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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, December 15,2021
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FOXERS
Photo submitted to DCN
On Dec. 8, fashion brand FOXERS celebrated the
recent opening of its first-ever physical store dur
ing a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Dawson
County Chamber of Commerce. Co-owner Alex
Emmermann, center left, holds the ribbon next to
his wife and designer April Spring, center right.
she said they’ve worked
to curate clothing with a
lodge or mountain cabin-
type feel, like the cotton
sweaters and large jackets
that donned the manne
quins.
She’s also added items
like lightweight blouses
and fun patterned belt
buckles to cultivate a
sense of luxury lounge-
wear.
“They’re designed right
here in this [warehouse]
room,"’ Emmermann said
about his wife’s pieces.
“Everything’s done here,
so you have a local fash
ion label here in town.”
He and Spring have run
several successful busi
nesses together through
out the past two decades.
Spring founded FOXERS
in 2007 and patented her
initial products, which
were women’s underwear
that utilized the function
ality of a male-style
boxer band.
Emmermann helps run
the digital elements of the
business, like its website
and e-commerce opera
tions, while also working
a full-time tech job.
Upon its premiere,
FOXERS was almost
immediately launched
into what Spring called
the “big-brand marker” as
one of the top brands dur
ing 2008.
With the oncoming
recession, both she and
her husband had to start
over, as she put it, by
moving to Atlanta and
beginning to revamp the
brand.
In the following years,
they focused on attending
trade shows and high
lighting the company’s
fashions at events back
home in Virginia.
Their business got a
boost from celebrities
repping their boxers on
social media, and their
sales gradually began to
shift to more online traf
fic.
The company operates
in North and South
America and multiple
countries in western
Europe.
“I never ended, and I
never did, even during
COVID-19,” Spring said
about encountering busi
ness challenges. “I just
FROM 1A
Chase
the car he was driving and ran a red light
before driving on the wrong side of
Dawson Forest Road, eventually passing
through its roundabout at Lumpkin
Campground Road.
Turning the car’s lights off, Wyatt contin
ued along Dawson Forest Road, venturing
into the wrong lane while reaching speeds
of up to 110 mph. He also drove the wrong
way through the roundabout intersection at
Ga. 9 South before making an illegal stop
in the area.
Suspect caught
Multiple warrants allege he fled on foot,
disobeying commands of three DSCO offi
cers for Wyatt to stop and show his hands.
He also had a Glock 9mm firearm on the
passenger side floorboard of the vehicle,
according to two warrants. Because Wyatt
was convicted of felony burglary in Will
County, Illinois this past May, he was not
supposed to have the weapon. Another war
rant states that Wyatt had lOmg THC
gummy edibles in his jacket pocket during
the vehicle pursuit.
Times on the citations and warrants
allege Wyatt committed the aforemen
tioned offenses between just 12:03-12:20
a.m.
Upon catching him, officers noted
Wyatt’s bloodshot eyes and an odor of mar
ijuana coming from him. He admitted to
smoking the substance before driving.
Wyatt was arrested at 1:05 a.m. on Nov. 27
and booked into the Dawson County
Detention Center sixteen minutes later.
Then on Nov. 29, he was released on a
$16,700 bond.
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Windows
students for their hard work in making
the front of city hall and the racing hall
of fame cheerful and festive.
First place in the window painting
contest was Kaylee Hinson. Second
place went to Kendall Hutson, third
place was Chandler Bagley and the hon
orable mention award went to Makayla
Shapiro.
The other student artists who partici
pated in decorating the windows were
Ayla Millar and Courtney Blair, along
with their teacher Jennifer Gray. The
DDA is providing a Chick-Fil-A party
for all of the students who participated.
According to Power, she and the rest
of the Chamber of Commerce were
happy to help put together the project,
and hope to bring it back again next
year.
“We are thrilled to have Jennifer Gray
at DCHS partner with us for this proj
ect,” Power said. “Her students are so
talented and we love being able to show
Photo courtesy of Dustin Heard
(left to right) Dawson County High
School students and winners of the
window art contest Kendall Hutson,
Kaylee Hinson and Makayla
Shapiro. Not pictured: Chandler
Bagley.
the community their talents. I am thank
ful to have teachers, students and the
City who see the value in community.
We’re hoping to make this an annual
event.”
OBITUARIES
Ashley Diane Dunne Burt
Ashley Diane Dunne Burt, 26, died
December 2, 2021. A funeral service was
held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 11,
at Cavender’s Creek Baptist Church.
Anderson-Underwood Funeral Home of
Dahlonega was in charge of the arrange
ments.
Dawson County News
December 15, 2021
Kaitlyn Rachelle Edwards
Kaitlyn Rachelle Edwards, 28, passed
away on September 23,
2021. She was born on
July 11, 1993. The only
thing brighter than her
smile is her honest, kind,
and sincere heart, that she
shares with her Creator.
She is deeply loved, and
will be sorely missed, but
only for a while. She will
never, ever be forgotten. She is survived by
Kailey Creech, Adrian Creech, Jr., and
Josten Tyler Hamilton. We love you, Kaite.
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December 15, 2021
Leonora Cynthia LeBaron
Leonora Cynthia LeBaron, 81, of
Dawsonville, died Friday, December 10,
2021. A graveside service was held at 1:00
p.m., Sunday, December 12, at
Dawsonville memorial gardens. Bearden
Funeral Home of Dawsonville was in
charge of the arrangements.
Dawson County News
December 15, 2021
Victor Joel Robertson
Victor Joel Robertson, 79, of Cumming,
died Saturday, November 13, 2021. A
graveside service was held at 10:00 a.m.,
Thursday, December 9, at Sawnee View
Gardens. Ingram Funeral Home &
Crematory of Cumming was in charge of
the arrangements.
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December 15, 2021
go, ‘Keep moving really
slow, and you’re going to
go back up.’”
They bought a home in
Dawson County about
five years ago and moved
to the area full time this
past March when they
opened the warehouse
portion of FOXERS.
Spring explained that
they purchased the build
ing for its back space but
appreciated the storefront
with a relatively finished
space.
“We always wanted one
anchor store to test the
market, meet customers
and hear feedback,” she
said.
Now, FOXERS not
only markets to people
around the world, but
some of those same cus
tomers or their spouses
have come to visit the
store’s physical location.
“I’ve had a whole fami
ly from Chile come here
just to see FOXERS,”
April said.
She added that in the
future, the company plans
to expand to full lounge-
wear for men and women
and grow their distribu
tion network.
“We are very adamant
that we are going to be
the best community
you’ve ever been a part
of. You’ve already seen
some of that,” said
Dawson County Chamber
of Commerce President
Mandy Powers.
As FOXERS has
grown, Spring has trea
sured the support from
close friends and associ
ates, the University of
Georgia’s Small Business
Development Center and
various other locals.
“Everything’s been
right,” she said optimisti
cally. “The community
has been 100 percent
behind us. I’ve never had
this kind of support in a
community in the past 13
years.”
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