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Dec 20, 2024 | 
accesswdun.com | Steve Winslow
It's a milestone when a law enforcement officer can have a lengthy career and retire on their own terms. It's another when a married couple-working within the same agency-can retire together.
That's the case this week from the Gwinnett County Police Department (GCPD). Deputy Chief Gale Higginbotham and her husband, Corporal Joel Shackelford, are retiring after spending 28 and 10 years, respectively, within GCPD's ranks.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
accesswdun.com | Steve Winslow Anchor |Steve Winslow
By Steve Winslow Anchor/Reporter Posted 9:15AM on Friday, July 26, 2024Weekend Events Friday, July 26-28, 2024 BACK TO SCHOOL:Event Name: Back to School Community EventEvent Date & Time: Saturday, July 27, 4 – 8 p.m.Event Location: 51 Point Dr., TalmoEvent Details: Enjoy fun food, games, inflatables, vendors and more! Bring packaged snacks to support North Jackson Elementary School.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
accesswdun.com | Steve Winslow Anchor |Steve Winslow
By Steve Winslow Anchor/Reporter Posted 5:00AM on Friday, June 7, 2024Here is a look at this weekend's list of events for Friday, June 7 – Sunday, June 9:FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS:Event Name: Food Truck FridayEvent Date & Time: Friday, June 7, 5 – 8 p.m.Event Location: Farmer’s Market Pavilion, 86 Allen Street, DawsonvilleEvent Details: Enjoy some family fun and delicious food at Food Truck Friday. Rain or shine. Hosted by the City of Dawsonville. For details, visit www.downtowndawsonville.com.
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Sep 18, 2023 | 
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By Steve Winslow Anchor/Reporter Posted 6:34AM on Monday, September 18, 2023Drivers are seeing a modest drop in gas prices across the state and locally this week. Triple-A of Georgia's weekly update shows the average price for unleaded regular gasoline has dropped to $3.39 per gallon in Georgia. That rate is 17 cents below last week's average and 24 cents lower than a month ago.
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Sep 16, 2023 | 
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By Steve Winslow Anchor/Reporter Posted 8:00AM on Saturday, September 16, 2023A tradition of excellence continues within Hall County's Financial Services. Their department has once again been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence with their financial reporting in 2022.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
accesswdun.com | Steve Winslow |Steve Winslow
Jackson County's Sheriff's Office is issuing another scam alert. This one comes in the form of emails over a well-known security system subscription. Sheriff Janis Mangum's office says scammers are now sending emails from "Norton Life Lock" saying $899.99 would be deducted from your financial institution unless you call the number provided. Scammers would then claim they can offer to cancel the subscription when you give them remote access to your banking account online.
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
accesswdun.com | Steve Winslow |Steve Winslow
A new addition has been formally welcomed to the White County Sheriff's Office recently. A ceremony was held for the newest K9 deputy to recogize "Jelly" as the next dog officer. K9 Deputy Jelly is a 1.5 year old Belgian Malinois, and has completed 160 hours of training with her new handler, Deputy Lathem.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
accesswdun.com | Steve Winslow |Steve Winslow
Gwinnett Police detectives are looking for leads behind Tuesday night's discovery of a body inside of a car in Duluth. Police responded to the 9-1-1 call of suspicious activity along the 3500 block of Gwinnett Place Drive Tuesday night just before 11:00 p.m. Gwinnett officers arrived to find a body inside the trunk of a vehicle at the scene. No word on the identity of the deceased, or the cause for the person's death, according to police.
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Sep 12, 2023 | 
accesswdun.com | Steve Winslow |Steve Winslow
Although the summer travel season just came to an end, Georgians are already beginning to lock in their travel plans for the holidays. According to a recent survey through AAA, 69% of residents are already planning to take a holiday vacation. More than half of them (55%) are booking holiday travel plans earlier this year due to higher travel prices. Three-fifths of holiday travelers (61%) say they’re planning at least one flight during the holiday season.
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Sep 11, 2023 | 
accesswdun.com | Steve Winslow |Steve Winslow
So, what's that y'all said? A collaborative study between the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech has found the classic Southern accent is undergoing rapid change in Georgia. The instigator? Generation X. According to a release from the University of Georgia, the researchers observed the most notable change between the baby boomer generation (born 1943 to 1964) and Generation X (born 1965 to 1982).
