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Wednesday, May 8,2019
Arrest Reports
April 29
Christopher Wayne Acker,
35, Cumming: Probation viola
tion/felony.
Jason Daniel Swanson, 43,
Dawsonville: Probation viola
tion/felony.
Tyler James Wortham, 19,
Cumming: Possession of mari
juana less than one ounce, visi
bility violations/glazed material.
April 30
Christopher Cole Grizzle, 18,
Dawsonville: Sexual exploita
tion of children, six counts
reckless conduct.
Dakota James-Ambrose
Radford, 20, Ellijay: Hold for
other agency.
Chad Richard Sitzwohl, 35,
Dawsonville: Three counts sex
ual exploitation of children.
May 1
Christopher Shane Binkley,
39, Dalton: Probation violation/
felony.
Leslie Edward Fields, 56,
Doraville: Here for court.
Gloria Jane Ledford, 39,
Dawsonville: Hold for other
agency.
Levi William Luppino, 17,
Dawsonville: Cruelty to chil
dren in the first degree, battery,
aggravated battery.
May 2
Phoebe Rena Cates, 25,
Dawsonville: Failure to com-
ply/Family Treatment Court.
Zachary Daniel Charles, 27,
Dawsonville: Exploits/threatens/
intimidates a disabled or elderly
person, criminal trespass, finan
cial transaction card fraud.
Daquan Turner, 27: Theft by
taking.
Vickie Lynn Wigley, 52,
Gainesville: Theft by taking.
May 3
Nathan Douglas Brown, 31,
Gainesville: Probation viola
tion/felony.
Delonta Lamar Burleson, 19,
Nashville, Tenn.: Obstruction
of officer, no registration, driv
ing without license, three
counts signals required in
changing lanes, too fast for
conditions, speeding, obedience
to traffic control device, leaving
the scene of an accident, two
counts reckless driving, fleeing/
eluding police officer, passing
on shoulder of road, failure to
maintain lane, following too
closely, failure to stop for a
stop sign, failure to yield at a
yield sign, possession of tools
for commission of a crime, 10
counts theft by shoplifting.
Johnny Jefferson Garland,
60, Griffin: Bench warrant/fail
ure to appear in court.
Misty Dawn Joyce, 30,
Dawsonville: Hold for other
agency.
Jerrame Donte Ray, 28,
Atlanta: Violation of family vio
lence order, aggravated stalking.
Shamika Lashaun Stem, 24,
Nashville, Tenn.: Obstruction of
officer, leaving the scene of an
accident, fleeing/eluding police
officer, possession of tools for
commission of a crime, 10
counts theft by shoplifting.
Kevin Dewayne Turner, 27,
Alpharetta: Two counts proba
tion violation/felony.
May 4
Patricia Escalante Corrales,
50, San Angelo, Texas: Failure
to use correct signal, open con
tainer violation, DU [/alcohol.
Samuel Charles Gooch, 37,
Dawsonville: Failure to com-
ply/HELP Court, probation vio
lation/felony.
May 5
Laura Loretta Jackson, 47,
Cumming: Improper tag dis
play, DUI/alcohol.
Juan Sohom-Carrillo, 34,
Dawsonville: Driving while license
expired, failure to yield entering/
crossing roadway, tire requirements.
Honey bees make their return this spring
Scott Rogers DCN Regional Staff
Fascinated by bees, Ron Campbell has more than
20 hives he tends at his Lula home.
By Layne Saliba
DCN Regional Staff
If you’re beginning to
see honey bees in your
yard, you’re not alone. As
the weather begins to get
warmer, honey bees
become more active and
beekeepers start reaping
the benefits.
“They’re amazing little
creatures,” said Ron
Campbell, who runs his
honey operation out of
his backyard in Lula.
The 72-year-old has
been at it since he was 24,
but took a long break
once he got a job that
required him to travel. He
couldn’t keep up with the
bees, but started again
almost 10 years ago when
he settled down.
He now keeps up with
23 hives at his home, and
even with all the work
needed to keep thousands
of bees buzzing, he usual
ly gives most of their
honey away to friends
and family.
After retiring in March,
though, he’s looking for
ward to selling it at the
Hall County Farmers
Market and starting to
make a little money off
his hard work — and the
hard work of his bees.
“If you study a bee and
watch them grow, you’ll
know there’s a higher
power,” Campbell said.
He enjoys watching bees
and learning about them
almost as much as he
enjoys eating their honey.
Campbell said his family
eats at least three gallons
of honey each year. His
favorite is sourwood.
Even though the cold
temperatures are linger
ing, bees will soon be
heading full-force into
North Georgia and he’ll
have to begin tending to
the hives even more.
Bobby Chaisson, presi
dent of Tri-County
Beekeepers, said April
through mid-June is when
bees in the area do most
of their work.
“In that little, short
period of time, the bee
has to make all the honey
it can make to last it
throughout the year,”
Chaisson said.
There aren’t many
things left to pollinate
after that short period is
over, which is why he
encourages people to
plant things that bloom
during the summer, so
bees can extend that time
and produce honey for
longer.
“If we can plant stuff
that will bloom and is a
nectar source during the
summer, that will defi
nitely assist the bees,”
Chaisson said.
He said the main floral
sources in North Georgia
are poplar trees, wild
blackberries and clover.
Not everything this
time of year is sweet,
though. Pollen is a prob
lem for many peoples
allergies. Legend has it,
eating local honey can
help alleviate the severity
of some of those aller
gies. But it’s not just leg
end for Chaisson and
Campbell — it’s some
thing they swear by.
“You can take a tea
spoon of honey, a tea
spoon of Bragg (apple
cider) vinegar and 8
ounces of water and drink
that in the morning and
start that in January and
your allergies will be half
of what they are,”
Campbell said.
For Chaisson, all it
takes is a tablespoon of
honey every day.
“What I equate it to is
taking an antibiotic,”
Campbell said. “The doc
tor gives you 10 days of
antibiotics so it builds up
in your system. It’s the
same way with local
honey. You get small
doses of the pollen you’re
allergic to until your body
builds up an immunity to
that pollen.”
He said it’s best to stick
with honey within a
20-mile radius of where
you live. For him, that’s
in his front yard off of
Ga. 51 in Lula, where he
has a roadside stand for
the honey he harvests.
During this time of
year, there’s one bit of
advice Chaisson has for
people: Don’t mess with
the bees. If you see a
“swarm” of bees — a
large group of bees gath
ered in the same spot,
whether it’s hanging from
a branch, on a fence post
or even on your home —
it’s best to reach out to a
beekeeper in the area who
will be happy to help. The
swarm is waiting until it
can find a new location to
make a hive.
“Don’t freak out about
it,” Chaisson said. “We’ve
got plenty of beekeepers
that will come out and
collect the swarm ...
Leave them alone, let
them hang in the tree and
then call a local beekeep
er and we can relocate
them and get them in a
hive.”
OBITUARIES
John Edward
Frank Broer
John Edward Frank
Broer, 54, of Dahlonega
died Thursday May 2,
2019. Bearden Funeral
Home of Dawsonville
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Dawson County News
May 8, 2019
Hunter Brayden
Land
Hunter Brayden
Land, 6 , of
Dawsonville died
Saturday May 4, 2019.
Bearden Funeral Home
of Dawsonville was in
charge of the arrange
ments.
Dawson County News
May 8, 2019
City of Dawsonville
FY 2019-2020
Budget Notice
The City of Dawsonville hereby gives public notice that the
proposed FY 2019-2020 City of Dawsonville budget was presented
to the Mayor and City Council at the May 6, 2019 regular City
Council Meeting. Interested persons may view a copy of the
proposed FY 2019-2020 budget in City Hall at 415 Highway 53
E, Dawsonville, Georgia beginning May 7, 2019, during regular
business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM.
In addition, the proposed budget will be placed on the City’s
website: www.dawsonville-ga.gov
The Mayor and City Council will hold a Public Hearing to receive
public comments on the proposed FY 2019-2020 Budget at 5:30
PM on Monday, May 20, 2019, in the Council Meeting Room
on the 2nd Floor of Dawsonville City Hall, 415 Highway 53 E,
Dawsonville, Georgia, at the regular City Council Meeting and
Work Session. Adoption of the budget will be considered at the
regular City Council Meeting on June 3, 2019 at 5:30 PM, in the
Council Meeting Room on the 2nd Floor of Dawsonville City
Hall, 415 Highway 53, Dawsonville, Georgia.
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