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'Once a tiger, always a tiger'
Dawson County High School celebrates the Class of 2021
By Erica Schmidt
eschmidt@dawsonnews.com
On the evening of
Thursday, May 27, more
than 200 graduating
seniors from Dawson
County High School
walked across the foot
ball field in the DCHS
Tiger Stadium to cele
brate one last event with
their alma mater: the
202 1 graduation
ceremony.
During the ceremony,
several graduating
seniors gave speeches, as
well as DCHS Principal
Michael Negley and
Superintendent Damon
Gibbs. All the seniors
then took turns walking
across the stage to
receive their diplomas
amidst cheering and
applause from friends
and family in the stands
of the packed stadium.
In her speech to the
seniors, Negley applaud
ed the students for their
hard work and dedication
and advised them to
never stop learning, to
not be afraid of failure
and to always remember
where they came from.
“Whatever you do and
wherever you settle,
remember one thing:
once a tiger, always a
tiger,” Negley said. “It’s
time to spread your
wings, class of 2021, but
never forget about your
roots.You will always be
in my heart and on my
mind and I will continue
to pray daily for each
and every one of you.”
Class of 202 1
Valedictorian Annsley
Anglin echoed what
Negley said, reminding
her classmates to always
remember their time at
Dawson County High
School, wherever they
may go in life. Anglin
thanked her fellow class
mates, teachers, family
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Erica Schmidt Dawson County News
DCHS Class of 2021 Valedictorian Annsley Anglin
addresses her fellow graduates during the gradu
ation ceremony on May 27.
‘The call to serve’
Alexander Popp Dawson County News
JROTC cadets salute before wreaths placed at Veterans Memorial Park in Dawson County during a cer
emony held in honor of Memorial Day on Monday, May 31,2021.
Veterans Affairs of Dawson County hosts Memorial Day Ceremony
By Alexander Popp
apopp@dawsonnews.com
Under a bright May sun and
cloudless blue skies, cadets from
the Dawson County High School
Junior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps (JROTC) program hoisted
flags from each branch of the
United States Armed Forces on
Monday morning, along with the
MIA/POW and American flags, as
“Taps” was played by a lone trum
peter.
The ceremony, witnessed by doz
ens of community members and
local leaders at Veterans Memorial
Park in Dawson County, was part
of the yearly observance of
Memorial Day hosted by Veterans
Affairs of Dawson County.
In 2020, the group’s annual
Memorial Day event was canceled
due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
but according to Don Brown,
Veterans Affairs of Dawson County
president, this year they were able
to bring the public event back, big
ger and better than ever.
"I'm happy with today, I'm happy
we had people come out," Brown
said after the ceremony. "I think
today people wanted to get out, it's
'I can get out, so I'm going to go do
this honor.'"
In addition to the flag-raising
ceremony, cadets carried out a cer
emony with a Missing Man Table,
honoring those who never returned
home from war, leaving family and
loved ones behind.
According to Dawson County
High School JROTC Instructor
Steve Pamplin, all 21 of the cadets
that participated in the ceremony
volunteered for the event, wanting
to get out and do something in the
community after a year of canceled
events honoring veterans.
"All of them volunteered,"
Pamplin said. “It's nice to get back
to normal again because we
couldn't do this last year. We
missed out on the veterans day
parade last year, we missed out on
our summer camp last year, all
those things are going on and we're
excited about it."
Community members in atten
dance on Monday also heard from
guest speaker state Rep. Will Wade
(R-Dawsonville), who spoke about
the unifying nature of Memorial
Day, stating that it was a day to set
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Officer charged
for alleged attack
on county inmate
By Alexander Popp
apopp@dawsonnews.com
A former officer at the Dawson County Detention
Center has been arrested and
charged for allegedly attacking an
inmate during an incident at the jail
in April.
Timothy William Patrick Dorsey
of Gainesville, a former detention
officer with the Dawson County
Sheriff’s Office, was taken into cus
tody on May 26, 2021, after an
investigation allegedly showed that
Dorsey slammed an inmate into a
wall and elevator at the detention center, according
to Dawson County Sheriff Jeff Johnson.
“We are extremely disappointed in the actions
exhibited by Dorsey, but rest assured that we remain
committed to policing ourselves. Improper actions
cannot and will not be tolerated,” Johnson said in an
email to the Dawson County News. “Any time an
See Attack 14A
Flavors of North Ga.
food festival coming
to Dawson County
By Erica Schmidt
eschmidt@dawsonnews.com
On Saturday, June 12, Dawson County News and
Metro Market Media will host the inaugural Flavors
of North Georgia — a community event dedicated
to food and some of the best cuisine Dawson
County and the surrounding area has to offer.
The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Veterans Memorial Park, 186 Recreation Road in
Dawsonville, with food trucks parked around the
back football field and other vendors set up under
the large rear pavilion.
According to DON Editor Alexander Popp, the
event will feature food trucks and restaurant ven
dors from the Dawson County and north Georgia
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Dawsonville, Georgia
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IB Tigers ready to
hit field after
COVID-19
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