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DCHS tennis teams look to extend their playoff streaks. SPORTS. 1B Dawson part of new 7th Congressional District, inside, sa DawsonCountyNews WEDNESDAY I JANUARY 10, 2024 Dawson News ► com dawsonville, GEORGIA $2.00 Sheriff’s Office mourns loss of K-9 officer By Julia Hansen juliahansen@dawsonnews.com The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its K-9 offi cers after the dog passed away during a veterinary dental pro cedure Friday. K-9 Arthur, a chocolate Labrador Retriever, died on Jan. 5, 2024, according to a press release from the agency. He was six years old at the time of his passing. In February 2018, Arthur, then one year old, began serv ing with DCSO as both a track ing and explosive detection dog. Sgt. Z. Totherow, who recently transitioned to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, had been Arthur’s dedicated han dler at DCSO since their part nership began. “Their bond was a testament to the special relationship between a K-9 and their han dler, demonstrating the com mitment and bust that develop through years of service together,” the press release stat ed. “Sergeant Totherow shared See K-913A Dawson County Sheriff’s Office K-9 officer Arthur died during a veterinary dental procedure on Jan. 5. K-9 Arthur served as a tracking and explosive detec tion dog for the local law enforcement agency. Photo submitted to DCN Teens hold bedding drive Dawson County Barnes & Noble Photos courtesy of Brooklyn Phillips From left: Megan Bearden, Shelby Martin and Brooklyn Phillips stand in front of the 87 bedding items they col lected for local nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace. idents partner with group bringi By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com Recently, a trio of Dawson County High School students have been hard at work collect ing bedding and donating their time and efforts to help give local children a place to sleep through local nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace. When DCHS tenth graders Shelby Martin, Megan Bearden and Brooklyn Phillips heard about local nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) and its mission of providing beds to chil dren in the community who don’t have their own bed to sleep in, they knew they wanted to help contribute to that goal. So throughout the month of October, the trio held a bedding drive, and twice since then they have also participated in bed building or delivering events with SHP. “Through the whole month of October we hosted a bedding and pillow drive and collected from all the schools in Dawson County except for Riverview, and then we also hosted it at the 4-H office and got donations from Fred’s Beds,” Martin said. See Bedding 14A PTHUOLERZ ZXTVHDmHJi Brooklyn Phillips (left) and Shelby Martin (right) hold up some of the bedding items they helped collect for local nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace. is in the works By Julia Hansen juliahansen@dawsonnews.com A well-known national book retailer is planning to locate its first store in Dawson County, according to discussions during the Development Authority of Dawson County’s Jan. 3 meeting. Barnes & Noble Booksellers is preparing to debut in the Dawson Marketplace’s former Tuesday Morning store. The Dawson Marketplace complex is located off of the Ga. 400 commercial corridor in southern Dawson County. The almost 11,000-square-foot space for the future bookstore sits between Torrid and Kirkland’s Home, according to shopping center owner Hendon Properties’ website. Barnes & Noble is in the process of obtaining its buildout permit. There are currently no intentions for See Books 15A App allows anyone with school safety concern to make anonymous tip By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com Last week, the Dawson County School System offi cially launched a new app, P3 Campus, as yet another way of enhancing safety for the students and faculty in the schools. The new app is an anonymous reporting program and will allow anyone in the community, including parents and guardians, students, teachers and commu nity members, to report safety concerns or wellness issues. In a presentation to the Board of Education back in October, Safe Schools Coordinator Tony Wooten explained that the app is unique in that it’s also designed to let those who receive the tip respond back to the tipster if they have additional questions or need additional information. “In the past we’ve got tips where the person didn’t give us enough information, so it allows us to com municate back and forth with whoever sends the tip; See App 14A Inside Events Classifieds Dear Abby 2A 7B 5B Deaths 2A Volume 10, Number 2 © 2024, Dawson County News Legals 7B Dawsonville, Georgia Opinion 7A Sports IB 9 0 9 9 4 0 4 0 0 2 1 BEST OF DAWSON, FOR COSMETICDENTISTRY Celebrating 50 Years ercf/u/ B. Manzur, D.M.D 754 Hwy 53 West Dawsonville, GA 706-265-2505
