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UPDATE: One person dead after Ga. 400 wreck that led to tractor trailer blaze
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Emergency personnel responded to a fiery wreck involving a tractor trailer along Ga. 400 just north of Dawson County Thursday. Photo courtesy of Tyler Swanson.
Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Updated: Mar 3, 2025, 2:57 PM
Published: Feb 28, 2025, 7:53 PM
One person is dead and two are injured following a fiery tractor-trailer wreck that brought rush-hour traffic to a crawl along Ga. 400 near Dawson County Thursday afternoon, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
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UPDATE: Dawson County teen found safe
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Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Updated: Aug 10, 2025, 9:06 PM
Published: Aug 8, 2025, 7:38 PM

The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office has now found a 16-year-old teen after searching for him earlier in the week. 

Original story:

James Dickerson was last seen near Highway 53 West and Holcomb Road in 

western Dawson County, according to DCSO’s Aug. 8 Facebook post. 

He was last seen wearing black jeans and a black hoodie, with a black knit hat. 

While he has no known whereabouts, the DCSO post suggested Dickerson “possibly hangs out near [the] Food Lion and skate park area” in Dawsonville.

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

This story will be updated.