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Wednesday, October 19,2022
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The most important things to know about
the 55th Mountain Moonshine Festival
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
This weekend is the
55th annual Mountain
Moonshine Festival, a true
staple of every October for
Dawson County. Here are
some of the most impor
tant details to know about
this year’s festival.
This year’s festival will
take place on October 21,
22 and 23 at the Georgia
Racing Hall of Fame and
the City of Dawsonville’s
Main Street Park. The fes
tival is put on by local
nonprofit K.A.R.E. for
Kids.
The car show and festi
val will run each day from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The annu
al Moonshine Run will
leave from Bearden’s
Funeral Home at 10 a.m.
on Friday, and the parade
will take place at 9 a.m. on
Saturday followed by the
opening ceremonies at 10
a.m.
The festival will feature
hundreds of vendors sell
ing all types of wares,
from crafts to clothing to
home decor. A variety of
food and drinks will be
available to purchase.
Live entertainment is
scheduled to take place all
day on both Saturday and
Sunday on two different
stages at the festival.
No pets or golf carts are
allowed at the festival, RV
parking is available and
scooters are available for
rental on Allen Street.
This year’s Grand
Marshal is NASCAR leg
end Donnie Allison, who
will lead the parade on
Saturday morning.
Proceeds from the
Mountain Moonshine
Festival will go to support
the K.A.R.E. for Kids
Christmas program, which
provides Christmas pres
ents to local families and
children in need of a little
extra help at the holidays.
Those interested in more
information about the
Christmas program can
call 706-216-5273.
Dawson Chamber of Commerce cuts ribbon
for Georgia Highlands Medical Services
Erica Jones Dawson County News
Medical staff, community members and Dawson
County Chamber of Commerce members cut the
ribbon for Georgia Highlands Medical Services
on Oct. 11.
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
On Tuesday Oct. 11,
the Dawson County
Chamber of Commerce
held an official ribbon
cutting for Georgia
Highlands Medical
Services, located at 5959
Highway 53 Suite 100.
According to Georgia
Highlands CEO Todd
Shifflet, the Dawsonville
location of the medical
practice opened in its cur
rent building in 2017, and
most recently the practice
has expanded its pediatric
clinic in Dawson.
Georgia Highlands is a
non-profit medical service
that has served the North
Georgia community since
1979, and its mission is to
bring the highest quality
medical care possible to
everyone in the service
area, regardless of
income, insurance status
or language spoken.
“Our core mission is to
provide care to the unin
sured; we also see every
body insured as well,”
Shifflet said. “We are very
happy and grateful for the
support Dawson County
has given us; we know we
couldn’t succeed if we
didn’t have your support
and if I didn’t have staff
like these.”
Before cutting the rib
bon, Mandy Power,
President and CEO of the
Dawson County Chamber
of Commerce, commend
ed Shifflet and his staff at
the practice for their mis
sion and for their hard
work to serve the commu
nity.
“We are so excited to
have medical services
from Georgia Highlands
here in our community; it
makes me very excited for
the additional resources
you have for Dawson
County residents,” Power
said. “Dawsonville would
be nothing without our
medical industry.”
The Dawsonville loca
tion of Georgia Highlands
Medical Services is open
Monday through Thursday
from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
and Fridays from 8 a.m. to
noon. For more informa
tion about the practice, call
706-381-6125 or go to
www.ghms-inc.org/loca-
tion/dawsonville-family-
health-center.
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