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Longtime Lanier Islands CEO Mike Williams dies at 59
02292024 LANIER ISLANDS CEO
Former Lake Lanier Islands CEO Mike Williams died Feb. 10, 2024.
Brian Wellmeier
DCN Regional Staff
Published: Feb 29, 2024, 9:11 PM
Mike Williams, the former CEO of Lanier Islands, died on Feb. 10 at the age of 59. The cause of death was brain cancer.
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Dawson-area community remembers late elementary school teacher for love of students, education
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Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Updated: Oct 3, 2025, 6:16 PM
Published: Oct 1, 2025, 2:50 PM
A longtime Dawson County elementary teacher died on Monday.
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