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Elliott finishes Coca-Cola 600 in second place SPORTS, IB Community groups award over $300,000 to Dawson grads. INSIDE, 5A DawsonCountyNews WEDNESDAY I june 2,2021 Dawson News ► com dawsonville, GEORGIA $1.00 '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 See Graduation 13A 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 See Memorial Day 12A 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 See Flavors 14A 0 9 0 9 9 4 Inside Volume 7, Number 22 © 2021, Dawson County News Dawsonville, Georgia Church Events 2B Classifieds 6B Dear Abby 5B Deaths 2A Legals 7B Opinion 7A Sports 1B Dawson County Deputy Sheriff retires after 15 years on force IB Tigers ready to hit field after COVID-19 filled season LIVER CANCER MELANOMA PANCREATIC CANCER LUNG CANCER BREAST CANCER '-BUILT TO BEAT CANCER PROSTATE CANCER COLORECTAL CA LEUKEMIA LYMPHOMA SKIN CANCER lEYJNaMiliiTHm CANCER INSTITUTE Our team brings powerful expertise and i personalized care to every case. See how at builttobeatcancer.com m NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL
