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Decision on 53rd Mountain Moonshine Festival postponed by Dawsonville officials
Special called meeting of city council scheduled for Sept. 10
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The number 16 car headed up the moonshine car parade in honor of the late Charlie Mincey, who started hauling whiskey out of Dawsonville when he was 14. Mincey was chosen in March to be the grand marshal for the annual Mountain Moonshine Festival. Mincey was 84 when he died on April 7. - photo by Allie Dean Dawson County News
The Dawsonville City Council has chosen to postpone a decision on the upcoming 53rd annual Mountain Moonshine Festival until next week, after a special called meeting failed to resolve outstanding questions about the festival’s safety procedures and locations.