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WEDNESDAY I june 9,2021 Dawson News ► com dawsonville, GEORGIA $1.00
‘Legacy of service’
Photos by Ben Hendren Dawson County News
Roger Slaton, community leader and Dawson County Board of Education Member, died at the age of
80 on Sunday, June 6, 2021.
Friends and colleagues remember the life of Roger Slaton
By Alexander Popp
apopp@dawsonnews.com
Visionary. Servant-
leader. Pillar of the
Dawson County commu
nity — These are just a
few of the most common
phrases used to describe
Roger Slaton, who died at
the age of 80 on Sunday,
June 6, 2021.
But for those who
worked with and loved
Slaton for decades, what
will always be remem
bered is the selflessness
and unwavering support
for the people of Dawson
County that Slaton
embodied every day of
his life.
Slaton, a lifelong
Dawson County resident
and leader, who was at
one point or another,
involved in nearly every
facet of life in the local
community, leaves behind
an unmatched legacy of
service and community
involvement, according to
friends, family and col
leagues.
“Roger really was
everything we all aspire
to be,” Dawson County
Chamber of Commerce
President Mandy Power
said. “He was born and
raised right here in
Dawson County ... he
raised his family here, he
had a small business here,
he served in an elected
position for the school
board ... I think that’s
what we all look up to.”
Slaton, a graduate of
Dawson County High
School and the University
of Georgia, worked as a
State Farm Insurance For decades Roger Slaton served the Dawson
agent for 40 years and County community from his business, Roger
Slaton State Farm, and as a member of the
See Roger 16A Dawson County Board of Education.
Forsyth man
charged with
selling meth
By Alexander Popp
apopp@dawsonnews.com
A Forsyth County man has been arrested and
charged by the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office for
allegedly trafficking methamphet-
amine in Dawson County in May.
According to warrants issued by
the Dawson County Magistrate
Court, Adam Lamar Burrell, 49, of
Cumming has been accused of sell
ing “one ounce or more of a white
crystal-like substance consistent with
Methamphetamine” to a confidential
informant in exchange for money.
The incident allegedly occurred between May 1 and
May 27, 2021.
Burrell was taken into custody on Thursday, May
27, 2021. He has been charged with trafficking in
methamphetamine and has been booked into the
Dawson County Detention Center with no set bond
amount.
Burrell
Flavors of N. Ga.
event cancelled
By Erica Schmidt
eschmidt@dawsonnews.com
Despite a great deal of community interest, the
Dawson County News’ “Flavors of North Georgia”
event has been cancelled due to local restaurants
being short-staffed and unable to participate.
The event, which was set to be on June 12 at
Veterans Memorial Park, was aimed at offering an
overview of the different cuisines and flavors that the
area has to offer through providing a place for local
restaurants to sell their food from vendor tables or
food trucks. Unfortunately, because so many local
restaurants are currently suffering from a lack of
employees, not enough restaurant owners were able
to both operate a booth at the event and keep their res
taurant running as usual at the same time.
While the event has been cancelled for now, it will
be rescheduled in the future when restaurants once
again have enough staff to be able to participate.
When the event has officially been rescheduled,
announcements and updates will be posted on the
Dawson County News website and social media
pages.
Firefighters get dunked for charity at open house event
By Erica Schmidt
eschmidt@dawsonnews.com
On Saturday, June 5,
the Dawson County Fire
Department held an open
house and “dunk a fire
chief” event at Fire
Station 2, giving commu
nity members an opportu
nity to see the fire station,
have a free hotdogs and
snow cones, play some
corn hole, and try their
hands at dunking their
favorite Dawson County
fire chief.
Several of Dawson
County’s finest took turns
in the dunk tank, starting
off with Fire Chief and
EMA Director Danny
Thompson and rotating
throughout the day before
finishing with Dawson
County District 2
Commissioner Chris
Gaines.
Balls to throw at the
dunk tank were about $1
each and all the money
raised went towards the
county’s fire safety pro
grams. According to
Thompson, the event
raised about $500.
“We collected right at
about $500,” Thompson
said. “And I think overall
the event was successful.”
In addition to the dunk
tank fundraiser, firefight
ers were on site to answer
questions about grilling
safety and upkeep of
household smoke alarms.
According to
Thompson, the turnout
was a little bit lower than
hoped, but still had a
good number of commu
nity members.
“We would have obvi
ously loved to see a little
greater attendance and
everything, but we realize
that we probably caught
people during the middle
of vacation season cause
as soon as school gets out
people take off,”
Thompson said. “But we
were very happy to just
really engage with our
community and have an
opportunity to see them
See Fire 18A
Erica Schmidt Dawson County News
Community members take turns trying to dunk
Dawson County firefighters during the fire depart
ment's open house and dunk tank fundraiser on
Saturday, June 5.
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Opinion
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