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This Dawson County boy plays like others his age—just with a prosthetic leg
Meet four-year-old Dawson County boy Memphis Scissom. Like other kids his age, he likes to run, climb and play—just with a prosthesis on his right leg.
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Dawson County man honored for service in federal response to Maui wildfires
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Dawson-area community remembers late elementary school teacher for love of students, education
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This DCHS student has been chosen to sing in the annual Georgia Festival of Trees
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Dawson County woman shares father’s incredible story of surviving plane crash as World War II pilot and the surprising update she got eight decades later
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Does the cutest baby live in Dawson County? Your vote could help decide
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This DCHS junior was one of 20 students from across Georgia to participate in a UGA livestock program
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State Sen. Steve Gooch wins this inaugural award for his work alongside electric companies in Georgia
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This Dawson County man was inducted into the first-ever UGA Academy of Engineering