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County hires new parks director
Payne selected from 34 applicants
ByAllie Dean
adean@dawsonnews.com
Matt Payne has joined
Dawson County as the new
parks and recreation director,
replacing Lisa Henson, who
resigned in June after serving
11 years as director.
Payne, 45, was most recently
employed as the athletic coor
dinator at the city of Cumming
recreation and parks depart
ment. He had served in that role
since 1999. Prior to that he was
athletic coordinator at Forsyth
County Parks and Recreation
for four years.
A Forsyth Central High
School graduate, Payne has
lived in north Forsyth County
his whole life.
He said he decided to pursue
the new position because he
was looking for a new chal
lenge.
“I had been at the city of
Cumming for just about 20
years, and when this role pre
sented itself it allowed me to be
more on the administrative side
of parks and recreation than
just the athletic side,” Payne
said. “Plus it’s close to home
and I love the small town atmo
sphere, and in the city of
Cumming and
Forsyth we just
don’t have that
anymore. I love
the sense of
community.”
One of the
things he wants
to focus on is
integrating into
Payne
See Payne 14A
Photos by Allie Dean Dawson County News
Addison and Ethan Smith help whitewash trees on Lumpkin Campground July 21.
Campmeeting kicks off with
annual whitewashing of trees
Two brooms lean against a freshly whitewashed
tree on Lumpkin Campground July 21.
By Allie Dean
adean@dawsonnews.com
A cloud of white, pow
dery dust floats over from
where a group of men
stand crowded beneath a
shelter of trees.
It’s nearly 2 p.m. on
Saturday and the men are
busy mixing up several
gallons of whitewash,
made from water and 20
bags of hydrated lime, in
a large container.
A power-generated
mixer makes sure the
lime is distributed evenly.
The men then dispense
the paper mache-like
paste into buckets, and
workers brush the home
made whitewash a few
feet high along the bot
toms of trees within
Lumpkin Campground.
The process takes
around two hours, with a
representative or two
from each of the 51 tents
in the campground chip
ping in to spread the
fresh, white paint.
Using brooms with stiff
bristles, fathers and
grandfathers take their
children and grandchil
dren alongside them and
instruct them on how to
carry out the tradition.
“Don’t go too high
now,” Aaron Tallant tells
his toddler grandson
Carson, who has just
stabbed at a tree with a
broom as twice as long as
he is. The paint makes a
mark above the line his
grandfather made around
the base of the tree,
where he is working to
cover up last year’s faded
wash. Aaron guides the
brush with his own hands.
“That’s too high.”
Ask around and you’ll
get myriad answers as to
the benefits of white
washing the trees.
“We’ve always done it,
so who started it or who
came up with it I have no
idea,” said Travis Pelfrey,
who was helping mix the
whitewash. “They used to
use it to stop bugs from
getting into trees, but I
don’t know if that’s true
or not.”
Pelfrey walks through
See Meeting 12A
Stuff the Bus
this Saturday
By Jessica Brown
j b rown@d a wso n n ews.com
With the beginning of the school year just around
the comer, Family Connection has planned its annu
al “Stuff the Bus” event to help Dawson County
students prepare for school.
Family Connection is collecting school supplies
to help stuff the bus that will be at Kroger on July
28. Last year, approximately 500 book bags filled
with supplies were given to local students, accord
ing to Family Connection coordinator Nancy Stites.
The goal of the fundraiser is to fill the bus with as
many school supplies as possible.
“This assistance gives many family budgets a
much needed break from back to school costs and
ensures every child is prepared and ready to learn,”
Stites said.
See Bus 14A
Dawson County News
hires general manager
From staff reports
Brenda Bohn has been named general manager
for the Dawson County News.
The announcement was made by Stephanie
Woody, publisher of the Dawson County News and
Forsyth County News.
“We are excited to have someone
of Brenda’s caliber to oversee the
day-to-day operations at the
Dawson County News,” Woody
said. “I know that she is eager to
get to know the community and
looks forward to being very active
throughout the county. My hope is
that Brenda’s experience and lead
ership will add to the already great
team that we have in place in
Dawsonville and help the organization grow to new
heights.”
As general manager, Bohn will oversee the day-
to-day operations of the Dawson County News, and
will be responsible for increasing advertising sales
through new business development as well as form
ing new revenue streams.
Bohn is a veteran of the media industry. She
began her newspaper career in advertising with
Gannett over 25 years ago at the Pensacola News
See Bohn 14A
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Dawsonville, Georgia
Church Events
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Classifieds
7B
Dear Abby
6B
Deaths
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Legals
8B
Opinion
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Sports
1B
3A 21 struck
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offenders list
after ruling
4A Local doctor
L wins Master
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