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School system to receive nearly $1 million from state
Tanner, Ralston explain funds during talk
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From left, Superintendent Damon Gibbs, Board of Education member Roger Slaton, BOE member Doris Cook. House Speaker David Ralston, Rep. Kevin Tanner and BOE member Will Wade pose for a photo following a state budget talk on July 19 in Dawsonville. - photo by Allie Dean
A new roof for Robinson Elementary and funds to pay off improvements at Dawson County High School and the Performing Arts Center were allocated to the Dawson County school system in the Georgia 2017-2018 state budget, which was signed by Gov. Nathan Deal May 1. In all, $980,326 was appropriated to the school system for capital improvements.