkins

Harold D. "Danny" Perkins, 65, of Dawsonville, died April 15, 2013. Born Oct. 17, 1947, in Kennesaw to the late Raymond and Dora Berma Perkins, he lived most of his life in Dawson County. Mr. Per...

April 17, 2013 | | OBITUARIES

Pierce H. Corn

Pierce H. Corn, 85, of Cumming, died April 14, 2013. Pierce was a founding member of Grace Baptist Church. His daughter, Joyce Corn Roberts; parents, James and Eula Corn; and his brothers, George...

April 17, 2013 | | OBITUARIES

Moon Shine run is Saturday

Grab your sneakers for the inaugural Moon Shine Run at Atlanta Motorsports Park on Saturday. Proceeds from the moonlit 5K and 10K run will benefit United Way for Dawson County, which provides mone...

April 17, 2013 | Michele Hester | LOCAL

Jail lobby is drop-off for unused medications

Law enforcement officials are hoping a new service will play a role in keeping prescription and over the counter drugs out of the hands of children. Dawson County Sheriff Billy Carlisle recently a...

April 17, 2013 | From staff reports editor@dawsonnews.com | LOCAL

Egg-themed show on display at Bowen Center

April marked the opening of an egg-themed show at the Bowen Center for the Arts. New Beginnings: the Art of the Faberge Egg and Spring Beauty Fine Art Exhibition, which will be on display at the B...

April 17, 2013 | By David Renner drenner@dawsonnews.com | LOCAL

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