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Former Dawson County graduate signs with label LOCAL, 5A DCHS senior SeVaughn Clark commits to play for UGA Bulldogs SPORTS, IB DawsonCountyNews WEDNESDAY I FEBRUARY 6, 2019 DaWSOflNeWS ^COITI DAWSONVILLE, GEORGIA $1.00 City OK's raise in mayor's salary Council members nix own raises in final approval of charter amendments By Allie Dean adean@dawsonnews.com The Dawsonville city council voted 3-1 Monday night to amend the city charter and increase the amount of base salary allocated to the mayor position. The council voted with coun cil member Mark French opposed to increase the com pensation from $600 to $1,000 per month. The raise cannot go into effect for current Mayor Mike Eason and will instead go into effect after this year’s election cycle, or in other words become effec tive on Jan. 1, 2020. The approved version of the ordinance nixes any mention of increases to the base salary of city council members, which were included in the initial draft. Language that would increase council member pay by $100 a month was removed and the current base salary of $500 remains. Also removed was a pro posed increase in compensation for each city council meeting other than the first regular city council meeting of the month from $100 to $150. The mayor and council mem bers are each paid a monthly salary plus $100 for the second See Mayor 18A Grogan to run again after state court rules on case By Allie Dean adean@dawsonnews.com Former Dawsonville Mayor James Grogan has announced his intention to run for office again this fall after a Monday Georgia Supreme Court ruling on his case vs. the city of Dawsonville. The court issued a unan imous opinion Feb. 4 stat ing that while Grogan should not have to pay back the salary and bene fits he accrued during the months he spent appealing the city council’s decision to remove him from office, it would not reverse the decision of the Dawson County Superior Court that denied Grogan’s appeal and request for a new trial after his removal. Grogan, 76, was removed from office May 15, 2017 by a 3-1 vote of city council after an investigation into allegations he had misused city funds and violated the city charter. Grogan appealed the decision and contin ued to act as mayor until Oct. 9, 2017, when Superior Court Judge C. Andrew Fuller ruled in favor of the city and dismissed See Grogan 18A Grogan 3 kids among 5 hurt in wreck on Hwy. 136 By Allie Dean adean@dawsonnews.com A single-vehicle wreck last week left five people injured including three chil dren. The wreck occurred Jan. 31 on Hwy. 136 just west of Eagle Creek Farm Road in Dawsonville. According to Georgia State Patrol spokesman SFC Curtis W. Bradshaw, state troopers were called to investigate the scene of the crash around 2:30 p.m. Jan. 31. Bradshaw said that a 2005 Buick LaCrosse, driven by Michael Don Land, 38, of Dawsonville, was traveling west on See Wreck 18A Local flowers hit the big screen 8EJ. . _. ; l 7 ./lL: A a aLlkm T .f jL.Uumumiuir.il l»ipmiuu".n ||| l 1SI it*, ^ ■. jjgg -VI:.?. |g§ PS 3 1 [l >— Photos for the Dawson County News Trucks were filled with more than 750 daylily plants last spring when a production team from Clint Eastwood's new film "The Mule" purchased unique hybridized daylilies from Jungle Paradise in Dawsonville to be used in the film. Jungle Paradise Daylilies featured in Clint Eastwood blockbuster By Jessica Taylor jtaylor@dawsonnews.com When Suzanne Franklin got a phone call in early spring 2018 from a production crew working for Clint Eastwood’s upcoming film, she didn’t know what to think. “At first I was in shock. I was like ‘how do I know you’re really from the Clint Eastwood movie production?’ You know, you get scammed,” Franklin said. The man identified himself as Luke Castleberry. He said the pro duction team wanted to purchase hundreds of Franklin’s unique daylilies to be used in Eastwood’s 2018 film “The Mule.” After a quick Google search, Franklin, who owns Jungle Paradise Daylilies in Dawsonville, realized that she was actually in talks with Eastwood’s team. See Paradise 17A The crew in charge of picking up hundreds of daylily plants and transporting them to "The Mule" movie set take a break to enjoy the gazebo at Jungle Paradise in Dawsonville. 0 9 0 9 9 Inside Volume 4, Number 20 © 2019, Dawson County News Dawsonville, Georgia Church Events 3B Classifieds 7B Dear Abby 6B Deaths 2A Legals 9B Opinion 9A Sports 1B 4A Vandals cause thousands in damage at downtown park 6A Gainesville L hospital now a Level II trauma center THE MOST IWERFUL CANCER FIGHTING NETWORK IN GEORGIA Taking on cancer requires an elite clinical team. That's why Northside Hospital Cancer Institute has the most board-certified medical oncologists in Georgia. We diagnose and treat more new cancer cases than any other hospital in the state—providing care at 48 cancer centers. Backed by expertise and experience, we're built to beat cancer. Learn more at builttobeatcancer.com ‘BUILT to BEAT CANCER rsH NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CANCER INSTITUTE
