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4A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, November 2,2022 FROM 1A Walker of Representatives. Voter participation in rural areas has been galvanized going into the fall elections, with Dawson County voters already showing up by over 800 more as compared to the first week of early voting in 2018. Retired U.S. Army Col. Michael Steele, also a former UGA teammate of Walker’s, mentioned his friend’s authentic ity, overall fortitude, kindness and compassion. “In life, you’re going to meet people that have more resources ... but the one thing that you can control is that nobody can ever outwork you,” Steele added, pointing to Walker’s work ethics. “He’ll focus on the issues and problems of Georgia and focus on those without distraction.” State House Rep. Will Wade similarly commented that Walker would be all about prior itizing “faith, family and this state.” Walker mentioned the multi ple life experiences that have molded him into an apt candi date, such as his struggle with a speech impediment, time play ing football for the University of Georgia and multiple profes sional teams, winning the Heisman Trophy and overcom ing mental health challenges. “The guy I’m running against is trying to tell you that we’re such a racist people, that we’re so divided, that we can do it, but I’m here to tell you don’t believe it,” Walker said. “Because in my Bible I read, it reads ‘A house divided cannot stand.’” Walker also chided Warnock for focusing on skin color instead of the content of one’s character, as another Ebenezer Baptist Church pastor, Martin Luther King Jr., said. “In two years, he’s done this ... he’s totally destroyed this coun try. He’s totally destroyed us. But we can get it back. We can get it back. But the way we’ve got to do it is [to] come togeth er,” Walker said. The Republican senatorial candidate emphasized the need for people of character who believe in America and its flag to “stand up” and not “just hang out in Washington [D.C.].” “Vote for what is right. That’s what I said I’m going to do. I’m not a politician. I’m a warrior for God,” Walker said. “I told them that when I got in, ‘If I’m going to Washington, Jesus Christ is coming with me.” He called voter participation key to helping “straighten out” the county’s different problems and also shared his commitment to advocate for constituents, regardless of where they’re from or their skin color. “You’re an American. You’re my family, and you’re not going to be hurt on my watch,” Walker said. During his comments, Steele reiterated the significance of the current senatorial race. “I’ve never seen an election this important for the future of our families,” Steele said. “Our children and our grandchildren’s futures depend on this election.” DPH: Flu shots encouraged to battle spread Flu activity is widespread in Georgia, and the Department of Public Health is encourag ing Georgians to get their flu shots to help prevent catching or spreading it further. According to a press release by the DPH, flu activity this year is widespread across the state earlier than the organiza tion has seen in recent years. Because of this, the DPH is encouraging everyone to con sider getting the flu vaccine to help slow the spread. Flu symptoms and their intensity can vary from person to person, the release said. These symptoms can include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headaches, chills and fatigue. Some people are at higher risk of developing serious flu- related complications if they get sick. This includes people who are 65 years and older, people with medical condi tions like asthma, diabetes or heart disease, pregnant women and children under five years old. Flu vaccines are available across the state at public health departments, doctors’ offices, grocery stores, neigh borhood clinics and pharma cies. To find the closest vac cine location, go to vaccines, gov/find-vaccines/. Other measures to help pre vent catching and spreading the flu include frequent hand washing, coughing or sneezing into the room or your elbow or arm, avoiding touching your face, staying home if you are sick and staying away from others if you have symptoms. For more information about the flu and how to prevent it, go to dph.ga.gov/flu. To see Georgia’s weekly influenza reports, go to dph.georgia.gov/ flu-activity-georgia. Erica Jones FROM 1A REACH them, thanking the administrators and expressing their thank fulness to be in the REACH scholarship pro gram. To become REACH scholars, the five stu dents were nominated by their teachers or adminis trators, completed appli cations and interviewed in front of a panel before being selected to repre sent Dawson County. Through the REACH program, they will have the potential to earn up to $10,000 in scholarship money to be used at any Georgia, HOPE-eligible institution. REACH scholars must commit to maintaining good behavior, atten dance and high academic stands through both junior and high school in order to remain eligible for the REACH scholar ship upon graduation. During the signing cer emony, REACH coordi nator Nathan Hand explained what the REACH program is and commended the students on their hard work to become REACH schol ars. “We are super excited about this cohort; we know they are going to be successful, as they have been, in going for ward all the way through graduation and beyond,” Hand said. “Ideally, we’d like to see you be suc cessful, go off to college, graduate and then come back and contribute to Dawson County as adults.” Dawson County Schools Superintendent Nicole LeCave also spoke during the signing ceremony, congratulating the students on being selected to represent Dawson County in the REACH program and encouraging them to uphold their goal throughout the rest of their school experience. “I really cannot think of a better way for the school district to partner with our families to sup port our students than to provide them a focused way to plan for their future and a financial jumpstart for them to go to college if that’s what they choose to do when they graduate,” LeCave said. “I want to tell our students how very, very proud we are of you for making this decision and committing in this way for a very bright future.” At the end of the cere mony, all of the scholars and their guardians signed contracts commit ting to satisfying the requirements of the REACH program and graduating high school. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WATER SUPPLY WELL FOR THE CITY OF DAWSONVILLE, GEORGIA Sealed proposals will be received the City of Dawsonville, Georgia at the Dawsonville City Hall, 415 Highway 53 East, Suite 100, Dawsonville, Georgia 30534 until 1:00 p.m. local time, Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. No submitted bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for a period of 90 days. All Bidders must have a State of Georgia Well Drillers License and be a member of the Georgia Water Well Drillers Association. The work to be done consists of furnishing all materials, equipment and labor for the construction of: Construction of a 6-inch test well, 8-inch production well, 72-hour aquifer test and abandonment as needed. Time allotted for construction is 90 consecutive calendar days for substantial completion and 120 days for final completion. Proposals for the complete work in one general contract shall be made on the proposal form provided and shall contain prices in words and figures for the work bid on. All proposals shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond drawn in favor of the City of Dawsonville, Georgia, in the amount of at least 10% of the lump sum bid for the complete work; such Bid Bond representing that the Bidder, if awarded the contract, will promptly enter into a contract and furnish Performance Bond and Payment Bond as provided by law and approved by the Attorney for the City of Dawsonville, Georgia. Each bond shall be equal to 100% of the contract amount. The Bid Bond shall be forfeited to the City of Dawsonville, Georgia as liquidated damages if the Bidder fails to execute the contract and provide Performance and Payment Bonds within 10 days after being notified that he has been awarded the contract. Bidding documents are open to public inspection at the office of the City of Dawsonville, Georgia and at the offices of Turnipseed Engineers in Augusta and Atlanta, Georgia. Copies of the bidding documents must be obtained from Turnipseed Engineers, 2255 Cumberland Parkway, Building 400, Atlanta, Georgia 30339, upon receipt of $75.00. Digital copies of the documents are not available. GBT/DOC MCS 04/22 AB-1 ADVERTISEMENT FORBIDS Dawsonville/212468 Upon receipt of all documents in undamaged condition within 30 days after the date of opening of bids, half of the deposit will be refunded. The difference between the deposit and the amount refunded represents the cost of reproduction. No refund will be made for documents receive after 30 days or in damaged condition. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. 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DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN Candidate for Governor Stacy Abrams Candidate for Governor Brian Kemp SPEND, SPEND, SPEND $$$ REFUND STATE SURPLUS TO TAX PAYER REPEAL CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY SUPPORTS 2ND AMENDMENT REPEAL HEARTBEAT BILL SUPPORTS SCHOOL CHOICE UNLIMITED ABORTION PROLIFE/PRO-FAMILY SUPPORTS OPEN BORDERS SECURE OUR BORDERS VOTE STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN... ALL THE WAY DOWN THE BALLOT GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP LT. GOVERNOR BURT JONES SECRETARY OF STATE BRAD RAFFENSPERGER ATTORNEY GENERAL CHRIS CARR US SENATE HERSCHEL WALKER US HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES RICH McCORMICK COMMISSIONER OF LABOR BRUCE THOMPSON COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE TYLER HARPER STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT RICHARD WOODS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 51 STEVE GOOCH STATE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 9 WILL WADE Paid for by: DAWSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
