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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, November 2,2022 Ribbon-cutting ceremony held for Neighborhood TV By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com On Tuesday Oct. 25, the Dawson County Chamber of Commerce held a rib bon-cutting for North Metro Atlanta video news company Neighborhood TV. According to Neighborhood TV repre sentative Carter Eddings, the goal of the business is to create localized video news clips. “We want to deliver news and entertainment about Dawsonville, Cumming, Alpharetta... to the people in those areas,” Eddings said. “So when we hear news today that says ‘today in Atlanta’, ‘today in Douglasville’ or ‘today in Griffin’, we all live like on a different side of the plan et; we don’t wanna have to worry about that stuff; we wanna know what’s hap pening in our backyard.” Company representative Rob Russo added that the business is technically launching in November, but that it has been cover ing some of what has hap pened in North Metro Atlanta in the past couple months. The format, he said, are short videos that can be played one after another to bring a number of stories to viewers. “We’re all video; it’s all littie stackable stuff kind of like Tik-Tok; all the stories are two or three minutes long,” Russo said. “You guys are a different world from Atlanta and you don’t really care about what hap pens in Atlanta; there’s a lot of really cool stuff that’s happening up here.” Neighborhood TV is under Apollo Global Management, and its sister company is Cox Media Group. Because of this, Eddings said that WSB-TV will help Neighborhood TV with creating the vid eos. After becoming ingrained in the North Metro Atlanta community, Russo said that Neighborhood TV plans to expand through the rest of Georgia, North and South Carolina and Florida over time. Before cutting the rib bon, Dawson County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mandy Power welcomed Erica Jones Dawson County News The Dawson County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting for North Metro Atlanta video news company Neighborhood TV on Oct. 25. Timberline Glamping Co. wins award By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com This month, North Georgia-based hospitali ty company Timberline Glamping Co. was hon ored at the Glamping Show — US by the American Glamping Association for Innovation & Pioneering. According to a press release by the organiza tion, North Georgia locals and owner-opera tors, Nathan and Rebeka Self, were humbled and honored by the recogni tion. “The recent acknowl- edgement by the American Glamping Association proves that Timberline Glamping Co. is making a name for itself within the rap idly escalating travel market,” the release said. “While the Selfs contin ue to bring their heart for community to North Georgia, they are also expanding their vision to bring life changing opportunities to franchi sees as well as more glamping access to sea soned and new glam- pers.” Glamping is a concept that brings modem com forts to camping, allow ing for a new way to spend time outside. These “glampsites” include items like hotel- quality beds, clean sheets and comforter, air conditioning and heat, a mini fridge, coffee maker, home decor and electrical outlets to charge devices. The Selfs launched Timberline Glamping Co. in 2018 and then launched the franchising portion of their business in August of 2021, mak ing the company the first and currently only fran chise company in the glamping industry. According to the release, the company has since signed 26 franchisees into their brand, includ ing one in Dawsonville at Amicalola Falls State Park. “Guests familiar and new to the Timberline Glamping Co. brand can look forward to experi encing unique getaways that combine modern comfort in the great out doors with a trusted name,” the release said. For more information about Timberline Glamping Co., go to www.timberlineglamp- ing.com. Obituaries Peggy Evans October 18, 2022 Peggy Evans, 74, of Gainesville passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton following a period of declin ing health. Born June 27, 1948 and raised in the Gainesville Mill Community, Peggy had been a resident of Hall County for her entire life. She was a member of High Shoals Baptist Church in Dawsonville and was a longtime employee of WM Wrigley. A loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother, Peggy was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Louise Smith and Sister, Bettye Stacey. Surviving are her husband of 47 years, Danny Evans of Gainesville; children, Danny (Teresa) Clark of Gainesville, Paula Jo (Marty) Darracott of Gainesville, Matthew (Penney) Evans of Dawsonville; sister, Emma Miller of Gainesville; broth ers, Gene (Shirley) Smith of Gainesville, Hoyt Smith of Mansfield, GA, George Smith of Texas; grandchil- dren, Austin Clark, Madison (Harry) Harper, Carson Darracott, Jared Grizzle; nieces, nephews and other relatives.Funeral services will be held Friday, October 21, 2022 at 3 p.m. at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Barry Payne, Rev. Danny Miller and Rev. Leonard W. Ridings will officiate. Interment will fol low at Antioch Cemetery in Dahlonega. The family will receive friends at the funer al home on Thursday, October 20 from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. and on Friday from 1 p.m. until the hour of service. Condolences may be expressed at www. beardenfuneralhome.com. Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA. Erica Jones Dawson County News Timberline Glamping Co. offers its guests a way to camp and enjoy the great outdoors while still taking advantage of modern comforts like beds, heat and air, fridges and coffee makers. Neighborhood TV to the community, adding that while Dawson County is close to Atlanta it is still certainly its own unique community. “We are very close to Atlanta, we pride ourselves on that, but we’re so differ ent,” Power said. “You can be at Hartsfield in 45 min utes to an hour, but we’re still a small rural communi ty here in Dawson County.” For more information about Neighborhood TV, go to www.neighborhood- tv.com. 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