The Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts recently presented the Dawson County School System with the Award of Distinction for Excellent Financial Reporting for the third year in a row. The award is given in arrears and was in recognition of the work of the finance department of the school system for the 2015 fiscal year audit. The department, which consists of Dianne Allison, Sherri Autry, Gail Lowman and Jamie Ulrich, accepted the award during the Dawson County Board of Education work session on Sept. 6.