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[ In Schools ]
Legion of Christ, Southern Catholic Join in Effort to Ensure Quality, Catholic Higher Education
Southern Catholic College provides a learning environment for academic excellence grounded in the Catholic intellectual and moral tradition. SCC was founded in 2000 and has more than 200 students from 25 states on its campus in Dawsonville...
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[ In Parks and Green Space ]
Len Foote Hike Inn Offering Guests Solar-heated Showers with State-of-the-Art Solar Thermal System
For more than a decade, the Len Foote Hike Inn – accessible to its guests only by a five-mile mountain footpath beginning at the top of Amicalola Falls – has been a showplace of environmental sustainability...
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[ In Garden & Landscape ]
Protect Honeybees from Pesticides
Many of our commercial and hobby beekeepers suffer serious losses each year from pesticides applied on or near colonies. This is a situation for which there is no easy answer but one which we must address ourselves...
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[ In Government & Politics ]
Dawson County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting - July 16, 2009
The Dawson County Board of Commissioners regular meeting is set for Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 6 p.m. at the G.L. Pete Gilleland Chambers at City Hall in Dawsonville...
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[ In Church/Civic ]
Specialist Michael Neighbors Homecoming Planned for July 24
Spec. Michael Neighbours is a 21-year-old Dawson native who has been stationed at Company 1st Battalion I/26 Infantry Forward Operating Base called Honaker-Miracle near the Pesh River Valley in Kunar, Afghanistan. After serving a year-long tour, Specialist Neighbors is coming home...
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[ In Government & Politics ]
Newsletter From Saxby Chambliss
In the past few weeks I have heard from many of you who are concerned about the Cap and Trade bill, which passed in the House a couple of weeks ago. Right now, if the House-passed bill came to the Senate, in my opinion it wouldn’t generate 35 votes because it’s such an expensive bill...
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[ In Public Safety ]
Important Information Regarding Fall H1N1 Flu Season
The government is monitoring the H1N1 virus — its transmissibility, virulence, and resistance — both here in the United States and globally, paying special attention to the southern hemisphere, according to Sebelius, where the flu season is currently under way...
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[ In Garage/Yard Sales ]
Yard Sale This Saturday
The community is invited to a yard sale on Saturday, July 18, to search for great bargains on furniture, electronics and clothing.  Don't miss it...
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[ In Breaking News ]
Police Charge Dahlonega Man in Meth Bust
James C. Wiggins, of Dahlonega, has been charged with having a large amount of dangerous materials used to make meth...
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[ In Outdoors/Recreational ]
The Boxster S is Good Green Fun
DawsonTimes.com recently tested the 2009 Porsche Boxer S.  This two-seat roadster was equipped with the new PDK automatic transmission that offers better performance – and fuel economy – than the manual version.  With a zero to sixty in only 4.9 seconds and an average MPG of 26.5, the Boxster S is truly lean, mean and green...
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[ In Traffic & Infrastructure ]
Construction to Start on Northeast Georgia's First American Recovery and Reinvestment Road Project
The resurfacing of 6.8 miles of SR 53 from the Pickens County Line to SR 183 in Dawson County is one of the Northeast Georgia stimulus projects that will begin this summer...
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[ In Schools ]
Brenau Symposium Focuses on Constructivist Methods for Teaching Math and Science
The symposium, which takes place July 17-18, is tuition-free to Georgia public school teachers, who will also receive professional continuing education credits for attending...
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[ In Spotlight ]
VAI Implements Complete S2K Software Suite for Dahlonega-based RefrigiWear, Inc.
The new software is designed to streamline processes and grow business sales for the leading insulated industrial apparel manufacturer...
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[ In Food & Wine ]
Norm's Tasting Notes: 2008 Veramonte Reserva Sauvignon Blanc
The wine's aroma was very tropical, and the taste swirled with melon and peach flavors. The finish was long, crisp, and clean, with a pronounced citrus zest at the end...
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[ In Breaking News ]
Hot Vehicles and Children Do Not Go Together
Any child left in a vehicle under extreme heat conditions is left in a potentially deadly situation. Depending on humidity levels, a life-threatening condition called heat stroke can occur during temperatures as low as 80 degrees. Body temperatures higher than 105 degrees can cause permanent brain damage and even death...
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[ In Government & Politics ]
GDOT Promotes Banks County Man to Assistant District Engineer
Todd McDuffie has worked with Georgia DOT since 1984.  He began his career as an Enforcement Officer and in 1987 transferred into the Traffic Operations Department...
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[ In Schools ]
Georgia State Board of Education Accepts GOSA’s CRCT Audit Recommendations
The State Board of Education today voted to adopt recommendations made by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) arising from GOSA’s audit conducted on summer 2008 5th grade Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) retests...
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[ In Garden & Landscape ]
Gardening Tips for July
Every weed that ripens seed means more trouble next year.  Control weeds before they go to seed.  Do not add weeds with ripened seed heads to the compost pile.  Many weed seeds remain viable and germinate next year when the compost is used...
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[ In Opinion ]
Economic Forecasting: Optimism, Pessimism, or Realism
The American and world economies are in bad shape. Notwithstanding Democratic blubbering and MSM’s (Mainstream Media's) ‘slobbering love affair’ with all things Obama, George W. Bush did not get us into this mess. He may have contributed to the mess, but he did not get us into this mess by himself. He had plenty of help from both sides of the aisle…for decades...
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[ In Opinion ]
Gen. Forrest and the Confederate Flag
Some groups claim the Southern flag is offensive to black people. But, what do they say to black folks who call the Confederate flag a symbol of Southern Pride like Nelson Winbush of Florida, who is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans? Mr. Winbush speaks truthfully and from the heart about the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865, and of his grandfather who fought for the South...
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