http://www.scandawson.com ScanDawson en-us hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:54:18 -0400 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=255 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=255 All too often, law enforcement is put under the microscope, Dawson County Sheriff Billy Carlisle says.<br> <br> "When I watch the news all the time, they're always cutting down law enforcement and talking about how bad a job we're doing," he said. ... Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:09:31 -0400 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=254 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=254 DAWSONVILLE - Dawson County Emergency Services is getting four new pumper/tanker trucks for the fire department and that could mean lower insurance rates for people in the county... Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:05:37 -0400 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=253 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=253 Lt. Steve:<br><br>I was driving up 400 and a cop stopped me for speeding. There was traffic to my right so I pulled over to the left against the median wall. The officer was agitated with me and I didn't like his attitude. I couldn't pull over to the right because of the traffic. What should I have done? Was I dumb to do that?<br><br>Dear Dummy:<br><br>Having been there myself, I'm guessing the officer was a bit on the agitated side knowing that he was about to be run over. The only thing that would fit in... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:49:07 -0400 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=252 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=252 The Citizens Emergency Response Team encountered a familiar face at its class last Tuesday evening at Dawsonville City Hall.<br> <br> Lanier Swafford, chief of Emergency Services for Dawson County, and nationally registered paramedic, instructed the group on "Environmental Medical Considerations... Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:43:08 -0500 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=251 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=251 Special Agent in Charge John Cagle is counting down the days until the end of March and the end of a 29 year law enforcement career with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations.<br> <br> Originally from Pickens County, Cagle, 53, who has lived in Dawson County since 1994, plans to retire from the GBI at the end of the month. But don't expect to see the lead investigator in numerous high profile cases, most recently Meredith Emerson's murder, stay away for long. ... Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:39:08 -0500 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=250 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=250 A criminal investigation of Wallace by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has ended with a decision not to move forward with prosecution. That decision was made by the District Attorney's Office of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit. Wallace was accused of unspecified criminal charges, according to an investigative summary by the GBI... Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:18:51 -0500 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=249 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=249 The Dawson County Board of Commissioners last Thursday unanimously approved the purchase of 5 acres to construct a new fire station, sheriff's office precinct and library.<br> <br> The new fire station will replace and relocate Station 2, currently at War Hill Park Road and Hwy. 53, to a lot on Hwy. 53, west of Dawson Forest Road. The current facility is rented on leased property. ... Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:14:29 -0500 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=248 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=248 Dawson County Lady Tiger Rachel Caldwell is back in school and back on the basketball court.<br> <br> "No one deserves to have something like that happen to them," Dawson County Schools Superintendent Nicky Gilleland said, referring to Caldwell's being set up to take a criminal fall. "That's just cruel, it's just cruel to put that little girl through that."... Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:13:19 -0500 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=247 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=247 Dawson County sheriff's deputies have arrested a 38-year-old Ball Ground man in connection with a burglary at a residence inside Athens Boat Club.<br> <br> Authorities now believe that David Alan Wright may be connected to a series of related crimes in that neighborhood, sheriff's Sgt. Tony Wooten said... Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:03:19 -0500 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=246 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=246 DAWSONVILLE - Two teens were killed when the car they were in collided with a school bus in Dawson County Friday afternoon.<br> <br> The state patrol says the two were in a small car on Nix Bridge Road near Lula Garrett Road when they crossed the centerline and hit the bus head-on... Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:13:47 -0500 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=245 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=245 DAWSONVILLE - The body of a 75-year-old Ball Ground man was found a day after he went missing during a fishing trip at Big Canoe... Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:43:53 -0500 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=244 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=244 DAWSONVILLE - Dawson County recently announced a new Chief of Emergency Services. The position will go to former Interim Chief Lanier Swafford.<br> <br> Swafford began his career with Dawson County in 1989 as a volunteer fire fighter. He has since served as Fire Chief, Deputy Coroner, Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic, EMS Chief, and Deputy Chief. He has filled the role of Interim Chief since August... Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:06:08 -0400 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=243 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=243 ATLANTA - A sheriff's deputy from Dawsonville and a the mayor of Suwanee are among Georgia's "best and brightest" - at least according to Georgia Trend Magazine. ... Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:26:24 -0400 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=242 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=242 Every once in a while you see a news story of someone impersonating a police officer. A young woman was robbed by a man who followed her and then pulled her over while she was on her way home. He asked for her license, walked back to his car, and then returned and took the contents from her wallet. She said he had a large knife in his belt.<br><br>This method is well documented all over the country. Years ago, Cherokee County authorities arrested a man who used a blue light to pull over and then... Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:16:08 -0400 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=241 http://www.ScanDawson.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=241 To put it lightly, Sheriff Billy Carlisle was "tickled to death" during the new jail open house Monday afternoon.<br> <br> "This is a big day for us in the sheriff's office and the county. We've been working on this project really since 1998...