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Newspaper Page TextSoftball team qualifies for state tournament after pair of wins, sports, ib DCHS student named to State Superintendent’s Student Advisory COUnCil. INSIDE, 8A DawsonCountyNews WEDNESDAY I OCTOBER 13, 2021 DaWSOflNeWS ^com DAWSONVULE, GEORGIA $1.00 Man killed during weekend wreck Report: Motorcycle hits car on left side, causing both riders to be ejected from Harley Julia Fechter jfechter@dawsonnews.com One man is dead and others are injured after a two-vehicle wreck Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Ga. 400 North and Quill Drive in Dawson County. Daniel Wesley Duncan, 50, of Lithia Springs, was killed while driving a Harley Davidson FLHT motorcycle, and his passenger, Penny Lynn Duncan, 51, of Lithia Springs, was seriously injured, accord ing to a Georgia State Patrol report. The driver of the other vehi cle, a Volkswagen Passat, got minor injuries from the acci dent, which occurred around 4:10 p.m. The motorcycle travelled north on Ga. 400, entering the turning lane for Quill Drive and improperly passing multi ple vehicles that were stopped on the state highway due to a red light. While the car involved attempted to turn left onto Ga. 400 South from Quill Drive, the motorcycle contin ued through a gore area on the state highway and into the intersection. The front of the motorcycle hit the car on the left side, causing both riders to be eject ed from the Harley. Miller’s Ale House officially open Photos by Erica Jones Dawson County News Members of the Dawson County Chamber of Commerce and representatives of Miller's Ale House officially cut the ribbon for the new restaurant to join the chamber on Oct. 11. Miller's Ale House General Manager Vincent Ugo talks about his restaurant during the ribbon cutting. On the morning of Monday Oct. 11, the Dawson County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Miller’s Ale House, Dawson County’s newest restaurant and sports bar. The new restaurant fea tures several food options from chicken to burgers to steaks, as well as a full bar. In addition to the inside bar, Miller’s Ale House includes a second section to the building with garage-type doors that will raise up to allow it to feel like an out side patio. The whole res taurant is lined with televi sions playing all types of sports coverage. Vincent Ugo, general manager of Miller’s Ale House Dawsonville, had previously managed other restaurant locations in Florida and recently moved up to Dawson County to manage the new location. He said that he’s very excit ed to be in the area and to have the chance to bring something new to the coun ty. “We are so excited to be here in Dawsonville,” Ugo See Miller's 16A Chamber of Commerce holds ribbon cutting for restaurant Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com COVID cases in schools at ‘all-time low’ for semester By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com At the Oct. 5 meeting of the Dawson County Board of Education, Superintendent Damon Gibbs updated the board members on the latest COVID-19 case numbers in the district and the contin ued precautions school staff and students are taking. Gibbs said that the reported positive cases are much lower than they have been since the start of the school year, which began with 90 reported cases when the sys tem started recording the numbers on Aug. 20. “Our COVID positive cases that are reported to us are about at an all-time low for the school year,” Gibbs said. “We have five students and one staff member current ly, and those numbers have trended in our favor very quickly.” See Schools 12A Evidence sticks before Bender murder trial Julia Fechter jfechter@dawsonnews.com When Austin Todd Stryker’s trial starts on Nov. 1 for his alleged role in Hannah Bender’s murder, his lawyers will still have to argue against the state connecting his motive to gang-related activity. Defendant Jerry Nesbit Harper will still be tried in tandem with Stryker after Northeastern Superior Court Judge Kathlene Gosselin denied a motion to sever. During a pre-trial hearing on Oct. 8, motions to continue or reschedule the trial, suppress cell phone evidence and quash Stryker’s felony murder and weapons counts were also denied. On July 27, Stryker, 24, of Dawson County, and Harper, 79, of Forsyth County, were reindicted for their alleged involve ment in the shooting and stabbing death of Bender, 21, a Lumpkin County resident. 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