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‘I just miss my dad’: Family members of Deputy Blane Dixon reflect on his life five years after fatal shooting
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Memories of Blane Dixon are all over the Dixon household Monday, July 1, 2024, where Stephanie and sons Colt and Caden live. It has been five years since Stephanie's husband Blane was killed in the line of duty. - photo by Scott Rogers
Jada Dixon swears that when her son, Hall County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Blane Dixon, died five years ago, a part of his soul went into “that little four-month-old baby that was in the hospital with us.” Though they didn’t have much time together, Colt shares the outgoing personality and mannerisms of his late law enforcement father.
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NTSB releases final report on experimental gyroplane that crashed, killed 75-year-old Gainesville pilot
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An experimental gyrocopter crashed March 25, 2023 near Clarks Bridge Road, killing the 75-year-old pilot. Photo from National Transportation Safety Board report
Investigators reviewed GoPro footage from a 75-year-old man’s crashed gyroplane, according to a report.
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