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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, January 26,2022
Correction
A Jan. 12 DCN article stated that Jonathan Brock was charged with firearm
by a convicted felon.This charge was later deemed incorrect due to a
filing error.
Dawson County Health
Department awarded mini
grant for car seat education
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
The Dawson County Health
Department has been awarded the 2022
Car Seat Mini-Grant to fund car seat
education in the county, according to a
release by the health department.
The mini grant was awarded to the
department by the Georgia Department
of Public Health Injury Prevention
Program and is funded by the
Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
in an effort to ensure safety for chil
dren in Georgia while riding in motor
vehicles.
Using the funds from the mini grant,
the Dawson County Health Department
and Dawson County Emergency
Medical Services work together to pro
vide car seats and education to finan
cially eligible families in Dawson
County, the release said.
“Since 2007, the education, car seats
and booster seats provided through the
Mini Grant prevented serious injury or
death and saved over 425 of Georgia’s
children who were involved in crash
es,” the release said. “According to the
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, car seats reduce fatal
injuries by 71 percent among infants
and by 54 percent among children ages
one to four years in passenger cars.”
The release went on to say that
almost three out of every four car seats
are not used correctly, which causes the
children to be at risk. Because of this,
teaching parents and guardians how to
install and use the car seats correctly is
incredibly important too.
“It’s our responsibility to keep out
children safe,” Natasha Young, public
information officer for the District 2
Department of Public Health, said in
the release. “The Car Seat Mini-Grant
is a great opportunity to help our com
munity and help protect our children
from serious injuries or death in motor
vehicle crashes.”
Through the Car Seat Mini-Grant,
agencies supporting over 120 counties
including Dawson are working hard to
keep Georgia’s children safe by helping
families to get their children “buckled
up right, every trip, every time”, the
release said.
“In Dawson County, Dawson County
Health Department and Dawson EMS
educate parents and caregivers on how
to properly install and use car seats,
offer car seat inspections and provide
car seats and booster seats to financial
ly eligible families,” the release said.
For more information about the
Dawson County car seat program, con
tact the Dawson County Health
Department by calling 706-265-2611.
For more information about other
counties involved in the program, con
tact the Georgia Department of Public
Health’s Child Occupant Safety Project
by calling 404-463-1487 or by emailing
injury@dph.ga.gov.
Photo courtesy Unsplash
1 person arrested in connection
with recent car break-ins and thefts
By Julia Fechter
jfechter@dawsonnews.com
A juvenile is now behind bars follow
ing multiple car break-ins and stolen
vehicles across Dawson County late
Sunday night.
Three of the four vehicles reported
stolen have been recovered. The
Dawson County Sheriff’s Office investi
gation into the incidents is ongoing.
DCSO has asked for anyone with
footage or other relevant information
about the crimes to reach out via their
phone number, 706-344-3636.
“We ask that everyone please ensure
your vehicles are locked and valuables
are not left in your cars overnight,” stat
ed a post on DCSO’s Facebook page.
A longer story is available online.
FROM 1A
White
served one semester as the Sports
Director of Owl Radio.
White said he looks forward to becom
ing immersed in the local community.
“For all of the bustling coverage that
is heard on a constant basis from nation
al and local news, it is important to
remember where we all come from,”
White said. “That is where community
journalism steps in.”
DCN editor Erica Jones said that she
is thrilled to have White joining the
newspaper’s staff and looks forward to
all he will bring to the team.
“Rio has an obvious passion for sports
and for storytelling, which is exactly
what we needed to fill this role,” Jones
said. “I look forward to working with
him and to all that he will bring to the
DCN team and the Dawson County
community.”
OBITUARIES
Mark R Barron
Mark P. Barron, 65, died January
11, 2022. A celebration of life was
held at 12:00 p.m., January 25, at the
Ingram Funeral Home Chapel. Ingram
Funeral Home & Crematory of
Cumming was in charge of the
arrangements.
Dawson County News
January 26, 2022
Toy "Craig" Hester
Toy “Craig” Hester, 56, of
Dawsonville, died Saturday, January 15,
2022. A funeral service was held at 1:00
p.m., Thursday, January 20, in the chapel
of Ingram Funeral Home. Ingram Funeral
Home & Crematory of Cumming was in
charge of the arrangements.
Dawson County News
January 26, 2022
Margaret Burt Kennedy
Margaret Burt Kennedy, 87, of
Dawsonville, died Saturday, January
15, 2022. A funeral service was held
at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 20,
at the Bearden Funeral Home Chapel.
Bearden Funeral Home of
Dawsonville was in charge of the
arrangements.
Dawson County News
January 26, 2022
Mary Marler Lindsey
Mary Marler Findsey, 86, of
Cumming, died Thursday, January 13,
2022. A funeral service was held at
2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 23, at
Ingram Funeral Home. Ingram
Funeral Home & Crematory of
Cumming was in charge of the
arrangements.
Dawson County News
January 26, 2022
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