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Wednesday, November 10,2021
dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I 3A
Similar number of voters as last city election
for this year’s race for two City Council seats
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
On Tuesday Nov. 2,
voters from across
Dawsonville came out to
the polls to vote in the
city election for the two
seats on the city council.
According to Board of
Elections and
Registration Director
Glenda Ferguson, as of
last Friday when advance
voting ended there had
been a total of 170 votes
cast, either in person or
absentee by mail. The
Board of Elections
received a request for
nine total absentee bal
lots, eight of which have
been cast and one of
which is still outstanding.
Ferguson said as of
mid-afternoon on
Tuesday, about 80 more
citizens had shown up to
cast their votes, putting
the total at about 250 vot-
ers. According to
Ferguson, there are 2947
active registered voters
who could vote in this
election. She said that in
the last city election, 282
citizens turned out to
vote.
“We’d really like to see
more people, but for the
most part everything
seems to be okay; I hope
that by the time we get to
7 (p.m.) maybe we’ll sur
pass that 282 from last
time,” Ferguson said.
“But so far, everything’s
running smooth and
everything seems to be
going okay.”
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Dawsonville
voter for
the 2021
City Council
election.
Erica Jones
Dawson County
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Atlanta Bread’s Dawsonville location celebrates
one year anniversary with meal giveaway
By staff reports
This fall, Dawsonville’s location
of Atlanta Bread celebrated its
one-year anniversary of serving
the Dawson County community,
according to a press release by the
restaurant.
In celebration of the anniversary,
Atlanta Bread will hold a give
away and award one year of free
meals to one lucky winner this
December. Participants must be 18
years or older to win. To enter or
to read official contest rules, go to
atiantabread.com.
The December giveaway isn’t a
first for the company, the release
said. On Oct. 31, local
Dawsonville fireman Robby Fee
won four tickets to the Falcons
game at the Mercedes-Benz stadi
um, as well as tailgating gear
including a Coca-Cola cooler,
towels, phone accessories and
more.
Atlanta Bread, which is located
at 12 Dawson Market Way,
includes a private 120 square foot
meeting room, updated furniture,
lounge seating, and a dining room
that seats about 109 guests.
According to the release, the res
taurant serves a variety of sand
wiches, soups, salads, desserts and
specialty beverages and prides
itself on its fresh ingredients and
superior quality.
“We take a lot of pride in the
quality of our food and our team is
committed to providing the best to
the Dawsonville community, con
sistently,” restaurant co-owner
Amer Meqdadi said in the release.
Since coming to Dawsonville a
year ago, Atlanta Bread has
become a place where guests can
gather to make the most out of
their meals and their time, the
release said.
“The people of Dawsonville
pride themselves on their local
community which is a core value
Atlanta Bread celebrates,” restau
rant co-owner Michell Santos said
in the release. “That’s why we
chose to open an Atlanta Bread
here.”
Atlanta Bread is open Monday
through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 9
p.m. For more information, go to
atiantabread.com or call (706)525-
5171.
Man faces arraignment for 2020 car chase
Julia Fechter
jfechter@dawsonnews.com
After unsuccessfully
trying to evade law
enforcement last summer
by driving his Toyota
Camry at speeds of
almost 100 miles per
hour, Joshua Warren
Bush, 32, of Cumming
faces an upcoming
arraignment.
His court date, which
was originally scheduled
last Friday, will be
moved to a future date,
pending the end of the
Austin Stryker trial,
where Judge Kathlene
Gosselin is also presid
ing.
For the high-speed
case, which happened on
July 31, 2020, Bush was
charged with two counts
of fleeing or attempting
to evade a police officer;
a violation of duty upon
striking a fixed object;
obstruction of an officer;
reckless driving; speed
ing; failure to wear a
safety belt and habitual
violator.
Before the July 2020
chase, Bush was alleged
ly speeding more than 20
mph above the posted
speed limit as he drove
his 1998 Toyota Camry
along Ga. 53. A Georgia
State Patrol trooper
ordered him to stop, and
Bush ran a red light at the
intersection of Ga. 53
and Fumpkin
Campground Road.
Bush proceeded to
drive between 90-95 mph
along Ga. 53, and as he
turned onto Perimeter
Road, he hit a stop sign.
The chase ended on Burt
Creek Road, near Shoal
Creek Road. Bush ran
from the car and fled into
the woods before later
being caught.
In 2017, Bush was also
arrested by authorities in
Forsyth County after
refusing to pull over for a
traffic stop and leading
them on a high-speed
chase in his black
Mustang.
He sped away from
state troopers and depu
ties at speeds of over 100
mph. as he headed the
wrong way down Ga.
400. Bush almost hit a
father driving his family
in a van before law
enforcement deployed a
spike strip and PIT
maneuver to stop the
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fleeing vehicle.
Bush’s car flipped over,
and police subsequently
surrounded it. His license
was revoked at the time
of the 2020 incident.
DCN will provide
updates on this case as
more information
becomes available.
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