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Media Day highlights Dawson County High fall sports teams. mm uwam .. wwmc^ Ww/ty SPORTS,1B - ^ H J DawsonCountyNews WEDNESDAY I AUGUST 3, 2022 DaWSOflNeWS ^COITI DAWSONVILLE, GEORGIA $1.00 Gwinnett police seek sex crime suspect Man also wanted in connection to similar cases in Dawson By Julia Fechter jfechter@dawsonnews.com The Gwinnett County Police Department needs the public’s help in identifying a male accused of allegedly exposing himself and commit ting acts of sexual battery on multiple victims in different locations around that county, according to a July 25 press release. This same male, described as a white male approximately 5’8”-5T0” between 175-200 lbs. with small, decaying teeth, is also being investigated for similar allegations in Dawson County and other jurisdictions, the GCPD release stated. Authorities are also looking for that man in relation to mul tiple alleged instances in the North Georgia Premium Outlets area throughout October 2021. At that time, victims reported a man for either allegedly rubbing him self against them or allegedly exposing his genitals. In Gwinnett, the suspect is accused in two different inci dents that took place earlier this year. On March 17, he allegedly entered the Clothes Mentor store in Buford. The victim from that instance stat ed they assisted the suspect in the store when the man alleg edly rubbed his body on them while exposing his private parts, according to the GCPD release. It’s not known whether the man left on foot or via vehicle after exiting the store. Then on July 6, the man was supposed ly involved in an incident at the Mall of Georgia’s Vans store. The suspect allegedly rubbed his body on the victim and exposed his private parts. When the victim alerted co workers, the man fled the store on foot into the mall. Witnesses are encouraged to call GCPD investigators, DCSO or Atlanta Crime Stoppers with any helpful information. People can con tact DCSO at (706) 344-3636 or Gwinnett County Police Department detectives at (770) 513-5300. Tipsters who want to remain anonymous can contact Atlanta Crime Stoppers at (404) 577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.stopcrimeATL.com. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. Photo courtesy of Dawson County Sheriffs Office The suspect is described as a white male approximately 5'8"-5'10" between 175-200 lbs. with small, decaying teeth. ‘Everybody gets to know each other’ Photos by Erica Jones Dawson County News Congregants at Lumpkin Campground enjoy food from The Pool Room on the first day of camp meeting on Monday, July 25. Lumpkin Campground celebrates 192 years of camp meetings By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com This past week, Lumpkin Campground in Dawson County celebrat ed its 192nd consecutive year of camp meetings. The camp meeting kicked off on Monday July 25 and ran every day through Sunday July 31. The host pastor was David Sanders, ministers were Warren Lathem and Jason Hamby, and the song leader was Barry Slaton. The week began with congregants gathering and moving into their “tents” at the camp ground on Monday, where they stayed for the week. Gordon Pirkle, owner of local restaurant The Pool Room, and his family set up tables and provided hamburgers and hotdogs for all of the preachers and congre gants who were there on Monday night. Pirkle, whose great- great-great-great-grandfa- ther started the camp ground in 1830, said that he’s extremely proud to See Camp 13A Gordon Pirkle and LarryTaffar sit on the front porch of one of the "tents" at Lumpkin Campground. Pirkle andTaffar's great-great-great-great-grandfather started the camp ground in 1830. Judge denies Miranda motion in Roberts case By Julia Fechter jfechter@dawsonnews.com The judge presiding over the case of the Dawsonville man accused in Kaleb Duckworth’s 2021 death has ruled on several more motions after a July 15 hearing. In a court order filed July 27 in Dawson County Superior Court, Senior Judge David Emerson admitted Roberts’ state ments to multiple officers after his appre hension last July. Those statements include Roberts’ description of events leading up to he and See Roberts 12A Roberts Talks continue for proposed Amicalola Falls Scenic Byway By Julia Fechter jfechter@dawsonnews.com Northeastern Georgia is now one step closer to having a state scenic byway. The last of three public meetings was held July 28 at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame to solicit community input and questions about the byway proposal. No zoning changes are being proposed with the scenic byway, and no new roads are being built in relation to the byway, said Chamber of Commerce President and See Byway 13A 0 9 0 9 9 4 Inside Volume 8, Number 27 © 2022, Dawson County News Dawsonville, Georgia Events 2B Classifieds 6B Dear Abby 7A Deaths 2A Legals 7B Opinion 7A Sports 1B 4A Bowen Center opens juried photography exhibit. 6A Ga. Lottery L funding for education hits $25 billion. We Are a Digital Impression Practice. Proud Owners of an iTero Element ' Scanner. | element invisalign "We all try and go above and beyond and give that five start treatment, so it's rewarding to know that what we do matters." Q)amonville (^Distinctive ^Dentistry B. MANZUR, D.M.D. 754 HWY. 53 WEST, DAWSONVILLE, GA 706-265-2505
