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These first responder pay perks could be extended through the end of 2024
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Dawson County Fire and Emergency Services Station 1 and headquarters is located at 393 Memory Lane. - photo by Julia Hansen
Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Published: May 20, 2024, 7:05 PM
Dawson County officials recently discussed extending a first responder pay program that they first approved this past fall.
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Where Dawson County will gain a new hotel near Ga. 400
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A SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotel is planned off Marketplace Boulevard near Ga. 400 in southern Dawson County.
Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Published: Jul 22, 2025, 8:00 PM
A major hotel brand plans to debut along Dawson County’s commercial corridor, expanding farther into northeast Georgia.
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