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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, May 9,2018
OBITUARIES
Frank O. Fox
Frank O. Fox, 87, of
Dawsonville, died May 2, 2018.
Born Sept. 26, 1930 in
Newark, N.J. to the late Frank
and Anna Fox, he had lived in
Dawson County over 20 years
having moved from Atlanta.
Mr. Fox grew up in New
Jersey and was a graduate of
Seton Hall University. He
retired from Coca Cola follow
ing 31 years of service. A U.S.
Army veteran of the Korean
Conflict, Frank was an accom
plished accordion player and
enjoyed all sports, especially
tennis and golf. He loved living
in Dawson County on the lake
and enjoyed spending time with
his family and friends.
Survivors include his wife of
39 years, Mary Bob Fox of
Dawsonville; children, Frank
and Paula Fox of Lebanon,
Tenn., Tom and Gloria Fox of
Hazlet, N.J., Tim Fox of
Taiwan, Steve and Pam Fox of
Douglasville, Karen and Jay
Benton of Monroe, Laurie and
Andy Prodanovic of River
Forest, Ill.; grandchildren,
Michele, Mattie, Lindsey, Reid,
Connor, Mary Jo, Jim, Zachary;
and great-grandchildren, Marie
Rose, Everett, Audry and
Jackson.
Memorial services were held
at 3 p.m. May 6 in the Bearden
Funeral Home Chapel with
Rev. Stan Lovell officiating.
The family received friends
from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. May 6
at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers donations
may be made to your favorite
church or charity.
Bearden Funeral Home of
Dawsonville was in charge of
the arrangements.
Dawson County News
May 9, 2018
FROM 1A
Battle
After a safety briefing,
the boys in blue and Team
Bacon Slayer made their
way to their karts, waved to
their friends and family and
sped off to battle for the tro
phy.
DCES paramedic Travis
Long was gunning for the
win. With his family cheer
ing him on, he was the one
to beat as he expertly
maneuvered around the
other drivers and negotiated
the hills and curves of the
course.
Excited community mem
bers gathered around the
track, looking for the best
spots to view the action. It
seemed like Long was
going to smoke everyone.
No one could beat his time.
That is, until he made a
fatal mistake in one of his
final laps that would cost
him the gold.
Long took a turn too
sharp, causing him to lose
control of his kart and spin
out — costing him his first
place position.
At that point, it was any
one’s game with DCSO
Corporal Brandon Shaw
right on Team Bacon
Slayer’s tail.
But Team Bacon Slayer
had more fire power and a
bigger team which gave
them an advantage.
With mere seconds deter
mining the race, Shaw took
home second place for the
sheriff’s office, with Bacon
Slayer and DCES Battalion
Chief Jason Dooley claim
ing first.
“I was behind (Long) the
whole time and could never
catch (Long) but luckily he
spun out on the big turn
there so after that it was
racing the track instead of
everybody else,” said
Dooley.
Ultimately, the trophy
went home to DCES after a
hard fought race.
Long, Shaw and Dooley
took their places in the win-
ner’s circle and popped
sparkling cider in celebra
tion.
After the intense Battle of
the Badges, the DCSO boys
went back to the track to go
head-to-head with members
of the community who chal
lenged them to a race in the
Hot Pursuit chase while the
DCES went to celebrate
their victory.
“It was a blast. I wish we
could do it once a year. It
was a lot of fun but I’m
glad we raised some money
for the (American) Cancer
Society,” said Long.
“Hopefully we’ll get the
word out and get a lot more
people here next year.”
Jessica Brown Dawson County News
Members of
the Dawson
County
Sheriff's Office
and
Emergency
Services were
geared up and
ready to go
before the
Battle of the
Badges kart
race at Atlanta
Motorsports
Park May 5.
The race was a
charity event
benefitting
Dawson
County Relay
for Life.
FROM 1A
Principal
won the Region All-Sports
trophy twice, the first two
times in the school’s histo
ry. Tiger athletics have won
16 region championships,
had 18 region runner-ups
and 39 teams qualified for
state playoffs.
“We have accomplished
a number of things during
the last four years,” said
Crumley. “I would say the
greatest accomplishment
would be the increase in
the graduation rate. This is
a testament to our teachers
and staff.”
The graduation rate
moved to a high of 96.7
percent in 2017, an
increase in 11.4 percent
from when Crumley first
started as principal.
Crumley has been an
educator for nearly three
decades and has filled the
shoes of teacher, coach,
assistant principal and prin
cipal.
He has accepted the role
of principal of Loris High
School in Horry County,
S.C. His first day will be
July 1.
“Dawsonville is a unique
community. We will miss
the unwavering care and
support this community
consistently shows for the
kids and schools,” said
Crumley. “Our family will
forever be grateful for how
we have been treated. We
wish God’s blessings on
this community.”
In a May 2 press release,
Dawson County Schools
announced that Brody
Hughes will be the new
principal of DCHS.
“Mr. Hughes will be a
great leader. He has all the
skills necessary to take
DCHS to the next level,”
said Crumley.
A Dawson County
native, Hughes has worked
in the Dawson County
School System his entire
career and has served as
teacher and graduation
coach. He is currently fin
ishing out his year as assis
tant principal of curriculum
and instruction at DCHS.
“We plan to continue to
see success in all of our
programs — inside the
classroom, on the field of
play, and in the communi
ty,” said Hughes.
Hughes is married to
Brittany. They have two
children, Landon, 2, and
Sutton, 10 weeks.
His educational back
ground includes a bache
lor’s and master’s degree
from the University of
North Georgia and an
Educational Specialist
degree in Educational
Leadership from Valdosta
State University.
“My hope is that Mr.
Hughes and the staff con
tinue the great work that
goes on every day,” said
Crumley.
Hughes is already excit
ed for the endless possibili
ties during the next school
year.
“I think it is important
for us to recognize the
needs of our students and
our community so that we
can provide our students
with the appropriate educa
tion to prepare them to be
successful citizens after
high school,” said Hughes.
One thing Hughes is
really excited about this
summer is the ground
breaking on the new col
lege and career academy.
“We are excited about
expanding and enhancing
our current offerings in
these areas,” said Hughes.
“As always, the faculty and
staff will continue to
improve our craft as educa
tors and provide a whole
some and competitive edu
cation to the students of
Dawson County. I look for
ward to being a part of the
growth and success of our
school system.”
FROM 1A
Banks
under the existing leadership of
Daniel Baker and Adam Smith,
respectively.”
Steve Stone, chief executive
officer of CoastalSouth and
CSB, said that the company is
excited to announce the partner
ship with Loothills and the
expansion into north Georgia.
“Our management team
knows the Dawsonville and
Cumming markets well; and we
have a great deal of experience
working with, and respect for,
John, Steven and the Loothills
team,” Stone said. “Like CSB,
Loothills is local, and proud of
it.”
The proposed merger has been
approved by each company’s
board of directors and, subject to
the satisfaction of customary
closing conditions, is expected to
close in the third quarter of 2018.
Established in 2003,
CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc., a
Virginia corporation, is a head
quartered in Hilton Head Island.
CoastalSouth, through its wholly
owned subsidiary, CoastalStates
Bank, offers a variety of finan
cial resources to help clients
achieve their goals, including
commercial, consumer and
mortgage banking products and
services.
CoastalStates Bank conducts
banking operations through four
full-service branches in Hilton
Head Island and Bluffton, S.C.,
as well as offices in Savannah
and Atlanta.
As of March 31, 2018, the
company had approximately
$442 million in total assets.
Established in 2006, Lirst
Citizens Linancial Corporation is
a one bank holding company in
Dawsonville.
Loothills Community Bank, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Lirst
Citizens Linancial Corporation
with $95 million in total assets,
operates two full-service com
munity bank offices located in
Dawsonville and Cumming.
The Dawsonville office is
located at 70 Carlisle Road; the
Cumming office is located at
5835 Bethelview Road.
FROM 1A
GD0T
a fire station and a park,
creating a need for great
er safety in the area.
Maj. Greg Rowan with
the Dawson County
Sheriff’s Office said at a
Board of Commissioners
meeting in 2011 that the
number of wrecks at the
intersection doubled in
2010 when Riverview
Elementary School
opened.
According to GDOT’s
website, roundabouts
shall be considered as an
alternative for all inter
sections that are being
reconstructed, including
those where a traffic sig
nal is proposed.
The website states that
at intersections where
roundabouts have been
installed to replace exist
ing intersections, acci
dents of all types have
been reduced by over 35
percent, and injury acci
dents have been reduced
by over 60 percent.
On Leb. 1, the BOC
voted to approve an
agreement with GDOT
that states Dawson
County will be responsi
ble for the payment of
the energy cost to light
the intersection follow
ing the completion of the
project, which is estimat
ed at under $3,000 a
year.
The BOC currently
pays for the energy on all
the traffic signals and
overhead lighting
throughout unincorporat
ed Dawson County.
The open house will be
informal and the public
is invited to attend at any
time during the two-hour
window.
A court reporter will
be available to allow the
public an opportunity to
make verbal comments
about the project.
Written statements will
also be accepted until
May 29, 2018 and can be
submitted to Eric Duff,
State Environmental
Administrator with
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