Dawsonville News

Dec. 17: Vice President Joe Biden, in Dawsonville, Ga.,A announces the first of $7 billion in federal grants to help build broadband Internet access in undeserved communities.

Vice President Joe Biden gave me a good laugh on his recent trip to Georgia. If it wasn't so unfunny, I'd have enjoyed the chuckle that much more.

A* Natalia Kathleen Cline, 18, 1564 Beaverdale Road, Dalton, was charged Tuesday by the Cohutta Police Department with violation of a restricted license, permitting an unauthorized minor to drive, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.

I bought a refurbished TomTom One 130 S GPS device from Amazon. Unfortunately, its maps were outdated.

Authorities still are trying to determine what led to a fatal family confrontation Dec.

In previous social and economic crises, we waited for Lefty , then for Godot . Now we're waiting for government broadband money.

Nicole DeBoer , Beth Oa Toole, Jen Morrell, Amber Grubb and Amanda Anderson look at antiques at the Smart Shop Antique Mall and Flea Market on North Broad Street.

An Effingham County couple whose bodies were found in the Amicalola River in Dawson County were supposed to be visiting their three children over the weekend, and it was supposed to be their last visit before reclaiming custody, according to a family member.

The bodies of a husband and wife from Effingham County were found dumped in the Amicacola River.

Authorities are seeking warrants to charge a Dawsonville man with the murder of an Effingham County woman who was in the area to visit her children for the holidays.

The body of a woman who called police and said she feared she would be shot has been found near a river in Dawson County.

Vice President Jo Biden was in Dawsonville, Georgia Thursday to kick off the 7.2-billion dollar broadband grant and loan program funded by the Recovery Act.

A US$33.5 million broadband project in northern Georgia, funded by the U.S. government and touted by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden as bringing huge new benefits to the region, will instead compete with existing service in large parts of the area.

Georgia will use $42 million in local, state, federal and private funding to create a 260-mile fiber optic loop for broadband access through eight North Georgia counties, Vice President Joe Biden and Gov.

The Obama administration on Thursday will hand out the first $182 million of a $7.2 billion pot of stimulus money that will go toward building high-speed Internet networks and encouraging more Americans to use them.

Vice President Joe Biden is expected to visit Dawsonville Thursday to make an announcement about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , a news release from his office said.

Vice President Joe Biden will join Gov. Sonny Perdue on Thursday in Dawsonville to make an announcement about the federal stimulus program.

Earlier this week, AJC reporter Aaron Gould Sheinin broke the news that Vice President Joe Biden would be headed to Georgia to "make an stimulus-related announcement." [Gould Sheinin, Aaron .

ATLANTA, December 14, 2009 - Georgia's State Park Lodges provide festive getaway packages for both families and couples alike seeking affordable staycation alternatives for the New Year's weekend and long winter months ahead.

Smash and grab bandits have found a new target; the North Georgia Premium Outlet Center in Dawsonville.