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How Dawson County’s new state-of-the-art training building will help local firefighters and residents alike
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Work was recently completed on the new training building at Dawson County Emergency Services’ Fire Station 7 off Dawson Forest Road West. - photo by Julia Hansen
Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Updated: Mar 18, 2025, 7:29 PM
Published: Mar 18, 2025, 7:11 PM
Standing four stories tall, the debut of the new burn training building at Fire Station 7 marked another key milestone for Dawson County Emergency Services.
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UPDATED: This Dawson County teen safely located
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Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Updated: Aug 24, 2025, 2:46 PM
Published: Aug 23, 2025, 7:06 PM

A 15-year-old girl has now been safely located after she was reported missing earlier this weekend.

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Eriana Torres ran away on foot at about 1 a.m. Saturday, according to an alert from the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office. 

Torres has brown hair and brown eyes. She’s five feet tall, between 90-100 lbs. and described as wearing a grey t-shirt, white pants, black hoodie and black pants, DCSO’s Facebook post stated. 

Her last known location was the intersection of Dawson Forest Road and Ga. 53 in eastern Dawson County.

She’s possibly heading west toward Canton, the post added.

Anyone with information about her location can call the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office’s non-emergency number at 706-344-3636.