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Meet the sole BOC District 1 candidate

Dawson County local Seth Stowers began Hillside Veterinary Services in May 2018 as a way to help local farmers and their animals. Stowers travels within a 60-mile radius from his Dawsonville farm with his mobile clinic to provide medical assistance on farms and ranches. - photo by Jessica Taylor

A-local farm vet pic 3.JPG — Dawson County local Seth Stowers began Hillside Veterinary Services in May 2018 as a way to help local farmers and their animals. Stowers travels within a 60-mile radius from his Dawsonville farm with his mobile clinic to provide medical assistance on farms and ranches. - photo by Jessica Taylor

A large animal veterinarian and Dawson County native will now try his hand at local politics.Two weeks ago, 31-year-old Seth Stowers, owner and operator of Hillside Veterinary Services, qualified to run for the District 1 seat on the Board of Commissioners. He will run unopposed after Jason Power, who also qualified to run for the seat, withdrew from the race on March 16.