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Interim Dawson Fire, EMS chief named
'I hope they (citizens) can trust me
to have their best interests at the
forefront of everything I do here.'
Jason Dooley
Interim director of Dawson County Fire, EMS
By Julia Fechter
jfechter@dawsonnews.com
The Dawson County Fire and
Emergency Services department
now has an interim director.
Chief Jason Dooley began
serving in the interim position
effective Aug. 22, according to
an Aug. 24 memo from County
Manager David Headley.
“I appreciate the board and
Mr. Headley’s confidence in me
filling this position,” Dooley
said to DCN Thursday. “I hope I
make the citizens of Dawson
County proud.”
Dooley previously served as
the Division Chief of
Operations/Training for Dawson
County Fire and Emergency
Services. He is a 15-year veter
an of DCFES who started as a
firefighter and worked his way
up to the division chief position.
“I hope they (citizens) can
trust me to have their best inter
ests at the forefront of every
thing I do here,” Dooley added.
“His appointment ensures a
smooth transition for our
Emergency Services depart
ment, its employees and citizens
following the departure of
Director Danny Thompson,”
Headley said in his memo.
The county is still looking for
a permanent person to fill the
director position.
Outgoing Fire and EMS
Director Danny Thompson left
his final Dawson County budget
hearing in a Quint 2 fire appara
tus, which he was “instrumental
in procuring,” back to its quar
ters near his home in the eastern
part of the county, stated a
Wednesday DCFES Facebook
video post.
Headley added, “I appreciate
the dedicated work of Chief
Thompson over the years and
look forward to working along
side Chief Dooley in continuing
to provide quality service to
Dawson County and its citi
zens.”
United Way hosts inaugural 5K
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Photos by Rio White Dawson County News
Participants at the Run United Dawson 5K get out to a running start.
Event raises funds for community outreach programs in Dawson
By Rio White
riowhite@dawsonnews.com
Over 70 runners came
out to participate at the
United Way of Dawson’s
inaugural Run United
Dawson 5K at Rock
Creek Park on Saturday,
Aug. 27.
In collaboration with
race organizers Five Star
NTP, the event was put
together by UWD com
munity investment and
finance administrator
Findsay Bohannon, board
member Steve Melching
and volunteers.
According to Melching,
the purpose of the event
was to allocate the funds
raised at the event toward
United Way’s community
outreach programs.
See Run 15A
Overall male winner Robert Bledsoe
receives his medal after the race.
Overall female winner Natalie Luttrell
receives her medal after the race.
Sheriff’s Office
warns against
judgment in
threat update
By Julia Fechter
jfechter@dawsonnews.com
The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office is
cautioning people against rushing to judge
“any named individual” following
Wednesday’s announcement of an investi
gation into an alleged threat on social
media toward students at Dawson County
High School.
“We caution our community against
passing judgment and potentially commit
ting slander against any named individual,
simply based upon a social media post,”
DCSO said in a Thursday update. “A post
ing alone from an anonymous website, as
egregious as it may appear, is not a basis
for an arrest. These investigations must be
thorough and exhaustive.”
Dawson County Sheriff Jeff Johnson told
DCN in a Thursday email that the posting,
with actual names, was unfortunately
See Threat 12A
Sandra Deal,
former first lady
of Georgia, dies
By Jeff Gill
DCN regional staff
Gainesville native and former Georgia first
lady Sandra Deal died at
her home in Demorest
Tuesday, Aug. 23, sur
rounded by Gov. Nathan
Deal and family.
Sandra Deal died from
breast cancer that had
spread to brain cancer,
according to a press release
from Brian Robinson, who
served as the governor’s communications
director.
“We have lost a wife, mother and grand
mother who loved us unconditionally, as we
did her,” the Deal family said in a statement.
“She blessed us, taught us and enriched our
lives.
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