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4A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, July 25,2018
Local doctor wins Master Preceptor award
Forthe Dawson County News
Dr. Anderson is flanked by GA-PCOM students as he displays his Master
Preceptor award. From left, Jim Radford, Saba Khalid, Dr. Larry Anderson,
Tiffany Noblitt and Andrew Waltersdorf.
From staff reports
Family medicine physi
cian Larry Anderson
recently received the
American College of
Osteopathic Family
Physicians (ACOFP)
Master Preceptor Award.
Anderson, of Anderson
Family Medicine in
Dawsonville, was recent
ly recognized at the 2018
ACOFP Convention and
Scientific Seminars in
Austin, Texas.
The award recognizes
Anderson for his dedica
tion in precepting
Georgia Campus -
Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine
(GA-PCOM) DO stu
dents in the practice of
family medicine.
Preceptors or clinical
instructors help students
apply classroom knowl
edge and concepts to
real-world situations.
With supervision and
guidance, students devel
op the clinical judgment
and skills to succeed in
their chosen specialty.
“It is gratifying to see
Dr. Larry Anderson
awarded the Master
Preceptor recognition by
the ACOFP,” said Murray
Berkowitz, associate
dean of clerkships and
core site development at
GA-PCOM. “He is a
clinical associate profes
sor and has been serving
as a preceptor for
GA-PCOM students for
over 11 years. He has
been a leader in family
medicine at the local,
regional and national lev
els. By contributing to
the health care of under
served communities, he
serves as a role model for
both physicians and med
ical students.”
Anderson established
his practice in
Dawsonville 11 years
ago. He is active in the
community, serving as
chair of the Dawson
County Board of Health,
co-founder and medical
director of the Good
Shepherd Clinic in
Dawsonville and is an
active member and past
president of the Dawson
County Rotary Club.
In addition, he served
as president of the
national ACOFP, presi
dent of the Georgia chap
ter, and as president of
the Georgia Osteopathic
Medical Association.
Anderson has been
named Best Physician
and his practice has been
named Best Practice of
Dawson County in 2017
and 2018.
For information about
precepting students in the
osteopathic medicine,
pharmacy or physician
assistant studies pro
grams at GA-PCOM,
visit www.pcom.edu/edu-
cate.
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Payne
the community.
“I think the staff
already in place here is
phenomenal. They do a
good job of providing
recreation to this commu
nity already, I just hope I
can come in and take that
to the next level,” he
said. “Personally one of
the first things I want to
do is make sure that our
staff and myself become
part of this community,
we want to make sure that
it’s not just a director
who’s driving in and
doing his 8 to 5 and then
he’s jetting at the end of
the day. I want my family
to become part of the
community and make
sure our staff that is
already doing that contin
ues in that mold.”
Payne also said he
wants to continue the
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Bus
Family Connection is
currently accepting dona
tions at their office at 96
Academy Ave. Associated
Credit Union has offered
assistance this year as
well by setting up a col
lection bin in the lobby.
Dollar Tree is also
accepting donations.
Items to donate
include: Earbuds, three
ring binders (1 Vi inch or
2 inches), three prong
pocket folders, one giga
byte flash drives, dry
erase markers, erasers
(cap and bar), five subject
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Bohn
Journal. She was then pro
moted to the Gainesville
Times where she spent five
years in the advertising
director role.
Since that time she has
served as advertising
director for the Herald Sun
and Chapel Hill Herald
newspapers in North
Carolina, followed by
seven years as advertising
director with the Gwinnett
Daily Post.
“I am thrilled to be join
ing the Dawson County
News as general manager,”
Bohn said. “The newspa
per has a great reputation
and the staff is exception
al. Together we will con
tinue bringing quality print
publications and digital
solutions to our readers
and customers. I look for
ward to getting to know
our readers and advertisers
and being involved in the
local community.”
Bohn has lived in north
east Georgia since 1996.
She enjoys volunteer work
with several organizations
including Canine
Assistants, where she
assists in training service
work that Henson started
with updating Veteran’s
Memorial Park. Earlier
this year a brand new
pool house opened to the
public and the entire park
was repaved, and a new
senior center and a face
lift for the gym are in the
works.
“That’s the park that
most folks around here
grew up in, and they want
to see it beautified, and
we want to take that seri
ous and do that,” he said.
“I just believe that there
is such a fundamental
need for good recreation.
It not only helps with the
physical and emotional
state of our community
but it helps with property
values,” he continued.
“We want to make sure
we’re providing a safe,
organized recreation
department that the citi
zens can benefit from.”
According to County
Manager David Headley,
34 people applied for the
position, with three
dividers, pencils (regular
#2 and colored), supply/
pencil boxes (solid col
ors), washable markers,
notebook paper (wide and
college ruled), scissors
(blunt and regular), glue
(sticks and bottles), pro
tractors, composition
books (wireless), high
lighters, index cards,
handheld pencil sharpen
ers, generic book bags
(solid color) and draw
string sports bags.
Monetary donations are
also being accepted.
Checks can be made pay
able to Dawson County
Family Connection and
mailed to PO Box 872
Dawsonville, Ga. 30534.
The annual Stuff the
Bus event is set for 10
dogs for adults and chil
dren with special needs.
selected for second inter
views. Payne said that
being selected out of a
pool that size spoke to his
experience and ability to
get along with anyone.
“I think I bring an ener
gy, I bring a great deal of
experience in the youth
athletics, and that typical
ly becomes the backbone
of a recreation depart
ment,” he said.
Headley said he was
extremely excited to have
Payne join the county.
“His vision for the
future of Dawson County
will bring much enjoy
ment to the citizens who
utilize the park system,
and he will certainly
enhance our athletics pro
gram,” Headley said.
Payne’s first day with
the county was July 9.
Payne has been married
to Melissa for 16 years
and the two have three
children, Hayden, Canaan
and Shelton. He is an
avid University of
Georgia Bulldogs and
a.m. to 2 p.m. July 28 at
Kroger in Dawsonville.
Atlanta Braves fan. A sport is youth basketball. career out of, and that’s
golfer and outdoorsman, “That’s where I’ve the thing I like to facili-
his favorite parks and rec made a professional tate the best,” he said.
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NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
The Dawson County Board of Education has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will
require an increase in property taxes by 10.7 percent.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax increase to be held at the
Dawson County Board of Education Administration Building, 28 Main Street, Dawsonville, GA
on August 7th at 4:30 pm and August 13th at 5:30 pm.
Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase are at the Dawson County
Board of Education Administration Building, 28 Main Street, Dawsonville, GA on August 20th
at 6:00 pm.
This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 15.778 mills, an increase of 1.525 mills.
Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 14.253 mills.
The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $300,000 is approximately
$183.00 and the proposed tax increase for nonhomestead property with a fair market value
of $225,000 is approximately $137.25.
NOTICE
The Dawson County School Board does hereby announce that millage hearings will be held at the board office at 28 Main
St., Dawsonville, Georgia on August 7th at 4:30 pm, August 13th at 5:30 pm, and August 20th at 6:00 pm. The millage
rate will be set at a meeting to be held on August 20th at 6:00 pm and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48
5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the history of the
tax digest and levy for the past five years.
CURRENT 2018 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
COUNTY SCHOOL
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Real & Personal
1,129,195,046
1,235,141,214
1,335,404,282
1,405,703,009
1,496,458,775
1,695,040,121
Motor Vehicles
72,805,630
61,421,210
46,196,288
35,761,420
28,375,390
22,786,170
Mobile Homes
942,479
894,158
890,629
955,649
952,109
1,493,910
Timber - 100%
385,486
146,332
5,273
88,593
96,561
190,449
Heavy Duty Equipment
0
0
0
0
0
Gross Digest
1,203,328,641
1,297,602,914
1,382,496,472
1,442,508,671
1,525,882,835
1,719,510,650
Less M& O Exemptions
217,500,085
233,489,669
252,868,705
267,876,110
283,458,307
318,817,169
Net M & O Digest
985,828,556
1,064,113,245
1,129,627,767
1,174,632,561
1,242,424,528
1,400,693,481
State Forest Land Assistance
Grant Value
1,156,348
1,262,801
1,285,254
1,302,253
1,316,604
895,860
Adjusted Net M&O Digest
986,984,904
1,065,376,046
1,130,913,021
1,175,934,814
1,243,741,132
1,401,589,341
Gross M&O Millage
17.246
17.246
16.496
15.778
15.778
15.778
Net M&O Millage
17.246
17.246
16.496
15.778
15.778
15.778
Total School Taxes Levied
$17,021,542
$18,373,475
$18,655,541
$18,553,899
$19,623,748
$22,114,277
Net Taxes $ Increase
$1,351,934
$282,066
-$101,642
$1,069,848
$2,490,529
Net Taxes % Increase
7.94%
1.54%
-0.54%
5.77%
12.69%