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Stabbing at gas station is under investigation
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
Four victims have been
treated and released from
area hospitals and one per
son has been charged in
an ongoing investigation
following a Dawson
County stabbing Tuesday
Oct. 25, according to
Dawson County Sheriff
Jeff Johnson.
Deputies from the
Dawson County Sheriff’s
Office and Georgia State
Patrol troopers responded
to a stabbing call at the
Shell gas station, located
at 41 Big Horn Drive, at
about 9:20 p.m. Tuesday.
Upon their arrival, dep
uties found four victims,
all of whom are males
under the age of 18, all
suffering from varying
degrees of cut and stab
wounds. One suspect, also
a male under 18 years old,
has been charged in the
assault and is being
detained in juvenile custo
dy. One of the juveniles
involved is from Forsyth
County, Johnson said.
“All involved were
treated and released,”
Johnson told DCN in an
email on Friday. “At this
point, only one juvenile
has been charged.”
Johnson said that the
information received thus
far indicates that the inci
dent began as an argument
that resulted with those
involved being cut and/or
stabbed.
The case is open and is
actively being investigated
by the Dawson County
Sheriff’s Office, Johnson
added, so DCSO is unable
to release further informa
tion at this time.
DCN will continue to
follow the story and pro
vide updates as more
information is made avail
able.
County
manager
steps down
‘A very bright future’
Dawson County Junior High School principal Brody Hughes stands with four of the district's five 2022-23 REACH scholars
during the REACH signing ceremony on Oct. 28.
DCJHS holds signing ceremony for 2022-23 REACH scholars
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
On Friday Oct. 28, Dawson
County Junior High School
hosted a signing ceremony for
the school’s five 2022-23
REACH scholars.
The REACH program, which
stands for Realizing
Educational Achievement Can
Happen, is a needs-based men
torship and scholarship pro
gram that aims at helping aca
demically promising students
achieve their educational goals.
Beginning in middle school,
REACH scholars are provided
with the financial, academic
and social support they need to
graduate from high school and
have access to college.
This year’s REACH scholars
are Angie Almazan, Cassandra
Logan, Karen Miranda-Cruz,
Jace Orr and Lexi Wells. This
year’s group marked the eighth
cohort of REACH scholars to
come from DCJHS. The
REACH scholars and their fam-
Erica Jones Dawson County News
dies attended the signing cere
mony, listening to remarks and
encouragement from school
administrators.
During the signing ceremony,
each of the students introduced
themselves and their family
members who were there with
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
Dawson County Manager David
Headley will be leaving his posi
tion as of the end of this week,
according to an Oct. 27 press
release by the county.
“Longtime County Manager
David Headley has tendered his
resignation and
plans to retire,
effective Nov. 4,
2022,” the release
said.
Headley has
served as the
county’s manager
since 2016, before
Headley which he served
as Dawsonville’s
city manager.
“I feel that the time has come for
me to pursue another opportunity
that is more aligned with my new
aspirations,” Headley said in the
release.
Dawson County Board of
Commissioners Chairman Billy
Thurmond said that Headley has
done a great job serving the coun
ty’s residents for the past six years.
“Under his leadership the county
has been able to work through
many challenges to continue to
provide quality services to our citi
zens,” Thurmond said in the
release.
“The county thanks Mr. Headley
for his dedicated service and wish
es him well as he pursues new
endeavors,” the release added, “He
will be missed.”
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Walker highlights commitments to values, voters during visit
Herschel Walker
begins his
speech after
admiring the
crowd's warm
reception at a
Dawsonville
campaign rally
stop.
Julia Fechter
Dawson County News
By Julia Fechter
jfechter@dawsonnews.com
With control of the U.S.
Senate hanging in the balance,
dozens of people like Gainesville
native Tony Roberts felt it was
important enough to attend
Republican candidate Herschel
Walker’s speech at the Amicalola
Regional Farmers Market in
Dawsonville Tuesday.
“I’ve got stage 4 lung and
brain cancer,” Roberts said.
“This is my last election.”
For him, his vote in the 2022
general election “really does”
count, Roberts added.
Walker is facing off against
Democratic incumbent Rev.
Raphael Warnock for one of
Georgia’s two Senate seats.
Democratic senator Jon Ossoff
holds the other seat, which will
not be up for election again until
2026.
The previous election cycle
yielded two Democratic senators
from Georgia, further cementing
the state’s purple status after
state voters had decided the pres
idential race in favor of President
Joe Biden.
Walker and Wamock’s senato
rial race is one of multiple high-
profile campaigns in the state
now, with elections also taking
place for the governor’s seat and
Georgia’s 6th Congressional
District seat for the U.S. House
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