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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13,2018
OBITUARIES
Kyra Rose Colvin
Kyra Rose Colvin, 10, of
Dawsonville, died June 4, 2018.
Kyra was outgoing and had a
heart of gold. She was a mem
ber of Mt. Vernon Baptist
Church and a student at
Riverview Elementary School.
Kyra enjoyed helping cook,
fishing, swimming, riding on the
four-wheeler and in the boat and
singing. She loved flowers, kit
tens and being a big sister. Kyra
was a “Ray of Sunshine.”
Survivors include her parents,
Missy and Walt Harvey; grand
parents, Robin and Jan Venable;
great-grandmothers, Shirley
Durham and Estell Venable;
brother, Karson Harvey; aunts
and uncles, Rose Venable,
Germain (Brian) Martin, Kim
(Scott) Day, Stephanie (Mark)
Cowart, Larissa Hightower and
Jamie (Wayne) Tidwell; cousins,
Evan, Lillie, Dylan, Zach,
Philip, Jordan, Kaitlyn,
Everleigh and Colton; godfather,
Eddie (Donna) Guy; and many
special friends; various other
relatives also survive.
Funeral services were held at
2 p.m. June 9 at Mt. Vernon
Baptist Church with Rev. Gary
Keown, Rev. Scott Day and Rev.
Rodney Pilcher officiating.
Interment followed in the
church cemetery. Serving as
pallbearers were Jordan Day,
Philip Day, Zach Harvey and
Dylan Harvey. Honorary pall
bearers were Jonathan Henson,
Chess Hamby, Chip Penland
and Eddie Guy.
The family received friends at
Sosebee Funeral Home from 5
p.m. until 9 p.m. June 7 and
from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. June 8.
Sosebee Funeral Home of
Canton was in charge of the
arrangements.
Dawson County News
June 13, 2018
For the Dawson County News
Representative Kevin Tanner, right, accepts an
award from the Georgia Chamber of Commerce
as the 2018 House Legislator of the Year.
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Tanner
Tanner, R-Dawsonville,
was chosen for his work on
House Bill 930, which
passed the general assem
bly this year and was
signed into law by
Governor Nathan Deal in
May. The bill establishes a
new regional governance
structure for transit in the
metropolitan region.
According to Tanner, the
bill intends to improve the
coordination, integration
and efficiency of transit in
the metropolitan Atlanta
region and promote a
seamless and high-quality
transit system for the
13-county metropolitan
Atlanta region.
Metro Atlanta is defined
as the 13-county nonattain
ment area, namely:
Cherokee, Clayton,
Coweta, Cobb, DeKalb,
Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth,
Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry,
Paulding and Rockdale
counties.
The bill would create the
Atlanta-region Transit Link
(the “ATL”), a regional
transit governance struc
ture that would coordinate
transit planning and fund
ing and would oversee all
Metro Atlanta transit activ
ity, including planning,
funding and operations.
The ATL would be gov
erned by a 16-member
Board of Directors and
would develop the regional
transit plan, the official
multiyear plan for the pro
vision of transit services
throughout the Metro
Atlanta region.
This bill would also
improve access to transit
funding for the region from
state and local sources, and
the measure would pre
serve the current operation
al and funding autonomy
of transit providers, such as
MARTA.
HB 930 is a product of
the House Commission on
Transit Governance and
Funding, which was estab-
lished by House
Resolution 848 during the
2017 legislative session to
study Georgia’s transit
needs and analyze ways
for the state to adequately
plan and provide for those
needs. The commission
held hearings across the
state during the summer
and fall of 2017, and the
commission will continue
its work through the
remainder of 2018.
“I’d like to extend my
sincerest thanks to the
Georgia Chamber for this
honorable recognition,”
Tanner said. “Georgia is
the No. 1 state for busi
ness in the nation, but in
order to keep this presti
gious title, we must
improve and grow our
state’s transportation sys
tem and provide Georgia’s
businesses with the con
nectivity needed to thrive.
Locally, approximately 58
percent of the citizens in
House District 9 commute
to the metro Atlanta area
for work, and I am proud
that this legislation will
offer a positive benefit for
those commuters.
“I’d like to thank
Speaker Ralston, House
leadership and my col
leagues in the General
Assembly for their over
whelming support of this
monumental legislation,
and I’m thankful to the
Georgia Chamber for this
award,” he continued.
Speaker David Ralston,
R-Blue Ridge, commend
ed Tanner’s work on the
bill.
“Whether he’s working
to support students in fail
ing schools or help com
muters stuck in rush-hour
traffic, Chairman Tanner
is unwavering in his com
mitment and dedication to
serving this state and its
citizens,” Ralston said.
“He is a consensus builder
and someone who has
rightly earned the trust of
the members of the
General Assembly. I am
proud to have him as part
of our leadership team in
the House and congratu
late him on this well-
deserved honor.”
Tanner represents the cit
izens of District 9, which
includes portions of
Dawson, Forsyth and
Lumpkin counties. He was
elected to the House of
Representatives in 2012
and currently serves as
Chairman of the
Transportation Committee.
He also serves on the
Appropriations
Subcommittee on
Education and the
Education,
Intragovernmental
Coordination, Natural
Resources and
Environment and Special
Rules committees.
Tanner started his career
as a volunteer fireman in
Dawson County, and then
worked for the Sheriff’s
office as chief deputy and
undersheriff for a number
of years. He served as
Dawson county manager
prior to his first term in
office.
Currently he owns a
security company and
another called Tanco
Investments, a residential
and commercial rental
property company. He is
also a licensed contractor
and builds residential
homes.
He has been married to
Stacie for over 18 years
and the two have three
daughters: Kaitlyn, Abbie
and Chloe.
Arrest Reports
June 4
Richard Truman Bonner,
27, Macon: Probation vio
lation/felony.
Jodi Jestine Brooks, 26,
Dawsonville: Simple bat
tery/family violence.
Crystal Michelle
Crowley, 39, Lagrange:
Here for court.
Erik Jordan Duncan, 24,
Dawsonville: No registra
tion, driving while license
suspended/revoked.
Beshellima Mene
Hughley, 34, Legrange:
Here for court.
Britney Ann King, 18,
Atlanta: False statements
and writings/concealment
of fact, obstruction of offi
cer, false name/date of
birth, possession of tools
for commission of a crime,
theft by shoplifting.
Roger Lee Mills, 41,
Dawsonville: Aggressive
driving, passing in a no
passing zone.
Kathy E. Mooney, 56,
Dawsonville: Charges
pending.
Randy Lee Mooney, 56,
Dawsonville: False name/
date of birth, possession of
a controlled substance,
theft by shoplifting.
Steven James Parker, 41,
Cumming: Hold for other
agency.
Steven Lee Pruitt, 33,
Cleveland: Here for court.
Scott Allan Wallis, 51,
Cumming: Here for court.
June 5
Toni Michelle Allen, 23,
Murrayville: Serving
county sentence.
Dana Maria Bullock, 36,
Athens: Theft by shoplift
ing.
David Guy Clark, 49,
Dawsonville: Possession
of firearm/knife during
commission of crime, pos
session of marijuana less
than one ounce, possession
of a controlled substance,
drug related objects, theft
by receiving stolen proper
ty, no brake lights or work
ing turn signals.
William Christopher
Dubose, 25, Cleveland,
TN: Serving county sen
tence.
Sheena Nicole Fleming,
33, Bogart: Theft by shop
lifting.
Savannah Taylor Mau,
22, Dawsonville: Serving
county sentence.
Vasily Vaslyevich
Ostapuk, 29, Inman, SC:
Possession of alcohol in a
CMV, open container vio
lation, DUI Commercial/
Alcohol, fleeing/eluding
police officer, failure to
maintain lane.
Eleazer Solorio, 50,
Marietta: Failure to main
tain lane, DUI/drugs less
safe.
June 6
Anne Marie Abeyta, 28,
Dawsonville: Third degree
cruelty to children, two
counts battery/family vio
lence.
Christopher Lee Archer,
22, Dawsonville,
Aggravated stalking.
Joseph Donald Baxter,
34, Santa Rosa, FL: Bench
warrant/failure to appear
in court.
Rodney Deterio David,
24, Athens: Possession of
a controlled substance.
Joshua O’Neal Kilgore,
25, Bethlehem: Two
counts possession of a
controlled substance, no
brake lights or working
turn signals.
Quintin Chase
McConnell, 18,
Dawsonville: Serving two
county sentences.
Terry Lee Wilson, 63,
Gainesville: Probation vio
lation/misdemeanor.
David Alan Wright, 28,
Ball Ground: Probation
violation/felony.
June 7
Brittany Raye Cantrell,
28, Dawsonville:
Probation violation/misde
meanor.
William Roger-Lance
Coughlin, 28,
Dawsonville: Driving
while license suspended/
revoked, reckless driving.
Callie Mae House, 47,
Dawsonville: Probation
violation/felony.
Dylan Welles Morse, 34,
Dawsonville: Suspended
vehicle registration,
DUI/.08 grams, failure to
maintain lane.
June 8
Robert Tryone
Dinsmore, 53,
Dawsonville: Possession
of a controlled substance,
possession of marijuana,
drug related objects.
Silas Benjamin Pruitt,
39, Dawsonville: Serving
county sentence.
June 9
Justin Matthew Mills,
32, Dawsonville: Hold for
other agency.
Clinton Edward Mott,
20, Cumming: Possession
of marijuana less than one
ounce.
Cecilia Rutledge, 57,
Gainesville: Probation vio
lation/felony.
June 10
Robin Nicole Harris, 32,
Jefferson: Failure to wear
seatbelt.
Melody Ayele Lamyo,
29, Gainesville: Driving
without license.
Ryan Justin Pitchford,
37, Dahlonega: Hold for
other agency.
Dawsonville Pool Room
would like to give a
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to all participants and
generosity for the
J. D. Disharoon fundraiser.
Also a special thank you to
Mike Waller and Band
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FOOTHILLS COMMUNITY CHURCH
Hwy. 53 in Marble Hill, GA 30148
invites boys & girls to come enjoy
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
JUNE 18-22 9AM TO 12 NOON
AGES: 4 years old through 8th Grade
This summer kids will grab their megaphones, lace up their cleats and
tune up their instruments as they get ready for excitement through
music, bible study, arts & crafts, recreation, missions, snacks, and
wonderful fun times with other boys and girls ... as everyone gears
up for God's Big Game! They will realize, too, God has given them His
ultimate playbook. We hope to see you there!
To register go online to:
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or call the church at 770-893-2501
Monday thru Wednesday 9 am - 4 pm
Interim Pastor: Dr. Bart McMillan
VBS Director: Heather Ramey
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