2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, July 6,2022
Photo courtesy of the City of Dawsonville
During the June 20 meeting of the Dawsonville City Council, council mem
bers recognized Tracy Smith as the city's May Employee of the Month.
Dawsonville recognizes
May Employee of Month
By staff reports
During the June 20 meeting of the
Dawsonville City Council, the council
members recognized Utilities Billing
Technician and Deputy City Clerk Tracy
Smith as the city’s May Employee of the
Month.
“Tracy is the voice of the city and han
dles the majority of water and sewer cus
tomers and serves as the Deputy City
Clerk,” City Manager Bob Bolz said.
“Tracy also does a superb job coordinat
ing work orders, and the myriad of other
duties she carries out.”
The council members and Mayor Pro
'Tracy is the voice of the
city and handles the major
ity of water and sewer cus
tomers and serves as the
Deputy City Clerk.'
Bob Bolz
City manager
Tempore John Walden presented Smith
with a certificate to honor her perfor
mance and her customer service.
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Missing
throughout the state park
area the first day to alert
proximate hikers of the
search efforts.
Thompson elaborated
that he also had to take into
consideration the safety of
search team members, as
several individuals were
injured while examining
the terrain for clues.
First responders’ more
recent efforts included a
nighttime search June 30
one mile in either direction
of where Kebe’s car was
found on Ga. 52, followed
by another round the next
morning using K9s, he
added.
The canines were run
until just before lunchtime
on July 1, when the fire
chief made the decision
about the search.
Even with the challeng
ing call, Thompson said
they’re ready to help again
if and when they’re need
ed.
“If there’s something
that leads to additional evi
dence to search this area,
then obviously we can
reconvene and begin a
search to clear it at that
time,” he said.
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Principal
teachers, staff, parents and
community in creating the
next chapter for DCMS,”
the release said. “She is
committed to ensuring that
all students are engaged in
a positive learning envi
ronment and are gaining
the skills they need to be
successful at Dawson
County Junior High
School.”
Galt holds a bachelor’s
degree in foreign language
education, a master’s
degree in Spanish educa
tion, a specialist degree in
curriculum and instruction
and a doctoral degree in
leadership.
During her career in
education, Galt served as a
Spanish teacher in
Cartersville City Schools,
Carrollton City Schools,
Coweta County Schools
and Forsyth County
Schools. As a teacher, she
also coached cheerleading,
track and field and spon
sored numerous clubs.
While working in
Forsyth County, Galt
entered a leadership role
as an assistant administra
tor before taking on her
most recent position as the
assistant principal at
Gainesville High School.
“Her educational expe
riences have afforded her
the opportunity to collab
orate with a diverse group
of people to meet the
common goal of increas
ing student achievement
and well-being,” the
release said. “Her educa
tion philosophy is based
on her uncompromising
belief that all students can
learn, given a positive
learning environment,
strong knowledgeable
teachers, a committed and
focused education team,
an encouraging communi
ty and a supportive fami
ly”
Galt is married to Jason
Galt, who is a football
coach and girls’ soccer
coach at West Forsyth
High School. They have
two children, 14-year-old
Jackson and 11-year-old
Georgia.
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Bryant
Hospice after several
years of sales and man
agement in financial and
health care. Outside of
work, she loves to travel,
learn new things and par
ticipate in CrossFit and
other extreme sports.
Bryant is a North
Georgia resident and is
looking forward to work
ing with the businesses
serving the Dawson
County area.
“I am excited about this
position and getting to
know the people in the
Dawson community,”
Bryant said.
Bryant will be stepping
into the role under the
leadership of Tim
Anderson, who has been
named as the new
Advertising Sales
Manager for the Dawson
County News and the
Forsyth County News.
Anderson started with
Metro Market Media in
fall of 2020 as a multime
dia account executive
serving both the Dawson
and Forsyth markets. He
started his newspaper
career in the early 1980s
and has held several man
agement positions in five
different markets.
“I enjoy working with
the Dawson County busi
nesses,” Anderson said. “I
look forward to working
with our Dawson County
team to build our pres
ence in this community.”
Kristina will be based
out of the Dawsonville
office at 30 Shoal Creek
Road, where she will be
joined by the news side of
the paper, which is led by
Editor Erica Jones and
staff writers Julia Fechter
and Rio White.
OBITUARIES
Blyth Michael Chester
Blyth Michael Chester, 31, of
Dawsonville, GA passed away on
Thursday, June 30, 2022. Funeral
Services were held on Saturday. July 2,
2022, at 2:00 p.m. at New Hope
Baptist Church, Dawsonville, Ga.
Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville,
GA 30534
Dawson County News
Michael Lee Prather
Michael Lee Prather, 64, of
Cumming passed away Tuesday, June
28, 2022. Inurnment services will be
held Saturday, July 9, at 10:00 a.m. at
Sawnee View Gardens with Rev.
Danny Bennett officiating. Ingram
Funeral Home, 210 Ingram Ave,
Cumming, GA.
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